Installation
Before you begin installation, make sure you have a webserver that meets the following requirements:
- PHP >= 8.0.2
- MySQL >= MySQL 5.7
- BCMath PHP Extension
- Ctype PHP Extension
- JSON PHP Extension
- Mbstring PHP Extension
- OpenSSL PHP Extension
- PDO PHP Extension
- Tokenizer PHP Extension
- XML PHP Extension
GForce was built using Laravel 5.8
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The GForce installation file consists of a zip file that as the following contents when unzipped
- Upload the app.zip file into the root of your web server or wherever you would like the application to reside.
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Extract the contents of the app.zip folder. You will see the following directory structure:
- We recommend that you point your domain name to the public directory. Your should be able to do this from your hosting's control panel. Otherwise, you can use the .htaccess file located the the 'Resources' directory (this file might be hidden depending on your operating system. Make sure you enable display of hidden files for that directory). Simply upload this file to the same directory as the public folder and then change the [YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME] placeholder to your actual domain name
- Open your web browser and enter the domain name for the application. You should see the setup wizard open like below:
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Enter in your database credentials. Please ensure that the
database already exists and
that it is empty. The installation may fail if similar tables
exist in the database.
Once you complete the setup wizard, you will reach a page that
will give you the link to your GForce site. You will also receive
an email with your admin account login credentials. Please use
the password password and your selected email to login.

This is the home page. It features a login form. All users use the same login forms.