Setup Guide

Dependencies

1. NPM (Node Package Manager)

   Download and install Node.js

2. Composer

   Download and install Composer

3. PostgreSQL

   Download and install PostgreSQL

Create a Database in PostgreSQL

1. Open a database manager (E.G: DBeaver, pgAdmin) or use a terminal.
2. Create a new postgres database for your Laravel project.

Install Laravel

1. Open a command prompt or terminal.

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd project-name

3. Run the following command to install PHP dependencies:

   composer install

4. Run the following command to install JavaScript dependencies:

   npm install

Configure Environment Variables

1. Make a copy of the .env.example file:

2. Open the .env file in a text editor and update the following lines to configure your PostgreSQL database connection:

   DB_CONNECTION=pgsql
   DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
   DB_PORT=5432
   DB_DATABASE=your_database_name
   DB_USERNAME=your_database_username
   DB_PASSWORD=your_database_password

3. In database.php, change the default connection to postgres

'default' => env('DB_CONNECTION', 'pgsql')

Generate Application Key

1. Run the following command to generate the application key:

   php artisan key:generate

Run Migrations

1. Run the following command to create the necessary database tables:

   php artisan migrate

Seed Database

1. Run the following command to create to seed the database:

   php artisan db:seed

Serve the Application

1. Run the following command to build NPM:

    npm run dev

2. Open a new terminal and run the following command to start the Laravel development server:

   php artisan serve

3. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000 to see your Laravel application in action.