Turned out I had like 3 versions of php and 2 versions of postgres all installed in different places and fighting like animals. Cleaned up the mess, fresh install of php and postgres, restored postgres data to the database and bobs your uncle. What a mess.
Thank you for taking the time to help me. Got me focused on the right thing.
I’m at the whim of the community lol I don’t have a lot of my own experiences to rely on - just trying to make educated guesses. I have a few sites I’d like to host at home and I’ll definitely be using caddy for that going forward it was super easy.