How to run this project on your local machine

This project uses Laravel as the framework, before you can run tanitama-backend project in your local machine, you should ensure that your local machine has PHP and Composer installed.

1. Clone the repo

• Open your terminal or command prompt.
• Navigate to the directory where you want to store the project.
• Use the git clone command followed by the repository's URL. For example:

  git clone https://github.com/grevalby/tanitama-backend.git

2. Install Dependencies

• Navigate to the project's directory

  cd tanitama-backend

• Once inside the project's directory, use a package manager like Composer to install the project's dependencies. Run the following command:

  composer install

  This command will download and install all the required PHP packages specified in the project's 'composer.json' file.

3. Create the Environment File

• Laravel requires an environment file to store configuration settings.
• Copy the '.env.example' file in the project's root directory and rename it to '.env' :

  cp .env.example .env

• Customize the settings in the '.env' file, such as the database connection details.

4. Generate an Application Key

• The Laravel framework uses an application key for encryption and other security purposes.
• Generate an application key using the 'artisan' command:

   php artisan key:generate

5. Run Database Migrations

• Laravel uses migrations to manage the database schema.
• Run the following command to execute the migrations and create the necessary tables in the database:

    php artisan migrate

6. Serve the Application

• You can use Laravel's built-in development server to run the application locally.
• Start the server by running the following command:

    php artisan serve

• The application should now be running at http://localhost:8000 by default.