Added helper files, documentation, small changes for running on a local machine

.gitignore

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+vendor

README.md

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+# The-PHP-Practitioner-Full-Source-Code
+
+## Setup On Your Local Machine
+1. Clone the repo
+2. Create the database using the mytodo.sql file by running each command separately.
+3. Update config.php for your database connection
+4. Run PHP's built-in webserver "php -S localhost:8000"
+5. View the website at http://localhost:8000
+
+## Add a new route
+1. open app > views > routes.php and add the new route either as a GET or POST route
+
+## Add a new view
+1. Open app > views and create a new view with '.view.php' file extension
+2. Open app > controllers and create a new controller
+3. You can use the helper functions located in core > helpers.php to render a view or apply a redirect (see. PagesController or UsersController for examples)

app/controllers/UsersController.php

@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ public function index()
     public function store()
     {
         App::get('database')->insert('users', [
-            'name' => $_POST['name']
+            'username' => $_POST['username'],
+            'password' => $_POST['password']
         ]);
 
         return redirect('users');
     }
-}
+}

app/views/users.view.php

@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
     <h1>All Users</h1>
 
 <?php foreach ($users as $user) : ?>
-    <li><?= $user->name; ?></li>
+    <li><?= $user->username; ?></li>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
 
-<h1>Submit Your Name</h1>
+<h1>Create and account!</h1>
 
 <form method="POST" action="/users">
-    <input name="name"></input>
+    Username:<input name="username"></input>
+    Password:<input name="password"></input>
     <button type="submit">Submit</button>
 </form>
 

core/helpers.php

@@ -22,3 +22,15 @@ function redirect($path)
 {
     header("Location: /{$path}");
 }
+
+/**
+ * pretty print of data
+ *
+ * @param  object $data
+ */
+function dd($data)
+{
+	echo '<pre>';
+	print_r($data);
+	echo '</pre';
+}

mytodo.sql

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+CREATE DATABASE mytodo;
+
+use mytodo;
+
+CREATE TABLE users (
+	user_id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, 
+	username VARCHAR(155) NOT NULL, 
+	password VARCHAR(155) NOT NULL, 
+	PRIMARY KEY(user_id)
+);