How to run the project on a local environment

Clone project and install dependencies:

• Clone repository: git clone https://github.com/brada1703/mailer.git
• CD into folder: cd mailer
• Install composer: composer install
• Install NPM packages: npm install
• Duplicate environment file with: cp .env.example .env
• Create APP_KEY with: php artisan key:generate

Set up database:

• Open Sequel Pro
• Connect to localhost (retrieve Username and Password for upcoming step)
• Add database "mailer"

Connect to database:

• Open mailer folder in text editor of choice
• Open ".env" file
• Change "DB_DATABASE=laravel" to "DB_DATABASE=mailer"
• Change "DB_USERNAME=root" to "DB_USERNAME={insert your localhost Username here}"
• Change "DB_PASSWORD=" to "DB_PASSWORD={insert your localhost Password here}"

Seed database and serve page:

• Open terminal in the "mailer" folder
• Run the migrations and seed the database: php artisan migrate:fresh --seed
• Serve page: php artisan serve
• Visit page in the browser: "http://127.0.0.1:8000/"