This repo is functionality complete — PRs and issues welcome!
Please check the official laravel installation guide for server requirements before you start. Official Documentation
Alternative installation is possible without local dependencies relying on Docker.
Clone the repository
git clone git@github.com:gbrayhan/laravel-php-8.git
Switch to the repo folder
cd laravel-php-8
Install all the dependencies using composer
composer install
Copy the example env file and make the required configuration changes in the .env file
cp .env.example .env
Generate a new application key
php artisan key:generate
Generate a new JWT authentication secret key
php artisan jwt:secret
Run the database migrations (Set the database connection in .env before migrating)
php artisan migrate
Start the local development server
php artisan serve
You can now access the server at http://localhost:8000
TL;DR command list
git clone git@github.com:gbrayhan/laravel-php-8.git
cd laravel-php-8
composer install
cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate
php artisan jwt:secret
Make sure you set the correct database connection information before running the migrations Environment variables
php artisan migrate
php artisan serve
To install with Docker, run following commands:
git clone git@github.com:gbrayhan/laravel-php-8.git
cd laravel-php-8
cp .env.example .env
docker-compose up -d
docker exec php_app php artisan key:generate
docker exec php_app php artisan jwt:secret
docker exec php_app php artisan migrate
The api can be accessed at http://localhost:8000/api.
This application adheres to the api specifications set by the Thinkster team. This helps mix and match any backend with any other frontend without conflicts.
More information regarding the project can be found here https://github.com/gothinkster/realworld
- jwt-auth - For authentication using JSON Web Tokens
- darkaonline/l5-swagge - For API Documentation based on API SWAGGE
.env- Environment variables can be set in this file
Note : You can quickly set the database information and other variables in this file and have the application fully working.
This applications uses JSON Web Token (JWT) to handle authentication. The token is passed with each request using the Authorization header with Token scheme. The JWT authentication middleware handles the validation and authentication of the token. Please check the following sources to learn more about JWT.