ProConnect is a social media application with job listing features, built with Laravel. The platform allows users to connect with each other, share updates, and discover job opportunities.

• Features
• Installation
• Usage
• Contributing

• User authentication and profiles
• Post updates and share media
• Comment, like and save posts
• Browse job listings
• Follow other users

To get a local copy up and running, follow these simple steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Sbh321/ProConnect.git
   cd ProConnect

2. Install dependencies:

   composer install
   npm install
   

3. Set up your environment variables:

• Duplicate the .env.example file and rename it to .env.

  cp .env.example .env
  

4. Generate Application Key

   php artisan key:generate
   

5. Update the .env file with your database and mail configurations.

   DB_CONNECTION=mysql
   DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
   DB_PORT=3306
   DB_DATABASE=your_database_name
   DB_USERNAME=your_database_username
   DB_PASSWORD=your_database_password
   

6. Run migrations and seed the database:

   php artisan migrate --seed
   

7. Compile assets:

   npm run dev
   

8. Run the application:

   php artisan serve
   

9. Access the application:

• Open your web browser and go to url displayed on your terminal when application is serving.

• Register a new account or log in with an existing one.
• Create and manage posts within your profile.
• View and manage user profile/
• Comment, like and save posts
• Browse job listings.
• Add jobs.
• Manage user's job listings.
• Connect with other users by following them.

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps to contribute:

1. Fork the repository.

2. Clone your fork:

   git clone https://github.com/Sbh321/social-media-job-app.git
   cd social-media-job-app

3. Install dependencies:

   composer install
   npm install
   

4. Create a new branch:

   git checkout -b feature/YourFeature
   

5. Commit your changes:

   git commit -m 'Add some feature'
   

6. Push to the branch:

   git push origin feature/YourFeature
   
   

7. Open a pull request.