Simple User Authentication System with PHP

This project is a simple user authentication system built with PHP, MySQL, and Bootstrap. It includes functionalities for user registration, login, and logout.

Features

• User Registration
• User Login
• User Logout
• Password Hashing
• Session Management

Prerequisites

• PHP 8.2 or higher
• MySQL 8.1 or higher
• Composer
• WAMP or any other local server environment

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/chakerncb/Simple-User-Authentication-System-With-PHP.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd Simple-User-Authentication-System-With-PHP

3. Install dependencies using Composer:

   composer install

4. Create a .env file from the example file and configure your database settings:

   cp .env.example .env

5. Import the database schema:

   • Open your MySQL client and run the SQL script located at database.sql.

6. Start your local server and navigate to the project directory in your browser.

Usage

• Register: Navigate to register.php to create a new account.
• Login: Navigate to login.php to log in with your credentials.
• Dashboard: After logging in, you will be redirected to index.php, which is the user dashboard.
• Logout: Click the logout button on the dashboard to end your session.

File Structure

• auth/: Contains authentication scripts for login, logout, and registration.
• config/: Contains the database configuration file.
• assets/: Contains Bootstrap CSS and JS files.
• index.php: The user dashboard.
• login.php: The login page.
• register.php: The registration page.
• database.sql: The SQL script to set up the database schema.
• .env.example: Example environment configuration file.