Laravel Blog with Migrations, Model Factories and Seeding

1. clone repository:
   git clone https://github.com/yossi-abramov/laravel-blog-migration-factory-seed.git
2. cd /your/project/root
3. install composer dependencies: composer install
4. create DB (CREATE DATABASE blog_example;)
5. edit .env with your DB configs
6. generate application encryption key: php artisan key:generate
7. check DB connection with tinker:
   php artisan tinker
DB::connection()->getPdo()
exit
8. run migrations: php artisan migrate
9. seed db: php artisan db:seed
10. start server: php artisan serve

Project now runs at: http://localhost:8000