diff --git a/app/modules_app/invoices/verify_public.php b/app/modules_app/invoices/verify_public.php
index 130278f..9ab9fc9 100644
--- a/app/modules_app/invoices/verify_public.php
+++ b/app/modules_app/invoices/verify_public.php
@@ -1,13 +1,29 @@
 <?php
-/**
- * Public Invoice Verification Page
- * GET /v1/verify?id=INVOICE_ID
- */
+// Minimal public verification
+if (!defined('ROOT_PATH')) define('ROOT_PATH', realpath(dirname(__DIR__, 2)));
+
+// Load Env manually
+$envFile = '/home/intaleqapp-musadaq/env/.env';
+if (!file_exists($envFile)) $envFile = ROOT_PATH . '/.env';
+if (file_exists($envFile)) {
+    $lines = file($envFile, FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES | FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES);
+    foreach ($lines as $line) {
+        if (str_starts_with(trim($line), '#')) continue;
+        $parts = explode('=', $line, 2);
+        if (count($parts) === 2) {
+            $n = trim($parts[0]); $v = trim($parts[1], " \t\n\r\0\x0B\"'");
+            $_ENV[$n] = $v; $_SERVER[$n] = $v;
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 use App\Core\Database;
 use App\Core\Encryption;
 
-// die('REACHED VERIFY'); // Debug
+header('Cache-Control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0');
+header('Pragma: no-cache');
+header('Expires: Sat, 26 Jul 1997 05:00:00 GMT');
+
 try {
     $invoiceId = $_GET['id'] ?? null;
 
diff --git a/public/index.php b/public/index.php
index ff18012..5a0b165 100644
--- a/public/index.php
+++ b/public/index.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ error_log("Router: Resolved route '{$route}'");
 
 // Route map: route => [allowed_method, module_file]
 $routes = [
+    'v.php'           => ['GET',  '../public/v.php'],
     'verify'          => ['GET',  'invoices/verify_public.php'],
     'v1/auth/login'   => ['POST', 'auth/login.php'],
     'v1/auth/refresh' => ['POST', 'auth/refresh.php'],
diff --git a/public/v.php b/public/v.php
index 10450ea..a22a0f8 100644
--- a/public/v.php
+++ b/public/v.php
@@ -1,15 +1,38 @@
 <?php
-/**
- * Standalone Public Invoice Verification Page
- * Bypass index.php router to avoid any accidental redirects.
- */
+// Barebones verification script
+define('ROOT_PATH', realpath(dirname(__DIR__)));
+define('APP_PATH', ROOT_PATH . '/app');
 
-// 1. Load Bootstrap
-require_once __DIR__ . '/../app/bootstrap/init.php';
+// Minimal autoload for Core classes
+spl_autoload_register(function ($class) {
+    $file = ROOT_PATH . '/' . str_replace('\\', '/', $class) . '.php';
+    if (file_exists($file)) require $file;
+});
 
 use App\Core\Database;
 use App\Core\Encryption;
 
+// Load Environment variables manually if needed
+$envFile = '/home/intaleqapp-musadaq/env/.env';
+if (!file_exists($envFile)) $envFile = ROOT_PATH . '/.env';
+if (file_exists($envFile)) {
+    $lines = file($envFile, FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES | FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES);
+    foreach ($lines as $line) {
+        if (str_starts_with(trim($line), '#')) continue;
+        $parts = explode('=', $line, 2);
+        if (count($parts) === 2) {
+            $n = trim($parts[0]); $v = trim($parts[1], " \t\n\r\0\x0B\"'");
+            $_ENV[$n] = $v; $_SERVER[$n] = $v;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// die('V.PHP REACHED'); // Debug point
+header('X-Debug-V: Reached');
+header('Cache-Control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0');
+header('Pragma: no-cache');
+header('Expires: Sat, 26 Jul 1997 05:00:00 GMT');
+
 try {
     $invoiceId = $_GET['id'] ?? null;