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Getting Started

Clone the repository.

>> Prerequisites

• PHP version 7.2.34
• *MySQL version 8.0.33
• Composer version 2.3.8

*This app uses MySQL. To use something different, open config/Database.php and change the default driver.

To use MySQL, install and setup a database and then add your database credentials(database, username and password) to the .env.example file.

>> Installing Composer Dependencies

Install Laravel's dependencies using Composer:

composer install

• In case there is error:

  • Delete composer.lock file. (if exists)

  • Delete vendor directory. (if exists)

  • Clear Cache:
    Run the following commands to clear various Laravel caches:

    php artisan config:clear
    php artisan cache:clear
    php artisan route:clear
    php artisan view:clear
    composer clear-cache
    

  • Run composer install again.

  • Check Composer Autoload:

    composer dump-autoload
    

>> .env configuration file

cp .env.example .env

>> Generating application key:

php artisan key:generate

>> Configuring The Environment:

Open the .env file in a text editor and configure the database settings, application URL, email (or mailtrap values), admin account values, pusher values and any other necessary environment variables for example:

• email values, eg:

  MAIL_MAILER=smtp
  MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
  MAIL_PORT=587
  MAIL_USERNAME=site_email@site.com
  MAIL_PASSWORD=YourEmailPassword
  MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls
  MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=site_email@site.com
  MAIL_FROM_NAME=OPH
  

• pusher values, eg:

  PUSHER_APP_ID=YourPusherAppID
  PUSHER_APP_KEY=YourPusherAppKey
  PUSHER_APP_SECRET=YourPusherAppSecret
  

  OR login to https://pusher.com/ to create all new app and get the above values. Instructions to integrate pusher will be available there, but here is the outline to verify:

  1. Put pusher credentials in .env file.
  2. Also replace pusher app key in home.blade.php inside <script> eg:

     var pusher = new Pusher('YourPusherAppKey', {
     cluster: 'EnterClusterValue'
     });
     

• admin values, eg:

  ADMIN_NAME="Some Admin Name"
  ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@site.com
  ADMIN_PASSWORD=AdminPassword
  

>> Migrations

Two Options:

• Option 1:
  All database tables can be imported:
  OPH_sql_import1/ALL_PRESENT_TABLES_EXPORT/oph.sql

• Option 2:
  Using artisan for Database Migrations:

  1. To create all the necessary tables and columns, run the following:

     php artisan migrate
     

  2. Import 'countries.sql', 'states.sql', 'cities.sql', 'courses.sql', 'designations.sql', 'industries.sql', 'skills.sql', 'specializations.sql', 'messages.sql' values to the database.
     (If required, delete the previously existing respective tables)
     • ALL these .sql files are directly available here inside 'OPH_sql_import1'

>> Seeding The Database

To add admin data, run:

php artisan db:seed --force

>> Creating symlink

Create symlink from public/storage directory to storage/app/public directory which will make files stored in the storage/app/public directory accessible from the web by creating a virtual link in the public directory of this project.

php artisan storage:link

>> Installing JavaScript Dependencies and building frontend assets

npm install && npm run dev

>> Running The Development Server:

In the Terminal, navigate to the project directory if not already there.
Start the Laravel development server:

php artisan serve

>> Accessing The Laravel App:

• Open a web browser.
• Visit the URL displayed in the Terminal after starting the development server.
  By default, it's usually http://127.0.0.1:8000.

App Info

Built With

• Laravel Framework 7.30.6

Version

1.0.0

Meet the Team:

• HIRING EMPLOYERS, JOBSEEKERS, ADMIN
  ~[Monika]
  
  
• VOLUNTEERS:
  ~[Priti]
  
  
• SEPARATING EMPLOYERS, CONSULTANTS:
  ~[Pavan]
  
  
• HOME+LOGIN+REGISTRATION PAGE DESIGN:
  ~[Akanksha]
  
  
• DATA-COLLECTION(Industry, Designation, Skills, Education):
  ~[by Pavan,Priti,Harshita]