Rate My College Food

Project Structure

Rate-My-College-Food/
|-- server/
|   |-- (backend codes)
|   |-- db/
|       |-- (files related to ER model, data schema, raw data, and populate-data python script)
|-- client/
|   |-- (frontend codes)

Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

• Python installed
• Node.js and npm installed
• MySQL server installed

Database and Dependencies Setup

1. Install the required Python package:

   pip install mysql-connector

2. Navigate to the server/db directory:

   cd server/db

3. Install the npm packages for the server:

   npm install

4. Update database credentials in populate-food.py with your MySQL server credentials.
5. Run the script to populate the data:

   python populate-food.py

Application Setup

1. Navigate to the server directory:

   cd server

2. Install the npm packages for the server:

   npm install

3. Navigate to the client directory:

   cd ../client

4. Install the npm packages for the client:

   npm install

5. Update database credentials in client/api/FoodFinder.js with your MySQL server credentials.

Running the Application

1. Start the server. Navigate to the server directory:

   npm run start

2. Start the client. Navigate to the client directory:

   npm run start

3. If there are no errors, the application will run at http://localhost:3000.

Now, you can access the Rate My College Food application locally. Enjoy exploring and rating college food!