RAWeb is RetroAchievements.org's site and server backend. It is a "flat" PHP project; individual php files within the public folder handle server requests.

• Local web server
• PHP 7.4
• Composer PHP dependency manager
• MySQL 8
• Node.js 12

XAMPP provides an easy way to run an Apache web server, MySQL/MariaDB, and PHP on your system.

• Note that XAMPP comes packaged with PHP 7.2. You will need PHP 7.4+ (check the wiki if you are having problems).

Alternatively, Docker Compose can be used to run MySQL and PHPMyAdmin. See docker-compose.yml for details. Follow the .env file instructions below to configure your environment, then run:

$ docker-compose up -d

You might have to enable some extensions in php.ini:

extension=curl
extension=mysqli
extension=pdo_mysql

After installing all required software the site needs to be configured for your local needs. The environment configuration file (.env) contains a sensible set of default values.

1. Copy .env.example to .env.

   Linux/MacOS:

    $ cp .env.example .env
   

   Windows:

    $ copy .env.example .env
   

2. Adjust the contents of .env to match your local setup:

   • Enter the credentials of you local database instance (DB_*).
   • URL to where index.php can be found (APP_URL).
   • URL to where static assets, like images, are stored (APP_STATIC_URL). Most likely the same as APP_URL in a local environment.

3. Add image assets:

   Download the media archive and add its files to the respective folders in public.

4. Install dependencies:

   Use composer provided in this repository...

    $ php composer.phar install
   

   ...or your globally installed instance.

    $ composer install
   

5. Build the dummy database using the SQL commands in the /database folder. You can use the MySQL CLI (recommended) or the phpMyAdmin GUI.

6. Open the application in your browser.

See the Contribution Guidelines.

RAWeb is open-sourced software licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.