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+# Plain PHP and MySQL MVC Pattern OOP Advanced CMS Blog Application/System
+A plain PHP and MySQL advanced blog application which follows the MVC Design Pattern (Model-View-Controller Architecture) (Separation of Concerns), and is completely Object-oriented (OOP). This project script is written entirely in plain PHP and aims to demonstrate the implementation of a blog system without relying on any external libraries or frameworks.
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+Frontend technologies used: jQuery and Bootstrap (Responsive Design/Mobile First Design).
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+## Screenshots:
+***Blog post***
+![blog-post](https://github.com/AhmedYahyaE/plain-php-mvc-oop-blog/assets/118033266/561f5609-39f6-4f8d-b5df-e3c2e86b99df)
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+## Features:
+1- User Registration, Authentication and Authorization.
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+2- Both Server-side and Client-side Validation.
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+3- Login System (Session Management).
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+4- CRUD Operations.
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+5- Admin Panel for the website owner (interactive Dashboard, user registration approval, member commemt approval, item and category approval, ...).
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+6- User Roles and Permissions.
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+7- File Upload.
+
+## Application URLs:
+1- Frontend: The public-facing website can be accessed at https://www.domain-example.com/index.php. This is where customers/users/members can browse products/items, add items to their cart, and comment on existing products, ...
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+2- Admin Panel: The Admin Panel for managing the E-commerce website is available at https://www.domain-example.com/admin/index.php. This is a secure area accessible only to authorized administrators. It provides functionalities for managing products/items, categories, orders, and user accounts and comments.
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+## Installation & Configuration:
+1- Clone the project or download it.
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+2- Create a MySQL database named **\`shop\`** and import the database schema from [shop database - PhpMyAdmin Export.sql](<Database - shop/shop database - PhpMyAdmin Export.sql>) SQL Dump file. Navigate to '**`Database - shop`**/**`shop database - PhpMyAdmin Export.sql`**' SQL Dump file.
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+3- Navigate to the database connection configuration file in '**`admin/connect.php`**' file and configure/edit the file according to your MySQL credentials.
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+4- Navigate to the project root directory by using the **`cd`** terminal command, and then start your PHP built-in Development Web Server by running the command: **`php -S localhost:8000`**.
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+5- In your browser, go to http://localhost:8000/index.php (**Frontend**) and http://localhost:8000/admin/index.php (**Admin Panel**).
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+6- A ready-to-use registered user account credentials (for both **Frontend** and **Admin Panel**):
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+> **Username**: **Ahmed**, **Password**: **123456**
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+## Contribution:
+Contributions to my plain PHP/MySQL E-commerce application are most welcome! If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvements or want to add new features, please open an issue or submit a pull request.