Laravel v5

A web application set up using Laravel PHP Framework v5. Features included in starter kit include Authentication, User Profile etc.

Installation

Step 1: Get Started

First, clone this respository and install all laravel dependencies and libraries.

$ git clone https://github.com/connect2samita/laravel5-setup.git
$ composer install
$ php artisna key:generate

Step 2: Configure project name

Change default project name in app.php file located inside project_root/config/ folder. name' => 'Laravel v5',

Step 3: Create a database in mysql

Now, create a database manually using PHP MyAdmin or using mysql. Run commands to create database using mysql.

$ mysql --user=user_name --password
Enter password: your_password
$ CREATE DATABASE database_name;

Step 4: Configure project database.

Local database configuration edit project_root/.env.

    DB_DATABASE=database_name
    DB_USERNAME=mysql_username
    DB_PASSWORD=mysql_password

or For remote database configuration edit project_root/config/database.php.

    'mysql' => [
        'driver' => 'mysql',
        'host' => env('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
        'port' => env('DB_PORT', '3306'),
        'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'database_name'),
        'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'mysql_username'),
        'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', 'mysql_password'),
        'charset' => 'utf8mb4',
        'collation' => 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
        'prefix' => '',
        'strict' => true,
        'engine' => null,
    ],

Step 5: Install and Run migration from command line. Open "project_root/" in terminal and Run

Now install migrate to create and update tables from laravel. To install migrate, open terminal and run command in project_root/ folder.

$ php artisan migrate:install

To migrate any updates after installation run command in project_root/ folder.

$ php artisan migrate

Step 6: Host Project

To serve project on your local machine or localhost. Run command in project_root/ folder.

$ php artisan serve