School Project (2023): Simple Web Blog

A simple web blog written in PHP, using Composer for dependency management.
This project was completed as part of a school assignment in 2023.

Note: This project will not continue its development.

Features

• User-friendly blog interface
• Create, edit, and delete posts
• Display blog posts with author and date
• Responsive design with CSS
• MVC structure for easy maintenance
• Composer-powered package management

Technologies Used

• PHP (87.1%)
• CSS (12.9%)
• Composer for PHP package management

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• PHP >= 7.4
• Composer installed
• Web server (Apache, Nginx, etc.)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/mehdirexon/simple-web-blog.git
   cd simple-web-blog

2. Install dependencies:

   composer install

3. Configure your web server:

   • Point your server's document root to the public/ directory if present.
   • Ensure .htaccess is enabled for pretty URLs (if using Apache).

4. Setup database (if required):

   • Create a database for the blog.
   • Update configuration files with your DB credentials (see below).

Configuration

Update any configuration files such as .env or /config to match your environment.
Example .env variables:

DB_HOST=localhost
DB_NAME=your_db_name
DB_USER=your_db_user
DB_PASS=your_db_password

Running Locally

If you have PHP installed, you can run the built-in server for local development:

php -S localhost:8000 -t public

Then open http://localhost:8000 in your browser.

Folder Structure

simple-web-blog/
├── public/        # Publicly accessible files (index.php, assets)
├── src/           # Application source code (controllers, models, views)
├── config/        # Configuration files
├── vendor/        # Composer dependencies
├── composer.json  # Composer config
└── README.md      # Project documentation

Usage

1. Access the homepage to view all blog posts.
2. Login or register to create your own posts (if authentication is implemented).
3. Browse, create, edit, or delete posts.

License

This project is for educational purposes and does not offer any warranty.
You may reuse or modify it according to your needs.

Author

Made by mehdirexon

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This web blog was created as a school project in 2023. Development will not continue.