https://github.com/rifatxtra/simple-blog-php-mysql-project

A full-featured Blog CMS,, built from scratch with pure, object-oriented PHP and a MySQL database. The project follows the MVC pattern, featuring a secure admin panel with full CRUD operations for posts, image uploads, pagination, and dynamic settings management. It implements a custom router with clean URLs (via .htaccess )
https://github.com/rifatxtra/simple-blog-php-mysql-project

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A full-featured Blog CMS,, built from scratch with pure, object-oriented PHP and a MySQL database. The project follows the MVC pattern, featuring a secure admin panel with full CRUD operations for posts, image uploads, pagination, and dynamic settings management. It implements a custom router with clean URLs (via .htaccess )

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/rifatxtra/simple-blog-php-mysql-project
• Owner: rifatxtra
• Created: 2025-09-04T05:23:30.000Z (5 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-09-04T05:57:55.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-09-04T07:13:05.262Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: oop-php, php, php-blog-cms, php-blogging-website
• Language: PHP
• Homepage: https://cmc-blog.rifatxtra.com/
• Size: 806 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: readme.md

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README

          
# 📝 Blog Platform

This is a PHP-based blog platform with an admin panel for content management. The application features a responsive design, pagination, image uploads, and a clean user interface.

### Video Demonstration

A YouTube video demonstration will be added to this section to showcase the functionality of the Lemon Hive blog platform.

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## ✨ Features

* **Public Blog**: View blog posts with pagination.

* **Individual Blog Pages**: A detailed view for each blog post is available.

* **Admin Panel**: Includes a secure login system for content management.

* **CRUD Operations**: Create, read, update, and delete blog posts.

* **Settings Management**: Configure the number of posts displayed per page.

* **Image Handling**: Upload and manage images for blog posts.

* **Responsive Design**: The platform is designed to work on both desktop and mobile devices.

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## 💻 Requirements

* PHP 7.4 or higher

* MySQL 5.7 or higher

* Apache web server with `mod_rewrite` enabled

* Composer (for autoloading)

---

## 🚀 Setup and Installation

Follow these steps to get the project running on your local machine.

1.  **Clone or download the project** files to your web server directory.

2.  **Create the Database**:

    * Create a new MySQL database named `lemon_hive`.

    * [cite_start]Import the SQL structure from the `lemon_hive.sql` file. 

3.  **Configure Database Connection**:

    * [cite_start]Open the `Database/Database.php` file. 

    * [cite_start]Update the database credentials if they differ from the defaults: 

        ```php

        private $host='localhost';

        private $db_name='lemon_hive';

        private $username='root';

        private $password='mysql';

        ```

4.  **Set Up File Permissions**:

    * [cite_start]Ensure the `uploads/` directory exists and is writable by the web server. 

5.  **Configure URL Rewriting**:

    * Ensure the `mod_rewrite` module is enabled in your Apache configuration.

    * [cite_start]The project includes a `.htaccess` file for URL routing. 

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## 🛠️ Usage

### Admin Access

* **URL**: `/admin/log-in`

* **Username**: `lemon`

* **Password**: `lemon`

### For Visitors

* Visit the homepage to see all blog posts.

* Click on a post title or "Read More" to view the full article.

* Use pagination controls to navigate through posts.

### For Administrators

* Log in at `/admin/log-in`.

* **Dashboard (`/admin/dashboard`)**:

    * View all posts in a table.

    * Edit or delete existing posts.

* **Create New Posts**:

    * Click "Create new post" on the dashboard.

    * Fill in the title, description, and upload an image.

    * Submit to publish.

* **Settings (`/admin/setting`)**:

    * Configure the number of posts per page.

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## 📂 Project Structure

```text

root/

├── assets/

│   ├── CSS/

│   │   └── main.css          # Styles and fonts

│   └── images/

│       └── main.jpg          # Logo image

├── Controllers/              # Application controllers

│   ├── AdminController.php

│   ├── BlogController.php

│   └── HomeController.php

├── Database/

│   └── Database.php          # Database connection

├── Models/                   # Data models

│   ├── Admin.php

│   ├── Blog.php

│   └── Setting.php

├── uploads/                  # Blog post images

├── Views/

│   ├── Admin/                # Admin panel views

│   │   ├── CreateNewPost.php

│   │   ├── Dashboard.php

│   │   ├── Login.php

│   │   └── Setting.php

│   ├── Layout/

│   │   └── PublicLayout.php  # Main layout template

│   ├── Blog.php              # Single blog post view

│   └── Home.php              # Homepage view

├── .htaccess                 # URL rewriting rules

├── autoload.php              # Class autoloader

├── index.php                 # Main application entry point

├── lemon_hive.sql            # Database schema

└── RequestHandler.php        # Request handling utility