peter-abah/data-visualizer

A website to visualize data easily

PlotDat

PlotData is a web application built with Laravel that allows users to easily upload CSV data, transform it into meaningful visualizations, and share these insights with others. Whether you're a data analyst, business professional, or just someone who wants to turn data into impactful charts, PlotDat simplifies the process.

Built With

• PHP
• Laravel
• Typescript
• React
• Chart.js

Video Demo

Getting Started

To get a local copy up and running follow these simple example steps.

Prerequisites

Make sure these are installed on your system:

• Git
• PHP (8.1)
• Composer
• NodeJS/NPM
• Postgresql 15

Install

• Enable zip php extension for composer to work

• Enable pdo_pgsql and pgsql php extensions to allow php work with posgresql database

• Make sure these PHP extensions are enabled for laravel to work.

• Run this command to clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/peter-abah/data-visualizer.git

• CD into the project

cd data-visualizer

• Install Composer dependencies

composer install

• Install NPM dependencies

npm install

• Create copy of env file from .env.example

cp .env.example .env

• Create a Database for the application on Postgresql

• Update the env file with the database name and user

• Run the following commands to start the application:

php artisan key:generate

php artisan migrate

npm run dev

php artisan server

Author

• GitHub: @peter-abah
• Twitter: @obekpa
• LinkedIn: Peter Abah

📝 License

This project is MIT licensed.