Library-Management-SDSLabs-MVC-Assignment

Library Management System in mvc structure using torophp

Setup

1. Clone the repository and cd into it.

2. Install composer using:

   > curl -s https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
   > sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer

3. Install dependencies and dump-autoload:

   > composer install
   > composer dump-autoload -o

4. Rename config\sample-config.php as config/config.php and edit it accordingly

5. Import schema present in schema/schema.sql in your database.

6. Serve the public folder at any port (say 9001):

   > cd public
   > php -S localhost:8000

Also, instead of steps 2 - 6 you can alternatively run setup.sh in console to setup.

> ./setup.sh

Note : an admin and a user account have already been made with username abc and password abc .

Setup for Windows

1. Install php ( if not already installed )

   go to https://www.apachelounge.com/download/ and download the latest version of httpd ( 2.4.54 as of this release ) according to your operating system

   Extract its Apache24 to the root of your C: drive ( such that bin is C:\Apache24\bin )

   Also install vc_redist_x64 from the same site ( https://www.apachelounge.com/download/ )

   Then open command promt and start Apache with command

   > cd C:/Apache24/bin
   > httpd

   Open http://localhost on any browser

   if It Works! appears, then it has been successfull setup.

   Now,

   go to https://www.php.net/downloads.php

   then go to windows downloads

   then download php 7.4 (7.4.30) Zip (thread safe)

   Extract its php to the root of your C: drive ( such that ext is C:\php\ext )

   Make a copy of C:\php\php.ini-developement in C:\php name it php.ini

   then open php.ini in a text editor

   then uncomment the following lines by removing the leading ; from them

   extension=curl
   extension=gd
   extension=mbstring
   extension=pdo_mysql

   Now,

   search env in your windows search bar and go to Edit the system environment variables

   from there go to Environment Variables...

   then go to Path -> Edit -> New

   then write C:\php

   and press ok

   exit Edit the system environment variables by pressing ok

   Now,

   go to C:\Apache24\conf\httpf.conf

   open it using a text editor

   add the following lines at the bottom

   # PHP7 module
   PHPIniDir "C:/php"
   LoadModule php7_module "C:/php/php7apache2_4.dll"
   AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

   Now,

   open command promt and write

   > cd C:/Apache24/bin
   > httpd -t

   a Syntax OK should appear

   This next step in php installation is optional ( for more security )

   go to the folder of your php installation

   find php.ini file in it

   open it using any text editor

   in it ,

   session.use_trans_sid should be equal to the 1 instead of 0

   like

   session.use_trans_sid = 1

2. Install composer ( if not already installed )

   go to https://getcomposer.org/download/ and download Composer-Setup.exe

   run it !

3. Edit config/config.php accordingly

4. Import schema present in schema/schema.sql in your database.

5. install dependencies and dump-autoload:

   open command promt and cd into the repository

   then write

   > composer install
   > composer dump-autoload -o

6. Serve the public folder at any port (say 9001):

   open command promt and cd into the repository

   then write

   > cd public
   > php -S localhost:9001

Now you can run your sites by doing step 6 and going to http://localhost:9001 on any browser

Note if you ever change the class structure ( add / delete / change existing classes ), you will have to

open cmd

cd into the repository

then run

> composer dump-autoload -o

Note : an admin and a user account have already been made with username abc and password abc .

You can also setup virtual hosting by following the following steps

1. Install Apache Web host ( if not already installed )

   open cmd with admin priviliges

   cd to bin folder in your Apache installation ( C:\Apache24\bin )

   run

   httpd -k install
   httpd -k restart

2. Setup Apache config file

   go to the folder of your apache installation

   go to Apache24\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf

   append the code given in mvc.sdslabs.local.conf into httpd-vhosts.conf after making the mentioned changes

   go to the folder of your apache installation ( C:\Apache24 )

   go to Apache24\conf\httpd.conf

   confirm that

   Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf

   and

   LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

   are not commented out

3. Setup website hosts

   go to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

   in this file append

   127.0.0.1   YourDesiredWebsiteName.org  

4. Setup php.ini file

   go to the folder of your php installation

   find php.ini file in it

   open it using any text editor

   in it ,

   extension_dir should be equal to the path of the ext folder in your php installation instead of just "ext"

   like

   extension_dir = "C:\php\ext"

5. Restart httpd

   cd to bin folder in your Apache installation ( C:\Apache24\bin )

   run

   httpd -k restart

   alternatively, you can restart Apache2.4 service from taskmanager

Now you can run your site by going to YourDesiredWebsiteName.org on any browser

Note : an admin and a user account have already been made with username abc and password abc .