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  NURSING GURU — Quick Setup Guide
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STEP 1: Create MySQL database
  CREATE DATABASE nurseportal CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
  mysql -u root -p nurseportal < database/schema.sql

STEP 2: Configure database
  Edit config/database.php — change DB_NAME, DB_USER, DB_PASS

STEP 3: Apache VirtualHost (for subdirectory like localhost/ng/public/)
  The .htaccess handles URL rewriting automatically.
  Make sure mod_rewrite is enabled:
    sudo a2enmod rewrite
    sudo service apache2 restart

  If using XAMPP/WAMP — ensure AllowOverride All in httpd.conf:
    <Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs">
        AllowOverride All
    </Directory>

STEP 4: Upload folder permissions
  chmod -R 775 public/uploads/
  OR (Windows): ensure write access to public/uploads/

STEP 5: Login credentials
  Admin Panel: http://localhost/ng/public/admin/login
  Email: admin@nursingguru.in
  Password: Admin@123
  *** CHANGE PASSWORD IMMEDIATELY AFTER FIRST LOGIN ***

STEP 6: Configure settings in Admin Panel
  Admin → Settings → General   (site name, logo, contact)
  Admin → Settings → SMTP      (email sending)
  Admin → Settings → Payment   (Razorpay/Stripe keys)

TROUBLESHOOTING HTTP 500 ERRORS:
  Temporarily enable debug mode in bootstrap.php:
    $devMode = true;  // line ~17
  Check your PHP error log:
    tail -f /var/log/apache2/error.log   (Linux)
    Check XAMPP Control Panel → Apache → Logs (Windows)

REQUIREMENTS:
  PHP 8.0+, MySQL 5.7+, Apache with mod_rewrite
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