SMF Faker Generator

This package is designed to populate database tables with fake SMF and Light Portal data.

Usage

• Extract the package files into any directory.

• Get the API on the website https://www.pexels.com/api/api-key/ (for generating random images).

• Configure the database connection parameters in the .env file (see the example in .env.example).

• Specify PEXELS_API_KEY there.

• Select what to generate in the database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php file.

• Run the following commands in the console:

  composer install

  php artisan migrate:fresh --seed

• Create snapshots for specific tables or for the entire database:

  php artisan snapshot:create --table=smf_boards

  php artisan snapshot:create

• After that, you can import the required data into your real forum database.