Prerequisites
Before we begin, there are some prerequisites that you should have to follow in this guide. These prerequisites are necessary for setting up the development environment, installing the required tools and software, and building the web application. Don't worry if you don't have all of these prerequisites yet, as we will cover the installation of the required tools as well. Please make sure you have the following knowledge and tools before continuing with this guide.
Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Familiarity with web development concepts and best practices.
Command line interface (CLI) knowledge.
Familiarity with navigating and executing commands in the terminal or command prompt.
Node.js and NPM installed on your machine.
Node.js is a JavaScript runtime environment, and NPM is the package manager for Node.js.
Installation instructions can be found at https://nodejs.org/.
Laravel Homestead installed on your machine.
Laravel Homestead is a pre-packaged Vagrant box for developing Laravel applications.
Installation instructions can be found at https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/homestead.
Git installed on your machine.
Git is a version control system for managing and tracking changes in code.
Installation instructions can be found at https://git-scm.com/.
Postman installed on your machine.
Postman is an HTTP client used for testing web APIs. It allows you to easily send HTTP requests, inspect responses, and automate API testing.
You can download Postman from their official website at https://www.postman.com/. We will use Postman in this guide to test Laravel API endpoints.
A text editor or integrated development environment (IDE) installed on your machine.
Examples include Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, and PhpStorm.
In this guide, we will use Visual Studio Code, which can be downloaded from https://code.visualstudio.com/.
If you don't have any of these prerequisites installed, we will cover their installation in the guide.
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