README.md

Image Comparison Project

Built using laravel 8.

Installation Procedure

The prerequisites needed are as follows:

1. Local server (Apache2),
2. A database (MySQL),
3. PHPUnit,
4. NodeJS.
5. Composer,

Installation steps:

1. Clone project from this github repository

git clone https://github.com/Dzyfhuba/image-comparison-histogram.git

2. Change directory

cd image-comparison-histogram

3. Install Composer Dependencies

composer install

4. Install NPM Dependencies

npm install && npm run build

5. Create a copy of your .env file

cp .env.example .env

6. Generate an app encryption key

php artisan key:generate

7. Create an empty database for our application
8. In the .env file, add database information to allow Laravel to connect to the database
9. Migrate the database

php artisan migrate

10. [Optional]: Seed the database

php artisan db:seed

11. Run Laravel project

php artisan serve