Fix 500 error on admin access: make navigation layout resilient and auto-run pending migrations on admin entry

app/Http/Middleware/EnsureUserIsAdmin.php

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ namespace App\Http\Middleware;
 
 use Closure;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
 
 class EnsureUserIsAdmin
@@ -23,6 +26,16 @@ class EnsureUserIsAdmin
                 ->with('error', 'Je hebt geen beheerderstoegang tot deze pagina.');
         }
 
+        // Auto-migrate check: Ensure that new database tables (like communications) are migrated
+        // automatically when an admin enters the admin panel, avoiding 500 errors on Coolify/production.
+        try {
+            if (! Schema::hasTable('communications')) {
+                Artisan::call('migrate', ['--force' => true]);
+            }
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            Log::warning('Auto-migration in EnsureUserIsAdmin failed: '.$e->getMessage());
+        }
+
         return $next($request);
     }
 }