Basic Server Setup

CPanel Database Configuration

For creating the database, the following steps must be maintained:

Step 1: Go to MySQL Databases

Navigation Path

Find "Databases" section

Click on "MySQL Databases"

Step 2: Create a New Database

Step 3: Create Database User

User Creation Steps

Security Tip

Use the password generator to create a strong, random password.

Step 4: Add User to Database

User Assignment

Step 5: Grant Privileges

Privilege Assignment

Database Setup Complete

Your database is now ready for Eventix installation. Note down these three pieces of information:

Database name (with prefix)
Database username (with prefix)
Database password

File Upload & Extraction

Download Package

Download the Eventix package from your purchase. You'll receive a ZIP file containing all necessary files.

Upload Eventix file to your web server then Extract Files. You can use FTP, SFTP, or your hosting control panel's file manager.

Upload Methods:

FTP/SFTP client (FileZilla, Cyberduck)
Hosting control panel file manager
Git clone (if using version control)

Extraction Instructions

Upload the ZIP file to your public directory (usually public_html)
In CPanel File Manager, right-click the ZIP file
Select "Extract"
Choose extraction location (root or subdirectory)
Wait for extraction to complete
Delete the original ZIP file to save space

Directory Structure

After extraction, you should see these main folders: app/, bootstrap/, config/, database/, public/, storage/, etc. Ensure the public/ folder contains an index.php file.

Environment Configuration

.env File Setup

Locate .env.example file in the root directory
Make a copy and rename it to .env
Edit the .env file with your configuration
UpdateAPP_URL=https://yourdomain.com
Save the file
Set .env permissions to 640
Never make .env publicly accessible

APP_NAME="Eventix"
APP_ENV=production
APP_KEY=
APP_DEBUG=false
APP_URL=https://yourdomain.com

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=your_db_name
DB_USERNAME=your_db_user
DB_PASSWORD=your_db_password

BROADCAST_DRIVER=log
CACHE_DRIVER=file
QUEUE_CONNECTION=sync
SESSION_DRIVER=file
SESSION_LIFETIME=120

MAIL_MAILER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=your-username
MAIL_PASSWORD=your-password
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=your-email
MAIL_FROM_NAME="${APP_NAME}"

Server Configuration Guide