fix deployment db issue and widthrawal administration page

app/Services/TimeService.php

@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ class TimeService
     // Cached per-request user timezone
     private ?string $cachedUserTz = null;
 
+    /** @var array<string, mixed>|null */
+    private ?array $cachedSettings = null;
+
+    private bool $settingsLookupAttempted = false;
+
     /**
      * Prime detection cache from the Request (optional call, lazy by default).
      */
@@ -76,13 +81,13 @@ class TimeService
 
         // 3) Global settings timezone (if available)
         try {
-            $settings = (new SettingsModel())->getSettings();
+            $settings = $this->cachedApplicationSettings();
             $tz = $settings['timezone'] ?? null;
             if ($tz && in_array($tz, timezone_identifiers_list(), true)) {
                 return $tz;
             }
         } catch (\Throwable $e) {
-            // ignore
+            // ignore — never fail the request for timezone lookup
         }
 
         // 4) School attendance timezone (if defined)
@@ -219,4 +224,25 @@ class TimeService
         $value = trim($value);
         return (bool) preg_match('/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/', $value);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array<string, mixed>
+     */
+    private function cachedApplicationSettings(): array
+    {
+        if ($this->settingsLookupAttempted) {
+            return $this->cachedSettings ?? [];
+        }
+
+        $this->settingsLookupAttempted = true;
+
+        try {
+            $settings = (new SettingsModel())->getSettings();
+            $this->cachedSettings = is_array($settings) ? $settings : [];
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            $this->cachedSettings = [];
+        }
+
+        return $this->cachedSettings;
+    }
 }