README

A clean and easy-to-use Laravel installation wizard with environment setup, database import, admin user creation, and project locking system — perfect for CodeCanyon and distributable Laravel apps.

🚀 Features

• Welcome screen
• System requirements checker
• .env environment setup form
• Database connection test & SQL file import (no migration)
• Admin user creation
• Installed lock file system
• UI-based installation wizard
• Middleware protection for installed state
• Publishable views & assets

📂 Folder Structure Overview

packages/
└── amdadulshakib/
    └── Installer/
      └── src
          ├── Controllers/
          ├── Middleware/
          ├── routes/
          ├── resources/
          │   └── views/
          ├── routes/
          │   └── web.php
          ├── helper.php
          ├── InstallerServiceProvider.php
          └── composer.json

🧩 Installation

Option 1: Use from GitHub

Add this to your project's composer.json:

"repositories": [
  {
    "type": "vcs",
    "url": "https://github.com/amdadulshakib/laravel-project-installer"
  }
]

Then run:

composer require amdadulshakib/installer

Option 2: Use Locally (For development)

Add this to your composer.json:

"repositories": [
  {
    "type": "path",
    "url": "packages/amdadulshakib/Installer"
  }
]

Then install:

composer require amdadulshakib/installer:@dev

⚙️ Publish Assets and Views

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=installer-views
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=installer-assets

🛡️ Middleware

This package auto-registers a middleware install.lock that prevents accessing the app before installation.

You can apply globally using:

$this->app['router']->pushMiddlewareToGroup('web', \amdadulshakib\Installer\Middleware\IsNotInstalled::class);

Middleware Logic:

• If /storage/installed.lock does not exist, it redirects to /install
• After successful installation, the lock file is created
• Trying to access /install again after installation is blocked

🧪 SQL Import Instead of Migrations

The package does not use migrations. Instead, it imports database.sql from:

packages/amdadulshakib/Installer/database/database.sql

Place your pre-built SQL dump file here to set up the database during installation.

✍️ Usage Steps

1. Visit /install
2. Go through:
   • Welcome
   • Requirements check
   • Environment setup
   • Database setup (will import database.sql)
   • Admin user creation
   • Finish
3. After installation, a storage/installed.lock file will be created
4. Any access to /install after installation will be blocked

🎨 Styling

To include CSS or JS:

1. Place files in packages/amdadulshakib/Installer/public/
2. Publish them using:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=installer-assets

1. Use in views:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ asset('vendor/installer/css/installer.css') }}">
<script src="{{ asset('vendor/installer/js/installer.js') }}"></script>

📦 License

Open-source and customizable for commercial or private Laravel projects.

❤️ Author

Amdadul Shakib
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