connetapp

How to set up and run the project locally

Prerequisites

Composer installed

PHP installed

XAMPP installed

Download the project and paste into your local server files i.e C:\xampp\htdocs (for xampp users)
Ensure you have Composer installed. Navigate to the project directory and run:
```
composer install
```

Optional - Open the .env file and configure the following settings:

APP_NAME=Laravel
APP_ENV=local
APP_KEY=base64:...
APP_DEBUG=true
APP_URL=http://localhost
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=your_database
DB_USERNAME=your_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_password

If there is no .env file, create a file and name it .env. Go to .env.example and copy the file into the .env you just created.

Required - Make sure to configure the following .env settings:


MAIL_MAILER=your_mailer #usually smtp or imap
MAIL_HOST=your_mail_host
MAIL_PORT=your_mail_port
MAIL_USERNAME=your_mail_username
MAIL_PASSWORD=your_mail_password
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=your_mail_encryption
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS="hello@example.com"
MAIL_FROM_NAME="${APP_NAME}"

You can make use of mail servers such as Mailchimp or Mailtrap

Generate the application key, which is used for encryption:
```
php artisan key:generate
```
If you originally set your database settings, migrate your database to set up the necessary tables:
```
php artisan migrate
```
Start the Laravel development server:
```
php artisan serve
```
Your application should now be running at http://localhost:8000.

Assumptions or decisions made during the development

Assumptions

During the development, i assumed that smooth scroll animation would be required for some elements

Decisions

I ensures smooth scrolling with the appropriate javascript

Challanges faced and how they were overcome

One challange faced was in the MAP animation

I tried to overcome this challange to the best of my ability using the javascript GSAP plugin