Build an International App with Laravel

This is a simple implementation of how to build an International Application using Laravel. It has basic authentication features set up.

To follow along, this application has been documented in a 4 part article series. You can read about Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 on Pusher blog.

Getting Started

These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

Prerequisites

What things you need to install the software.

• Git.
• PHP.
• Composer.
• Laravel CLI.

Install

Clone the git repository on your computer

$ git clone https://github.com/fisayoafolayan/build-an-international-app-laravel.git

You can also download the entire repository as a zip file and unpack in on your computer if you do not have git

After cloning the application, you need to install it's dependencies.

$ cd build-an-international-app-laravel
$ composer install

Setup

When you are done with installation, copy the .env.example file to .env

$ cp .env.example .env

Create the SQLite database

$ touch database/database.sqlite

Update your env file to use SQLite

// replace
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=homestead
DB_USERNAME=homestead
DB_PASSWORD=secret

// with
DB_CONNECTION=sqlite
DB_DATABASE=/absolute/path/to/database.sqlite

Migrate the application

$ php artisan migrate

Run the application

$ php artisan serve