INNEX CPANEL DEPLOYMENT
1. Use PHP 8.2 or later with required extensions and Composer 2.
2. Create a MySQL database/user and assign all privileges for that database.
3. Upload INNEX outside public_html when possible, for example /home/account/innex.
4. Point the domain/subdomain document root to /home/account/innex/public.
5. Copy .env.example to .env. Set APP_ENV=production, APP_DEBUG=false, APP_URL=https://your-domain, INNEX_DEMO_DATA=false, and database credentials.
6. Run: composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader
7. Run: php artisan key:generate --force
8. Run: php artisan migrate --force
9. For the initial Superadmin only, run: php artisan db:seed --force. Immediately change the default password.
10. Make storage and bootstrap/cache writable by the web server.
11. Run: php artisan config:cache && php artisan route:cache && php artisan view:cache
12. Enforce HTTPS. Never expose .env, vendor internals, logs, private project files, or database backups.
13. Back up the database and storage/app/private together. Test restoration regularly.