diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index fbb3f79..c5fb367 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LOG_CHANNEL=stack
 LOG_DEPRECATIONS_CHANNEL=null
 LOG_LEVEL=debug
 
-DB_CONNECTION=mysql
+DB_CONNECTION=sqlite
 DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
 DB_PORT=3306
 DB_DATABASE=expense_tracker
diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a16efe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
+  RewriteEngine On
+  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^public/
+  RewriteRule ^(.*)$ public/$1 [L] #relative substitution
+</IfModule>
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fb6379
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Laravel - A PHP Framework For Web Artisans
+ *
+ * @package  Laravel
+ * @author   Taylor Otwell <taylor@laravel.com>
+ */
+
+$uri = urldecode(
+    parse_url($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], PHP_URL_PATH)
+);
+
+// This file allows us to emulate Apache's "mod_rewrite" functionality from the
+// built-in PHP web server. This provides a convenient way to test a Laravel
+// application without having installed a "real" web server software here.
+if ($uri !== '/' && file_exists(__DIR__.'/public'.$uri)) {
+    return false;
+}
+
+require_once __DIR__.'/public/index.php';