Football Team Cards Rebuild with PHP and MongoDB Atlas

This is a rebuild of the football team cards project of the updated JavaScript curriculum for the article collaboration between freeCodeCamp and MongoDB. It uses MongoDB Atlas for the database and Tailwind CSS for styling.

Features

• Displays Footballers Based on the option selected (goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, forwards)
• Uses MongoDB Atlas for database management

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed on your machine:

• PHP 8+
• Composer
• MongoDB PHP extension

Installation

1. Clone the Starter Branch of the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/Ksound22/football-team-cards-php-rebuild.git

   Or

   gh repo clone Ksound22/football-team-cards-php-rebuild

2. Ensure MongoDB extension is Enabled

   Make sure the MongoDB PHP extension is installed and enabled. You can install it using PECL:

   sudo pecl install mongodb

   Then, add the following line to your php.ini file:

   extension=mongodb.so

3. Install Dependencies

   composer install

4. Create a .env File Off of the Existing .env.example File in the Root and add your Atlas URI, A.K.A Connection String

   Create .env file

   cp .env.example .env

   Add your Mongo URI

   MDB_URI="mongodb atlas connection string"

5. Start the PHP Built-in Server

   php -S localhost:port-number

Project Structure

• index.php: the main page that lists all footballers (players).
• mongo_atlas_setup.php: MongoDB connection setup.
• .env: environment variables (not included in the repository).
• vendor/: composer dependencies (not included in the repository).