Installation Guide

Server Requirements

PHP Version: 8.2 or higher

Required PHP Extensions:

• PDO
• OpenSSL
• Mbstring
• Tokenizer
• XML
• Ctype
• JSON
• BCMath
• Fileinfo
• GD or Imagick (for image processing)

Database:

• MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.3+
• PostgreSQL 10+ (optional)
• SQLite 3.8+ (optional)

Web Server:

• Apache 2.4+ with mod_rewrite
• Nginx 1.18+
• Laravel development server (for testing only)

File Permissions

The following directories must be writable:

• storage/ (and all subdirectories)
• bootstrap/cache/
• public/ (for uploaded files)

Recommended Permissions:

• Directories: 755
• Files: 644

What You'll Need

Before starting, have these details ready:

1. Database Credentials:

   • Database Host (usually localhost or 127.0.0.1)
   • Database Name
   • Database Username
   • Database Password
   • Database Port (default: 3306 for MySQL)

2. Application Details:

   • Application Name
   • Application URL (e.g., https://your-domain.com)
   • Admin Email Address
   • Admin Password (strong password recommended)

3. Optional:

   • Timezone (default: UTC)
   • Locale (default: en)

🚀 Quick Start

For Test Locally (local serve)

Extract the

# 1. Extract the zip file

# 2. Install dependencies
composer install
npm install && npm run build

# 3. Set up environment file
cp .env.example .env

# 4. Start the web installer
php artisan serve

# 5. Visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/install in your browser

For Live Server

1. Upload all files to your web server
2. Point your domain to the public directory
3. Visit https://your-domain.com/install in your browser
4. Follow the on-screen instructions and complete the installation process