comments user

app/Http/Controllers/CommentController.php

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class CommentController extends Controller
             ->get()
             ->map(fn($c) => [
                 'comment'          => $c->comment,
-                'author'           => auth()->user()->name,
+                'author'           => $c->author_name,
                 'created_at_human' => $c->created_at->diffForHumans(),
             ])
             ->values(); // ← add this
@@ -37,12 +37,13 @@ class CommentController extends Controller
         $comment = Comment::create([
             'registration_id' => $request->registration_id,
             'comment'         => $request->comment,
+            'created_by'      => auth()->id(),
         ]);
 
         return response()->json([
             'comment' => [
                 'comment'          => $comment->comment,
-                'author'           => auth()->user()->name,
+                'author'           => $comment->author_name,
                 'created_at_human' => $comment->created_at->diffForHumans(),
             ]
         ]);

app/Models/Comment.php

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class Comment extends Model
     protected $fillable = [
         'registration_id',
         'comment',
+        'created_by',
     ];
 
     /*
@@ -36,4 +37,9 @@ class Comment extends Model
             ? substr($this->comment, 0, 50) . '...'
             : $this->comment;
     }
+
+    public function getAuthorNameAttribute()
+    {
+        return User::findOrFail($this->created_by)?->name;
+    }
 }