Expense Tracker - Laravel Financial Management

Expense Tracker is a premium, high-performance financial management application built with the latest Laravel 12 framework. Designed for both businesses and individuals, it provides a 360-degree solution to track income, expenses, budgets, and employee records with a robust Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) system. Whether you are managing a small business or your personal finances, this script offers a professional and secure way to monitor your cash flow.

Main Modules:

• Intelligent Dashboard: Real-time financial analytics with interactive charts.
• Transaction Management: Full-cycle tracking of Income & Expenses.
• Strategic Budgeting: Set monthly/yearly limits and track spending performance.
• Employee Management: Manage staff records with CSV export & Image uploads.
• Advanced RBAC: Module-wise permissions (View, Create, Edit, Delete, Approve).
• Approval Workflow: Built-in Approve/Reject system for all transactions.
• Financial Classification: Multi-category support for deep organization.
• Smart Reporting: Exportable reports filtered by Date, Category, or Employee.
• White-label Branding: Dynamic Logo, Favicon, Currency, and UI Color settings.

Server Requirements:

• PHP Version: 8.2 or higher
• Database: MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.3+
• Required Extensions: BCMath, Ctype, Fileinfo, JSON, Mbstring, OpenSSL, PDO, Tokenizer, XML, Zip

What You Get:

• Full Laravel 12 Source Code
• Database SQL File
• Complete HTML Documentation
• Future Updates & Support

Features

• Built with Latest Laravel 12.x Framework
• Advanced Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Income & Expense Tracking with Categories
• Monthly & Yearly Budgeting with Progress Tracking
• Transaction Approval/Reject Workflow System
• Employee Records Management with Image Uploads
• Real-time Financial Analytics Dashboard
• Smart Reporting (Exportable by Date/Category)
• White-label Branding (Logo, Favicon, Currency)
• Fully Responsive UI (Bootstrap 5 & Blade)
• Secure Database & Clean Code Architecture
• One-Click CSV Export for Data Management

Requirements

Server Requirements:

• PHP Version: 8.2 or Higher
• Database: MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.3+
• Web Server: Apache or Nginx

Required PHP Extensions:

• BCMath PHP Extension
• Ctype PHP Extension
• Fileinfo PHP Extension
• JSON PHP Extension
• Mbstring PHP Extension
• OpenSSL PHP Extension
• PDO PHP Extension
• Tokenizer PHP Extension
• XML PHP Extension
• Zip PHP Extension
• GD PHP Extension (For Image processing)

Instructions

Installation Instructions:

Follow these steps to deploy the application on your server (Shared Hosting, VPS, or Localhost): 1. Upload & Extract: Upload the Source_Code.zip file to your server's root directory (e.g., public_html) and extract it. 2. Database Setup: Create a new MySQL database via your hosting control panel (cPanel/DirectAdmin) and import the provided database.sql file from the SQL_File folder. 3. Environment Configuration: Rename .env.example to .env and update your database credentials:

• DB_DATABASE=your_db_name
• DB_USERNAME=your_db_user
• DB_PASSWORD=your_db_password

4. Install Dependencies: Open your terminal (SSH) in the project root and run: composer install --no-dev 5. Generate App Key: Run the following command to secure your application: php artisan key:generate 6. Storage Link: To make images/uploads visible, run: php artisan storage:link 7. Access the App: Visit your domain URL.

• Default Admin Email: super@email.com
• Default Password: 12345678