CU Alumni Association Website

A complete Laravel 11 alumni association website with Bootstrap 5 and comprehensive admin panel.

Quick Start

1. Extract the zip file
2. Run composer install
3. Copy .env.example to .env and configure database
4. Run php artisan key:generate
5. Create database: cu_alumni
6. Run php artisan migrate
7. Run php artisan storage:link
8. Run php artisan db:seed (optional - creates sample data)
9. Run php artisan serve
10. Visit http://localhost:8000

Admin Access

• URL: http://localhost:8000/admin/dashboard
• Email: [email protected]
• Password: password

Features

Frontend

• Homepage with all sections (Event Highlights, Notable Events, Stories, News, Notices, Gallery)
• User authentication (Login/Registration)
• News listing page
• Notices listing page
• Image gallery page
• Responsive design with Bootstrap 5

Admin Panel

Full CRUD operations for:

• Event Highlights
• Notable Events
• Stories
• News & Press Release
• Notices
• Image Gallery
• Site Settings (member count, countries, chapters, etc.)

Technology Stack

• Laravel 11
• PHP 8.3
• MySQL
• Bootstrap 5 (CDN)
• Font Awesome 6
• Laravel UI (Authentication)

Documentation

See INSTALLATION.md for detailed installation instructions and configuration options.

Project Structure

• Frontend: Bootstrap 5 with CDN (no Vite/npm build required)
• Backend: Laravel 11 with MySQL
• Authentication: Laravel UI
• File Uploads: Stored in storage/app/public