University coursework. Grade: 98%

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Server Requirements

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PHP version 7.2 is required.

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Set-up

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1. Ensure that you have Xampp installed running PHP version 7.2
2. Create a folder called "games-review" inside the htdocs folder of your xampp directory. E.g. C:\xampp\htdocs\games-review
3. Run Apache on port 82.
4. Go to http://localhost:82/phpmyadmin
5. Create a database called "gamereview"
6. Import the file "IMPORT.SQL" found in "games-review\application\SQL"
7. The default admin account is called "Lecturer" with the password "Example"
8. Site can be accessed from "http://localhost:82/games-review"

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Chat-server

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To enable, either:

• Run the script "Start server.bat" found in the root directory of the "games-review" folder or found in "games-review\application\scripts"
• Open Node.js command prompt, run the script "Server.js" found in "games-review\application\scripts", .ie. node Server.js