• use sqlite for testing
  // create the database file:
  touch /Users/my-name/Documents/tall-stack/database/database.sqlite
  
  // inside .env file make sure of full path to db file created
  DB_CONNECTION=sqlite
  DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
  DB_PORT=3306
  DB_DATABASE="/Users/my-name/Documents/tall-stack/database/database.sqlite"
  DB_USERNAME=root
  DB_PASSWORD=
  
  // create db tables
  php artisan migrate
  
  register
  user: admin
  pass: admin123
  email: [email protected]
  pass: abcd1234\