API COMPONENT

Prerequisite installations for use:

 -Node.js and npm(https://nodejs.org/en/)
 -mySQL server configured as shown below(https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/installer/)
 -express, cors, and mySQL downloaded using npm

NPM INSTALLATION COMMAND

<--------------------------------------------------------> npm install express cors mysql <-------------------------------------------------------->

MySQL SERVER CONFIG:

DATABASE CONFIG:

<-------------IN MYSQL COMMAND LINE PROMPT(CLI)-----------> CREATE DATABASE ; USE ; <--------------------------------------------------------->

TABLE CONFIG:

<-------------IN MYSQL COMMAND LINE PROMPT(CLI)-----------> CREATE TABLE users ( id int(11) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT, name varchar(255) NOT NULL, password varchar(255) );

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React Native Installation:

 - https://reactnative.dev/docs/environment-setup
 - watch this vid from 6:05 for a walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oorfevovPWw&ab_channel=notJust%E2%80%A4dev 
      -if: 'choco' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
      - use most upvoted answer from: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47861537/choco-command-not-recognized-when-run-as-administrator-on-windows

git add (filename)

git commit -m "message"

git push