Update: 2026-07-10 03:04:06

backend/ride/rides/cancel_ride_by_driver.php

@@ -212,10 +212,12 @@ try {
 
     $con->commit();
 
-    // 🆕 Cache ride state in Redis
+    // 🆕 Cache ride state in Redis — use $statusText (the exact value just
+    // written to MySQL above), not a hardcoded label, so a cache hit can
+    // never disagree with the row it was seeded from.
     sendToLocationServer('update_ride_state', [
         'ride_id'      => $rideId,
-        'status'       => 'cancelled_by_driver',
+        'status'       => $statusText,
         'driver_id'    => $driverId,
         'passenger_id' => $passenger_id ?? '',
     ]);