Web Application Using PHP & MySQL

📌 Project Overview

This project is a simple web application built with PHP and MySQL, designed to demonstrate the following:

• Setting up a local development environment.
• Performing CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations.
• Implementing user authentication.
• Adding search and pagination features.
• Securing the application with prepared statements, form validation, and role-based access control.

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🎯 Objectives

• ✅ Set up a local PHP development environment.
• ✅ Use Git and GitHub for version control.
• ✅ Build a functional CRUD application.
• ✅ Implement user authentication.
• ✅ Enhance the app with search, pagination, and improved UI.
• ✅ Secure the app against common web vulnerabilities.
• ✅ Deliver a complete, tested final project.

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🗂️ Project Structure

project-root/

│

├── index.php(blogpost.php)

├── db.php

├── /includes

│ ├── header.php

│ ├── footer.php

│ └── ...

├── /auth

│ ├── register.php

│ ├── login.php

│ ├── logout.php

├── /posts

│ ├── create.php

│ ├── read.php

│ ├── update.php

│ ├── delete.php

├── README.md

└── ...

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⚙️ Setup Instructions

1️⃣ Install Local Server Environment

• Download and install XAMPP, WAMP, or MAMP.
• Start Apache and MySQL services.
• Access http://localhost to verify.

2️⃣ Install Code Editor

• Recommended: Visual Studio Code or Sublime Text.
• Add relevant PHP extensions for syntax highlighting and debugging.

3️⃣ Set Up Version Control

• Install Git.
• Create a GitHub account.
• Clone this repository or initialize one in your project folder:

  git init
  git remote add origin https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/YOUR_REPO.git
  

Make your first commit: git add .

git commit -m "Initial commit: Project structure setup"

git push -u origin main

🗃️ Database Setup Create a MySQL database named blog.

Tables:

users — (id, username, password, role)

posts — (id, title, content, created_at)

🚀 Features

✅ Basic CRUD

Add new posts.

View all posts.

Edit posts.

Delete posts.

🔒 User Authentication

User registration & login.

Password hashing.

Session management.

🔎 Search & Pagination

Search posts by title/content.

Paginated posts list.

🔐 Security

Prepared Statements with PDO/MySQLi.

Server-side & client-side form validation.

Role-based access control (admin, editor, etc.).

📅 Project Timeline

Task	Description	Timeline
Task 1	Environment Setup	3 Days
Task 2	Basic CRUD Application	10 Days
Task 3	Advanced Features (Search, Pagination, UI)	10 Days
Task 4	Security Enhancements	10 Days
Task 5	Final Integration & Testing	12 Days

✅ Deliverables

✔️ Local server environment ready.

✔️ Version-controlled project repository.

✔️ Fully functional CRUD application with authentication.

✔️ Search and pagination features.

✔️ Secure code with prepared statements and validation.

✔️ Documentation for database and security measures.

📚 Documentation

Database schema: see docs/database_schema.sql

Security notes: see docs/security.md

🤝 Contributing

Pull requests and improvements are welcome!

Please fork this repository, create a branch, and submit a pull request.

📄 License

This project is for educational purposes. Feel free to modify and reuse.