It sounds like the migration itself went fine, but once the main domain went live something at the server or PHP level changed. I’d definitely check whether the correct PHP version and required extensions from the PPA launchpad are actually active on the live domain, because mismatched PHP-FPM configs, DNS delays, SSL reissues, or opcache problems can suddenly slow Laravel apps even on stronger hardware. Also worth checking queue workers, database latency, and whether the new VPS provider has different network routing or I/O limits...

A practical way to handle syncing from a sports API with your local database is to rely on stable unique identifiers from the API (such as match_id, team_id, venue_id) and map them directly to fields in your database so you can quickly check for existence before inserting or updating. If the API doesn’t guarantee consistent IDs, then create a matching layer using a combination of attributes (like team name + competition + date) and normalize the data to avoid duplicates caused by formatting differences. For your three scenarios, treat them as insert (new record), update (existing record with changed data), or ignore (no changes), and consider keeping a last_synced timestamp or version hash so you only process what’s actually new or modified instead of rechecking everything each time.... www.sportzfyhd.com