Paste is a PHP-based web application designed for sharing code snippets. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Paste on your Windows 10 computer.
Open your preferred CLI (Command Prompt or Git Bash) and navigate to the directory where you want to install Paste. Then, clone the Paste repository by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/jord1smit/paste.git
This will download the latest version of Paste to your local computer.
Navigate to the newly created Paste directory and install the required dependencies using Composer. If you don't already have Composer installed, you can download it from https://getcomposer.org/.
cd paste
composer install
Copy the example configuration file and update your settings.
cp .env.example .env
Open your favorite text editor (e.g. VS Code, Sublime Text) and edit the .env file according to your setup.
APP_ENV=local
APP_DEBUG=true
APP_URL=http://localhost:8000
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=paste
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=
Save your changes and close the text editor.
Create a new database for Paste, either with phpMyAdmin or your preferred MySQL client.
Use the following command to run the database migrations and create the tables necessary for Paste.
php artisan migrate
Lastly, start the development server by running the following command:
php artisan serve
This will start a local server at http://localhost:8000, where you can access Paste.
Congrats! You have now successfully installed Paste on your Windows 10 computer. You can now start sharing and managing your code snippets with ease.
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