HangoutTips

This web application suggests interesting places to hang out with friends. It uses IP2Location™ LITE database to find the current visitor's location, and Google Places API to provide the suggestions.

Editing the project

To edit this project you need Eclipse Java EE IDE for Web Developers.

Environment requirements

• Java 11 (OpenJDK 11.0.4)
• Apache Tomcat (9.0.22)
• MySQL (5.7.27)
• Google Places API Key

Installing instructions

• Create the required environment.
• Create a database for the application.
• Download the IP2Location™ LITE database tables (ip2location_db11, ip2location_db11_ipv6) and import those to your database.
• Import src/main/resources/prepare.database.sql file to your database as well.
• In the src/main/resources folder rename the main.sample.properties to main.properties and fill the file with correct setting values.
• Build the .war file and deploy it to Tomcat.

License

MIT