SIVAKASI CRACKERS - LOCALHOST SETUP
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Requirements
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- XAMPP
- Apache
- MySQL
- PHP 8.2 or newer
- phpMyAdmin

Project folder
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C:\xampp\htdocs\sivakasi-crackers

1. Extract this ZIP to:
   C:\xampp\htdocs\sivakasi-crackers

2. Start XAMPP:
   - Apache
   - MySQL

3. Create the database in phpMyAdmin:
   Database name:
   sivakasi_crackers

4. Open Command Prompt:
   cd C:\xampp\htdocs\sivakasi-crackers

5. If the vendor folder is missing, run:
   composer install

6. Clear Laravel cache:
   php artisan optimize:clear

7. Create the database tables and demo data:
   php artisan migrate:fresh --seed

8. Create the public storage link:
   php artisan storage:link

9. Start Laravel:
   php artisan serve

10. Open:
    http://127.0.0.1:8000

ADMIN LOGIN
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URL:
http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/login

Email:
admin@example.com

Password:
ChangeMe@123

CUSTOMER LOGIN
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URL:
http://127.0.0.1:8000/login

Email:
customer@example.com

Password:
Customer@123

CATEGORY CRUD
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http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/categories

Create:
http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/categories/create

Edit:
http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/categories/1/edit

PRODUCT CRUD
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http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/products

ORDER MANAGEMENT
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http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/orders

IMPORTANT
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This project uses a fresh, consistent database schema.
Use:

php artisan migrate:fresh --seed

Do not manually add parent_id or sort_order in phpMyAdmin.

RAZORPAY
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Razorpay is optional for local testing.

Add your credentials to .env:

RAZORPAY_KEY_ID=
RAZORPAY_KEY_SECRET=

COD checkout works without Razorpay.

If you change .env:
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php artisan optimize:clear