Artickets - Event Ticketing System

Installation & Setup

Follow these steps to set up the Artickets project locally:

Prerequisites

• PHP 8.1 or higher
• Composer 2.0 or higher
• Node.js 16.x or higher
• MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.3+
• Git

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/artickets.git
cd artickets

2. Install PHP dependencies

composer install

3. Install JavaScript dependencies

npm install

4. Configure environment

Copy the example environment file and generate application key:

cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate

Edit the .env file to set your database credentials:

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=artickets
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=

5. Database setup

Run migrations and seeders:

php artisan migrate --seed

6. Build assets

npm run build

7. Start the development server

php artisan serve

The application will be available at http://localhost:8000