Social Network Laravel Application

Social Network is a web application built with Laravel that enables users to interact with one another, exchange information, and work together on different projects. You can set up and configure the Social Network application on your local development environment by following the instructions in this README file.

Getting Started

To get started with Social Network, follow the steps below:

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following software installed on your local machine:

• PHP (recommended version: 7.4 or higher)
• Composer
• MySQL or SQLite for the database
• Node.js and npm for frontend assets

Installation

1. Clone the Social Network repository from GitHub:

   git clone https://github.com/aung-khantkyaw/Social_Network.git

2. Change into the project directory:

   cd Social_Network

3. Install PHP dependencies using Composer:

   composer install

4. Copy the .env.example file to .env:

   cp .env.example .env

5. Generate an application key:

   php artisan key:generate

6. Configure your database connection settings in the .env file. You'll need to set the following variables:

   DB_CONNECTION=mysql
   DB_HOST=your_database_host
   DB_PORT=your_database_port
   DB_DATABASE=your_database_name
   DB_USERNAME=your_database_username
   DB_PASSWORD=your_database_password
   

   Replace the placeholders with your actual database information.

7. Migrate the database to create the necessary tables:

   php artisan migrate

8. Install JavaScript dependencies using npm:

   npm install

9. Compile frontend assets:

   npm run dev

10. Start the development server:

    php artisan serve

    By default, the application will be accessible at http://localhost:8000.

Usage

The Social Network application is now available to you through your web browser. You can create an account, log in, and use the application's capabilities.

Acknowledgments

• We are grateful that the Laravel community has created such a great PHP framework..

• We really appreciate the Social Network development team's dedication to this project.

• We are grateful that the Laravel community has created such a great PHP framework..
• We really appreciate the Social Network development team's dedication to this project.

For any issues or questions, please open an issue on GitHub.

Enjoy using Social Network!

@aung-khantkyaw