About This Project

This application uses the following tech stack:

• The frontend is React.
• The backend is Laravel.
• These layers are connected by Inertia.
• The database is SQLite.

The site itself is a simple form that creates a record representing a pen & paper rpg character. This was my first time using Inertia and SQLite, and I hadn't used React or Laravel for years. Learning how to assemble all the pieces was a fascinating experience. If you'd like more insight into my learning process, check out captainslog.txt.

Startup

To run the project you need these pre-requisites:

• PHP up to date, with the fileinfo and sqlite extensions enabled.
• Composer
• Node and npm up to date

Once you have all that, run these commands in the project folder.
Install packages:

• npm install --save
• php composer.phar install (depending on your setup, you may need to follow the command-line installation steps at https://getcomposer.org/download/)

Create the database (answer 'yes' when asked to create the database, since it won't exist beforehand):

• php artisan migrate
• php artisan db:seed

Run the project (both of these need to be running at the same time)

• npm run dev
• php artisan serve

The site will be served to localhost:8000.

License

No license is provided for this project.