# Environment Setup

we are recommending using our environment to make the project work will we are using ubuntu Linux and laravel valet +

### Install BackBox Linux

we are like to use [BackBox](https://www.backbox.org/download/) Linux it's has a lot of tools and supports our environment, so from the link we keep downloading the ISO image and putting it in USB using [Rufus](https://rufus.ie/en/) and then boot your computer into it

***

### Install dependencies packages

let's start by opening our terminal and updating the system to the last one, and after that install some packages

```bash
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:nginx/stable
sudo apt install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt-get update
```

```bash
sudo apt-get upgrade
```

after it finished reboot your computer and after that run this command

```bash
sudo apt-get install network-manager libnss3-tools jq xsel
```

***

### Install PHP & it's extensions

```bash
sudo apt install php8.1-fpm
```

```bash
sudo apt install php8.1-cli php8.1-common php8.1-curl php8.1-mbstring php8.1-opcache php8.1-readline php8.1-xml php8.1-zip php8.1-mysql php8.1-gd
```

### Install MySql Server

```bash
sudo apt-get -y install mysql-server
```

```bash
sudo mysql_secure_installation
```

use `0` for the password and use any password something like `12345678`

after the installation is finished, start MySQL server

```bash
sudo mysql
```

and on the MySQL server console use this command

```sql
mysql> ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY '12345678';
```

```sql
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
```

```sql
mysql> exit;
```

***

### Install Composer

```bash
sudo apt install curl
```

```bash
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer
```

### Install Valet Linux+

```bash
composer global require genesisweb/valet-linux-plus
```

no, you need to export Valet use

```bash
PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.composer/vendor/bin"
```

Or use the following

```bash
PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.config/composer/vendor/bin"
```

and now it will be easy to start installing valet

```bash
valet install
```

it will ask you for a password input `12345678`

### Install PHPmyadmin

the valet has been installed now, let's go and install PHPMyAdmin and link it with the .test subdomain using valet first of all, create a folder for your sites on the home directory \~

```bash
cd ~
mkdir Sites
cd Sites
```

now we are on the Sites path, let's park this directory to be the directory of our projects

```bash
valet park
```

now any project on this directory will be auto-linked with subdomain .test, let's download PHPMyAdmin from this [link](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/) and unzip the file inside the Sites directory and rename the folder to PHPMyAdmin, after that go inside the folder and use this command

```bash
cp config.sample.inc.php config.sample.php
nano config.sample.php
```

change the line to

```php
$cfg['blowfish_secret'] = 'YK07LhNSe50vrj,HwBfb.l3gpbv;u8b7',
```

now use CTRL + x and say Y now we will use valet to link PHPMyAdmin and secure the link with SSL

```bash
valet link
valet secure
valet open
```

now you can see the PHPMyAdmin working and you can use root as user and the password you created to MySQL to login