Contacts App

Requirements

• Xampp: Local server environment
• Node.js: JavaScript runtime
• Composer: PHP dependency manager

Local Setup Guide

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/contacts-app-laravel.git
   cd contacts-app-laravel
   

2. Install PHP dependencies:

   composer install
   

3. Create a copy of the .env file:

   cp .env.example .env
   

4. Generate an application key:

   php artisan key:generate
   

5. Configure your database in the .env file:

   DB_CONNECTION=mysql
   DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
   DB_PORT=3306
   DB_DATABASE=your_database_name
   DB_USERNAME=your_database_username
   DB_PASSWORD=your_database_password
   

6. Run database migrations:

   php artisan migrate
   

7. Install Node.js dependencies:

   npm install
   

8. Compile assets:

   npm run dev
   

9. Start the development server:

   php artisan serve
   

10. Visit http://localhost:8000 in your browser to view the application.

Development Commands

Command	Description
composer create-project laravel/laravel=9.1.10 contacts-app-laravel	Create a new Laravel project (version 9.1.10)
composer require laravel/ui=^3.4	Add Laravel UI package
php artisan ui react	Generate React scaffolding
npm install	Install Node.js dependencies
npm run dev	Compile assets
php artisan serve	Start Laravel development server
php artisan route:list	List all routes
npm run watch	Watch for asset changes
php artisan make:controller -m Contact ContactController	Generate controller with model
php artisan migrate	Run migrations
php artisan make:migration create_contacts_table	Create migration for contacts table
php artisan make:model Contact	Create Contact model
php artisan tinker	Start Tinker (interactive console)
php artisan make:component Alert	Create Alert component
php artisan make:migration add_contact_picture_to_contacts_table	Create migration for adding contact picture
php artisan storage:link	Create symbolic link for storage

Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for details on our code of conduct and the process for submitting pull requests.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.