DragonFolio

DragonFolio is a dynamic portfolio website built using Laravel and Bootstrap. It features CRUD operations and a secure login system implemented with Laravel Breeze.

Getting Started

Follow these steps to set up and run the project on your local machine:

Prerequisites

• PHP installed on your machine
• Composer (dependency manager for PHP)
• Node.js and npm (Node Package Manager)

Installation

1. Clone the project:

   git clone <repository_url>

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd DragonFolio

3. Install PHP dependencies:

   composer install

4. Copy the environment file:

   • For Windows:

     copy .env.example .env

   • For Unix/Linux/Mac:

     cp .env.example .env

5. Configure the environment:

   Open the .env file and update the following fields:

   DB_DATABASE=your_database_name
   DB_USERNAME=your_database_username
   DB_PASSWORD=your_database_password

6. Generate application key:

   php artisan key:generate

7. Install JavaScript dependencies and compile assets:

   npm install && npm run dev

8. Run database migrations:

   php artisan migrate

9. Seed the database (optional):

   php artisan db:seed

10. Start the Laravel development server:

    php artisan serve

11. Visit the URL shows in your terminal in your browser

12. Add missing IMG's to the 'public/storage/images/' by creating new folders

    Modify the IMG locations as the images added to the folder.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to submit pull requests or open issues for any bugs or feature requests.