Second Day at ENATS not officially

Hello and welcome! 👋

I’m excited to share the details of my first day at ENATS, marking the beginning of my journey with this dynamic team.

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🗓️ First Day at ENATS

Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Today wasn’t officially my first day, but it felt like a fresh start. I arrived at 9:30 AM and dove straight into my previous task: building an API. After a brief period, my supervisor requested my original Class 10, 12, and graduation certificates. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my graduation certificate on hand, so I provided the other two and continued my work on my personal laptop.

Later, I was issued a company laptop. While it had some performance limitations, it was functional enough to handle the tasks ahead. I began setting up the development environment.

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🛠️ Setting Up the Development Environment

The first step was to install PHP, XAMPP, Laravel, and Composer. During this process, I encountered several challenges, but perseverance paid off. The main hurdle was integrating Laravel Sanctum for token-based authentication.

🔐 Laravel Sanctum Integration

Laravel Sanctum provides a simple method of authenticating Single Page Applications (SPAs) and APIs. However, I faced compatibility issues due to the version mismatch between the latest Laravel and Sanctum. The latest Laravel version has updated its authentication methods, which required additional configuration.

To resolve this, I opted to work with an older version of Laravel, as suggested by my colleagues. This version is more compatible with Sanctum and has a straightforward setup process.

Despite facing multiple issues during installation, I successfully created a project with login, logout, and registration routes by the evening. The remaining routes will be tackled tomorrow.

“Curious about setting up Laravel Sanctum or facing similar challenges? Drop a comment below, and let’s discuss!”