Laravel Form Submission Error Fix

Each time my Laravel form is submitted the request stalls until it finally throws a database-level connection timeout. The same model reads and updates fine elsewhere, so the problem is isolated to the create/insert path triggered by the form. I need someone to trace exactly why this timeout takes place—whether it’s a misconfigured connection, a queue that never fires, or a query that locks tables—and then implement the cleanest, smallest fix.

Your work will be considered complete when:
• the form submits without timing out,
• new records appear in the database as expected, and
• no existing functionality is broken (verified through a quick regression of the affected controller and model).

I’m running a typical Laravel stack (8.x, MySQL, Forge/Nginx). You’ll have repository access and a staging server ready for testing as soon as we agree on the approach.