install issue - key generation fails

[JustinWebDev]

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Version Info

• KChat version: latest
• PHP version: 8.1
• MySQL version: 8
• Web server (Ex. Apache, nginx or IIS?) : ?
• OS name and version: Mint 21

Expected Behavior

key generation works

Actual Behavior

key generation fails with /kchat/vendor/autoload.php - no such file in /kchat/artisan on line 18 vendor folder does not exist

Steps to Reproduce

install with: composer create-project php-kchat/kchat edit .env file run: php artisan key:generate

Error Log

[GaneshKandu]

Look like composer create-project php-kchat/kchat was not successful. delete and try again installing

or just delete vendor folder and composer.lock file and run composer install

[JustinWebDev]

Well, I can't delete the vendor folder because the problem is the vendor folder is missing.

I started over and used composer install. Thanks.