Barter system ⚡️

Barter system using php built using CI4

Features:

• intended routes (redirect back to previously visited URL after login)
• form validation (and feedback)
  • login
  • sign up
  • edit profile
  • add/edit item
  • add/edit review
• place/accept offer
• login/sign up
• real-time messaging
• view items per category
• view items per user profile
• search for items
• place item listing
• view reviews
• review history
• image uploads

• no front-end framework (pure css/js)
• uses MVC design pattern

Installation ▶️

Prerequisite

• Composer

• PHP version 7.3 or higher is required

Start xampp's apache & mysql

open CMD and type the following:

git clone https://github.com/Simperfy/Barter-system.git

cd Barter-system

composer install

composer setup

composer refresh-db

That's it your done! If there's an error please check Manual Database Installation

start server (using cmd/terminal)

php spark serve

You should see output like this:

Goto http://localhost:8080 to browse the website.

More details

If you need to drop all tables

php spark migrate:rollback

If you need to quickly drop && create tables + populate with fake data

php spark migrate:refresh && php spark db:seed BaseSeeder

or

composer refresh-db

Manual Database Installation ⏩

If the above instruction's composer setup did not work you may try these steps below.

alternative way for composer setup

Start xampp's apache & mysql

overwrite .env file

CI_ENVIRONMENT = development
app.baseURL = 'http://localhost:8080/'
database.default.hostname = localhost
database.default.database = barter_system
database.default.username = root
database.default.password = ''
database.default.DBDriver = MySQLi

Create database called barter_system

Goto http://localhost/phpmyadmin

click "new" (located in left most panel)

type "barter_system" (without quotes)

then click "create"

barter_system should now appear in the list of of your databases:

migrate database

php spark migrate

php spark db:seed BaseSeeder

check results

your users table should look like this:

Troubleshooting ❗️

In case you got an error like below:

open C:\xampp\php\php.ini using any text editor

delete ";" in ";extension = intl"

-;extension=intl
+extension=intl

'php' is not recognized as an internal or external command

In case of spam reloads due to live server:

Goto File > preference > settings

search for @ext:ritwickdey.liveserver Ignore Files

click Edit in settings.json

add the following lines, and restart the live server.

"liveServer.settings.ignoreFiles":[
    ...
+    "vendor/**",
+    "writable/**",
]

Contributors 🏅

Amazing people behind these project:

briellers 🖼️ 🎨

DauntlessDev 🔣 🖼️ 🤔 🎨

Hezzz 🕹 🔣 📖 📈

Simperfy 🕹 🔣 🖼️ 🚇 ✅ 🎨

Stormy26 📢 🖼️

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Person who worked on features:

• intended routes @Simperfy (redirect back to previously visited URL after login)
• form validation
  • login @Simperfy
  • sign up @Simperfy
  • edit profile @briellers, @Simperfy
  • add/edit item @Hezzz, @Simperfy, @stormy26
  • add/edit review @Simperfy
• place/accept offer @Simperfy, @stormy26
• login/sign up UI @briellers
• view profile @briellers
• edit profile @briellers, @Hezzz
• authentication @Simperfy
• real-time messaging @Simperfy
• view items per category @DauntlessDev
• search for items @DauntlessDev
• home page @DauntlessDev
• place item listing @Hezzz, @Simperfy, @stormy26
• reviews UI @briellers
• review history @DauntlessDev
• image uploads @Simperfy

• Category Model/Schema @Hezzz, @Simperfy
• Item Model/Schema @Hezzz, @Simperfy
• User Model/Schema @Hezzz, @Simperfy
• Offers Model/Schema @Hezzz, @Simperfy
• Reviews Model/Schema @Hezzz, @Simperfy
• Messages Model/Schema @Hezzz, @Simperfy

• Hosting/CI/CD @Simperfy

...

ERD by Hezzz

Prototype by Simperfy

Idea of DauntlessDev