> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://lorvent.gitbook.io/chandra/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://lorvent.gitbook.io/chandra/laravel_5_version/installation/install_chandra.md). # Install Chandra We need to install following packages, run migrations and database seeding. ## Delete existing migration files Since we are not relying on default migration tables, please remove following two files from `database/migrations` folder ``` 2014_10_12_000000_create_users_table.php 2014_10_12_100000_create_password_resets_table.php ``` Otherwise you will get error at later stage of installation. ## Setup HTML package Laravel 5 doesn't come with HTML,FORM package by default, if you want to use it... we need to add package manually Since we use it in many places, we have to add it to our composer.json **Add Package to composer** open your composer.json file and add the following to the require array: `"illuminate/html": "~5.0",` then in terminal/cmd run `composer update` **Add service providers** Open `config/app.php` and add following lines In the `$providers` array add the following service provider `'Illuminate\Html\HtmlServiceProvider',` In the `$aliases` array add following facades `'Form' => 'Illuminate\Html\FormFacade',` `'Html' => 'Illuminate\Html\HtmlFacade',` ## Setup sentry **Add Sentry to composer** Open your composer.json file and add the following to the require array: `"cartalyst/sentry": "dev-feature/laravel-5",` now in your command prompt run `composer update` and all required files will be added **Add sentry service provider** Now, we need to add sentry service provider to make use of it. Open `config/app.php` and add following lines In the `$providers` array add the following service provider `'Cartalyst\Sentry\SentryServiceProvider',` In the `$aliases` array add the following facade `'Sentry' => 'Cartalyst\Sentry\Facades\Laravel\Sentry',` Now we need to add user, groups etc tables to database, to do so in your command prompt, execute following code ``` php artisan migrate ``` Note: please check all files in `database\migrations` to know what fields are being added. Now we need to publish config, so that you can edit configuration, if needed Excecute following command in command prompt/terminal ``` php artisan vendor:publish ``` please headover to [sentry website](https://cartalyst.com/manual/sentry) to learn more about it ## Add admin user As database tables have been setup, we need to add admin user to be able to login into adminCP. Run following command in your command prompt ``` php artisan db:seed ``` **A default admin user with user with username and password admin will be created** Optional: If you wish to use a different username or password, please open `database\seeds\AdminSeeder.php` and edit values around lines 14-18 ## upload directory permissions user's profile pics will be uploaded into `public/uploads/users` so we need to provide write access for that folder to do so, please run following command in your command prompt/terminal ``` chmod 777 public/uploads/users ``` --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://lorvent.gitbook.io/chandra/laravel_5_version/installation/install_chandra.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.