SmartAttend – Laravel 8 Student Attendance System

SmartAttend is a complete student attendance management system
built with Laravel 8. It allows schools, universities, and training centers to
track student attendance using QR codes or manual input. The system also
includes Excel import/export, visual statistics with charts, and an easy-to-use
admin panel.

Feature:

• QR code & manual attendance
• Admin login with role-based access
• Manage classes, subjects, students, teachers, and schedules
• Bulk QR code download (individual or by class)
• Import/export student data via Excel (Laravel Excel)
• Attendance reports with visual charts
• Edit user profiles and site settings
• Pagination, mass update/delete
• Responsive UI (Bootstrap + SB Admin 2)

Requirements:

• PHP 7.4 or higher
• MySQL or MariaDB
• Composer
• Web server (Apache, Nginx, etc.)
• Laravel 8 compatible environment
• Node.js & NPM (optional)

1. Extract the ZIP file.
2. Copy `.env.example` to `.env` and update your database credentials.
3. Run `composer install` to install PHP dependencies.
4. Run `php artisan key:generate` to generate app key.
5. Run `php artisan migrate --seed` to setup database tables and seed data.
6. Run `php artisan storage:link` to link storage folder.
7. (Optional) Run `npm install && npm run dev` if you want to compile assets.
8. Access the app via your browser at your domain or localhost.
9. Login with:
10. Email:

• [email protected]
• Password: admin123