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+name: Laravel
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+
+jobs:
+  laravel-tests:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2  # Updated action version for potential improvements and security updates
+      with:
+        php-version: '8.2'
+        extensions: mysql  # Explicitly install the MySQL extension
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Copy .env
+      run: php -r "file_exists('.env') || copy('.env.example', '.env');"
+    - name: Install Dependencies
+      run: composer install --no-interaction --no-dev # Removed -q, --no-ansi, --no-progress, --prefer-dist for better debugging. --no-dev is important
+    - name: Generate Application Key
+      run: php artisan key:generate --force # Added --force to avoid prompts in CI
+    - name: Set Directory Permissions
+      run: chmod -R 777 storage bootstrap/cache
+    - name: Create and Migrate Database (MySQL)
+      env:
+        DB_CONNECTION: mysql
+        DB_HOST: 127.0.0.1 # Or your MySQL host
+        DB_PORT: 3306 # Or your MySQL port
+        DB_DATABASE: tks_edu_lynk # Replace with your DB name
+        DB_USERNAME: root # Replace with your DB user
+        DB_PASSWORD: "" # Replace with your DB password or use secrets
+      run: |
+        # Start MySQL service (if not already running) - Adjust if needed based on your CI environment
+        sudo systemctl start mysql  # or mysqld --initialize-insecure --user=mysql if you are initializing it.
+        mysql -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS ${DB_DATABASE};" -u ${DB_USERNAME} -p${DB_PASSWORD}
+        php artisan migrate --seed # Added --seed if you have seeders and needs to run them.
+    - name: Run Tests
+      env:
+        DB_CONNECTION: mysql
+        DB_HOST: 127.0.0.1 # Or your MySQL host
+        DB_PORT: 3306 # Or your MySQL port
+        DB_DATABASE: tks_edu_lynk # Replace with your DB name
+        DB_USERNAME: root # Replace with your DB user
+        DB_PASSWORD: "" # Replace with your DB password or use secrets
+      run: php artisan test