Crafty Corners

Description

This is created for the final requirement of our thesis subject. It is created using as a stand-alone API for the use of

our front-end application. It is created using Laravel 10 and PHP 8.2. It is a RESTful API that is used to create a system

similar to Reddit but focuses on cultivating student hobbies and interests.

This project is created by the following student:

• Jaycie G. Dela Cruz - Front-end Developer

• Nixon Jr. M. Somoza - Back-end Developer

• Yvanne Zechael B. Vinzon- Project Manager

• Jan Andrei M. Francisco - Researcher/Technical Writer

PREREQUISITES

To run the project, ensure that you have the following installed:

1. PHP (version 8.0 or higher)

Get it from PHP Downloads

2. Composer

Download from Composer

3. MySQL or XAMPP (which includes MySQL)

• Download MySQL from MySQL Downloads
• Download XAMPP from XAMPP Download

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Database Structure

The image below represents the structure of the database:

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SETUP

1. Open a Terminal or Command Prompt:

Navigate to the project directory by running this command

cd example-path-to-project

2. Install Dependencies:

Run this command :

composer install

3. Environment Setup:

There is a .env.example already provided inside the project and to use that just run

cp .env.example .env

Generate the app key by running:

php artisan key:generate

4. Database Configuration:

Open .env file and configure the database

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=your_database_name
DB_USERNAME=your_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_password

5. Migrate the Database:

Run the following command to setup the database tables

php artisan migrate

6. Run the application:

Finally, start the Laravel server by running

php artisan serve