Environment Setup

Environment Configuration

1. Copy Configuration File

First, copy the example configuration file:

cp .env.example .env

2. Configure Environment Variables

Open the .env file in your preferred text editor and update the database configuration:

.env

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=DezerX
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=your_password_here

3. Install Dependencies

Install Composer packages (for PHP dependencies):

composer install

composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader

Install Node.js packages:

Install Node.js dependencies

npm install

Build the frontend assets:

Build assets

npm run build

4. Generate Application Key

Generate a random encryption key for your project. Keep this key secure - it's used to encrypt sensitive data:

Generate app key

php artisan key:generate --force

5. Database Migration

Set up the database tables and seed initial data. Do not exit this process until it completes:

Run migrations

php artisan migrate --seed --force

6. Assign File Permissions

Grant the webserver access to the panel files:

Set permissions

# If using NGINX or Apache (not on CentOS):
chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/dezerx/*

# If using NGINX on CentOS:
chown -R nginx:nginx /var/www/dezerx/*

# If using Apache on CentOS:
chown -R apache:apache /var/www/dezerx/*