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Introduction to Laravel

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Laravel is a PHP-based web framework designed for building high-end web applications with elegant and expressive syntax.
It offers a rich set of tools and follows a well-defined application architecture. Laravel draws inspiration from various other frameworks like ASP.NET MVC, CodeIgniter, and Ruby on Rails. It is open-source and widely used by developers worldwide.

There are a variety of tools and frameworks available to you when building a web application.
However, we believe Laravel is the best choice for building modern, full-stack web applications.

Installation and Setup​

Steps to follow for getting started with the template:

Laravel​

  1. Start command prompt window or terminal and change directory to laravel

       cd laravel

  2. For installing vendor Run in terminal or CMD:

       composer install

  3. Copy .env file Run in terminal or CMD:

       cp .env.example .env

  4. For generating key Run in terminal or CMD:

       php artisan key:generate

  5. Create database with name "handyman-service" in your sqlyog,laragon,xampp,wamp

    • Open and edit the /.env file and provide your server details:
       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"
    • If you want a dummy data into the application, you have to set this key to true
       IS_DUMMY_DATA=false
    • Then run the below commands
       php artisan migrate
       php artisan db:seed

    OR

       php artisan migrate:fresh --seed

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  6. For installing node_modules Run in terminal or CMD:

       npm install

  7. For building css and js Run in terminal or CMD:

       npm run dev

    OR

       npm run build

    OR

       npm run watch

  8. To run project

       php artisan serve

  9. Login Credentials

    For Admin Login

      Username:admin@admin.com
      Password:12345678

    OR

    For Provider Login

      Username:demo@provider.com
      Password:12345678

    OR

    For Handyman Login

      Username:demo@handyman.com
      Password:12345678

    OR

    For User Login

      Username:demo@user.com
      Password:12345678

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