HOW TO RUN THE PROJECT

1. Clone or download this project from GitHub
   If cloning: git clone https://github.com/adraneia/todo_app_php.git
   Or download ZIP and extract it

2. Open the project folder in your terminal
   Install PHP dependencies
   composer install

3. Install Node dependencies (optional, only if you are compiling assets)
   npm install

4. Create a new .env file
   Copy the existing .env.example file and rename it to .env

5. Configure the database inside .env:
   DB_CONNECTION=mysql
   DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
   DB_PORT=3306
   DB_DATABASE=your_database_name
   DB_USERNAME=root
   DB_PASSWORD=

6. Generate the Laravel key
   php artisan key:generate

7. Run database migrations
   php artisan migrate

8. Start the development server
   php artisan serve

9. Visit this URL in the browser:
   http://127.0.0.1:8000

NOTES

• Make sure MySQL is running
• Run "migrate:fresh" if you want to reset the database during development