fix attendance

app/Services/Badges/BadgePdfService.php

@@ -101,14 +101,8 @@ class BadgePdfService
         }
 
         try {
-            $binary = $this->renderWithDompdf(
-                $rows,
-                $schoolName,
-                $motto,
-                $footerBlock
-            );
-        } catch (Throwable) {
-            // Keep the fixed-coordinate FPDF renderer as a fallback when Dompdf fails.
+            // Dompdf is substantially heavier here and can fatally exhaust memory on larger badge runs.
+            // Prefer the fixed-coordinate FPDF renderer first, and keep Dompdf only as a secondary fallback.
             $binary = $this->renderWithFpdf(
                 $rows,
                 $schoolName,
@@ -117,6 +111,13 @@ class BadgePdfService
                 $footerBlock,
                 $logoPath
             );
+        } catch (Throwable) {
+            $binary = $this->renderWithDompdf(
+                $rows,
+                $schoolName,
+                $motto,
+                $footerBlock
+            );
         }
 
         $logIds = array_values(array_unique(array_merge($studentIds, $userIds)));