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Laravel Work!
https://github.com/ahmadhuss/laravel-work

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# How can we use this repo?

# Install
```sh
composer install
```
Next you can clone the `.env.example` file into the `.env` file. This means that you have to create the same file in the `root` directory under a different name e.g. `.env` and copy paste the same credentials like `.env.example` file.

Laravel has a built-in CLI tool called `artisan`. Your application must generate a unique base 64 key that Laravel uses behind the scenes to bootstrap this project.

**Command:**

```sh
php artisan key:generate
```

It will automatically find your `.env` file and place the base 64 value in the file.

**Output inside the file:**
```
APP_KEY=base64:T0huMR5Wx9EoDmjTxniKTofHD/7cOiDeVVD9eTKuCa0=
```

## Additional Note:
As you can see it is necessary to create the `.env` file in your local to bootstrap the project. But `Laravel` contains 2 methods to connect to the database server.

- Use of the `.env` variables *(I prefer this one)*
- Use of the file located at the `config/database.php`

## Use of the `.env` variables:

When you create this file with copy paste credentials you can see default; the database variables are written something like this:
```
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=test_app
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=
```

You can edit values according to your own database personal preference. I am using Postgres in this case.

## Use of the file located at the `config/database.php`

**Note:** When Laravel bootstraps the project it gives priority to the `.env` file as compared to `config/**` files. You can see `config/database.php` file contains an associated array with default database settings like this.

```
return [

'default' => env('DB_CONNECTION', 'mysql'),
'connections' => [
'mysql' => [
'driver' => 'mysql',
'url' => env('DATABASE_URL'),
'host' => env('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
'port' => env('DB_PORT', '3306'),
'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'forge'),
'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'forge'),
'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),
'unix_socket' => env('DB_SOCKET', ''),
'charset' => 'utf8mb4',
'collation' => 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci',
'prefix' => '',
'prefix_indexes' => true,
'strict' => true,
'engine' => null,
'options' => extension_loaded('pdo_mysql') ? array_filter([
PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA => env('MYSQL_ATTR_SSL_CA'),
]) : [],
],
]
]
```

You can only use these settings if variables from the `.env` file will be deleted. Otherwise, Laravel gives priority to `.env` variables.

Delete the variables from the `.env`:

~~DB_CONNECTION=mysql~~
~~DB_HOST=127.0.0.1~~
~~DB_PORT=3306~~
~~DB_DATABASE=test_app~~
~~DB_USERNAME=root~~
~~DB_PASSWORD=~~

Lastly, Update the `config/database.php` with your database server settings:

```
'default' => env('DB_CONNECTION', 'pgsql')
'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'shop_test'),
'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'postgres'),
'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD', 'a')
```

# Database
I am using **Postgres** and inside `.env` file my database server credentials are:
```
DB_CONNECTION=pgsql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=5432
DB_DATABASE=shop_test
DB_USERNAME=postgres
DB_PASSWORD=a
```

However, your main server and database server get started.

# Migration (Transform into real database tables)
At the last make sure after updating your database settings. Please use `artisan` CLI to migrate the database tables.
```sh
php artisan migrate
```

# Seed & Adminstration credentials for Local & Remote
We can manage products & categories with Admin credentials.

### For the local environment:
I created the additional Seeder class named `UserSeeder.php` for User Model which is located at the `database/seeders/UserSeeder.php` and ignoring the seeding with Model Factories. So, In local you can seed the User Model with this command.
```sh
php artisan db:seed
```
Behind the scenes it will seed the database with the test account in your database which has following creditenials.
```sh
name: admin
email: [email protected]
password: password
```
You can use this account in your local to manage products & categories.

### For production Heroku:
The creditials for proudction site admin are:
```sh
name: admin
email: [email protected]
password: 12345678
```

# Storage
### For the local:
If you are using the repo in local environmnet, the database will store the image URL something like this.
```
http://localhost/storage/photos/nkI0CF8pLjIuRdPbL171ycACGKNrBYAZ4GYeyYdx.jpg
```

The URL `http://localhost` is taken from the environment variable (`APP_URL`) `.env` file. You can change the value according to your local hostname.

For local environments it is important, all uploaded items will store in the `storage/app/public` directory. Therefore, we need to use the `artisan` CLI command and create the `storage/app/public` directory shortcut (symlink) into `public/storage`.

**Why?** because the root `public` directory is meant to be web-accessible. That's why we're creating a shortcut of our `storage/app/public` directory into the `public/storage` directory.

### To see uploaded photo in your local:

Please make sure you create the symlink of the following directory `storage/app/public` to `public/storage.` The command for this is:

```sh
php artisan storage:link
```

### For the production:
Currently, the production version is using [AWS S3](https://aws.amazon.com/s3) for the storage. If you want to use this repo and deploy it to other services like shared hosting or somewhere else. You can configure these 2 lines inside the `ProductController.php` according to your production environment.

Currently:
```
$path = $request->file('photo')->store('photos', self::getStorageEnvironment());
```

Modified:

```
$path = $request->file('photo')->store('photos', 'public');
```

Currently:
```
Product::create([
'photo' => Storage::disk(self::getStorageEnvironment())->url($path)
]);
```

Modified:
```
Product::create([
'photo' => Storage::disk('public')->url($path)
]);
```

# Template I am using
[Download Link](https://github.com/StartBootstrap/startbootstrap-shop-homepage/releases/tag/v4.2.3)

# Deployment
[Heroku](https://www.heroku.com)

[AWS S3](https://aws.amazon.com/s3)