PHP Authentication System (Manual MVC)

A simple authentication system built with PHP using a manual MVC structure. Features include:

• User registration and login with password hashing
• Role-based access control (Admin/User/Editor)
• Real-time front-end form validation
• Secure session-based authentication

Requirements

XAMPP (PHP 7.4+ and MySQL)

Setup Instructions (XAMPP)

1. Clone or download this repo

   Place the project in your XAMPP htdocs folder:
   C:\xampp\htdocs\php-auth-mvc

2. Start Apache and MySQL via XAMPP Control Panel

3. Create a database

   • Open http://localhost/phpmyadmin
   • Create a new database (e.g., auth_system)
   • Import the provided .sql file

4. Configure the project

   • Open /app/config/config.php
   • Set your database credentials (DB name, user, password)

5. Visit the app

   • Open browser and go to:
     http://localhost/php-authentication-mvc/public