Recipe Manager

A simple web application for managing and displaying recipes with ingredient information.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14+)
• MySQL (v8.0+)

Setup

1. Clone the repository

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Database setup

   # Create the database
   mysql -u root -p -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS recipe_db;"
   
   # Import schema and seed data
   mysql -u root -p recipe_db < recipe_db_dump.sql

4. Configure environment Create a .env file in the project root:

   DB_HOST=localhost
   DB_USER=your_username
   DB_PASS=your_password
   DB_NAME=recipe_db
   PORT=3000

5. Start the application

   node app.js

You should see: "Server running on http://localhost:3000"

6. Access the application Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000

Project Structure

• views/: EJS templates for rendering pages
• routes/: Express route handlers
• public/: Static assets (CSS, client-side JS)
• app.js: Application entry point
• database.js: Database connection configuration