UWEFlix

About The Project

UWEFlix is a cinema ticket booking and reservation system developed using Laravel. It has features like user roles, authentication, automated reservations, and much more.

Code Overview

Routing basics
MVC architecture
Blade templating language
Middlewares
Authentication and authorization basics
Relational databases (MySQL)
Database migrations
Eloquent ORM
Database CRUD operations
HTML, CSS, JS
Alpine.js
File uploads
Searching and filtering through models

Note: The website resets automatically every 30 minutes.

System Credentials

User Role	Email	Username	Password
SystemAdmin	systemadmin@uweflix.com	systemAdmin	adminpass
CinemaManager	cm-manager@uweflix.com	cinemaManager	cm_managerpass
Customer	customer@uweflix.com	customer	customerpass
ClubRepresentative	clubRep@uweflix.com	clubRep	clubpass

Installation Instructions

Note: As this is a college group project and not a production ready application, the .env file is already configured and included in the repository.

Clone the repository by running the following command in your terminal or command prompt:
```
git clone https://github.com/naaih/UWEFlix.git
```
Change into the project directory:
```
cd UWEFlix
```
Install the project dependencies using Composer. Ensure you have Composer installed on your machine. Run the following command:
```
composer install
```
If composer installation fails, Run the following command:
```
composer update
```
Generate an application key:
```
php artisan key:generate
```
Configure the .env file and set the necessary configuration options, such as database credentials and application-specific settings.
Run the database migrations to create the required tables:
```
php artisan migrate
```
Optionally, seed the database with 20 movies, shows, users, and categories:
```
php artisan db:seed
```
Create a symbolic link from public/storage to storage/app/public by:
```
php artisan storage:link
```
Finally, you can start the local development server:
```
php artisan serve
```
The application will be now accessible at: http://localhost:8000

User Roles

System Administrator:

Manages users' creation and website authorities
Accepts requests from managers to become managers
Can delete existing users

Cinema Manager:

Responsible for managing, creating, and modifying movie details
Responsible for managing, creating, and modifying shows
Can update information such as title, date, start and end time, screening room, and poster image
Can view the overall seat status for each show (vacant/reserved)

Customers:

Registered users who have provided their personal data
Can reserve movie tickets
Able to reserve any number of tickets for non-clashing movies

Guests: