📝 Simple PHP Blog with Admin Dashboard

A lightweight PHP blog system built without frameworks. Ideal for beginners who want to learn the full stack (PHP + MySQL + Bootstrap) while practicing CRUD, session handling, image upload, and basic security.

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🚀 Features

• 🧑‍💼 Admin authentication (session-based login)
• 📝 Create, read, update, and delete blog posts
• 🖼️ Image upload support with preview
• ✍️ Rich text editor with TinyMCE
• 🕓 "Time ago" formatted timestamps (Posted 5 mins ago)
• 🔍 Admin search, date filters (month/year), and pagination
• 🧼 Input validation and flash messages
• ⚙️ Built with vanilla PHP, PDO (MySQL), and Bootstrap

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📂 Folder Structure

/simple_blog/
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├── admin/               # Admin-only logic (login/logout)
│   ├── auth.php         # Login/auth protection middleware
│   └── login.php        # Admin login page
│
├── classes/
│   └── Blog.php         # Main blog logic (DB operations, helpers)
│
├── helpers/
│   └── flash.php        # Flash message system
│
├── uploads/             # Uploaded post images
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├── blog.sql             # Database schema
├── create.php           # Create new post
├── edit.php             # Edit a post
├── delete.php           # Delete post by ID
├── index.php            # List all posts (public)
├── post.php             # View a single post
├── logout.php           # Destroy session and redirect
├── db.php               # PDO DB connection
└── README.md            # You're reading this

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🔧 Setup Instructions

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/simple-php-blog.git
cd simple-php-blog

2. Import the Database

1. Open phpMyAdmin or your MySQL client.
2. Create a new database (e.g. simple_blog)
3. Import the blog.sql file included in the root directory.

3. Configure Database

Update your db.php file with your database credentials:

$pdo = new PDO("mysql:host=localhost;dbname=simple_blog", "root", "");

4. Start the Development Server

php -S localhost:8000

Then open your browser and visit: http://localhost:8000

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🔐 Admin Login

To access the admin dashboard:

• URL: http://localhost:8000/admin/login.php
• Default credentials:

Username: admin
Password: 1234

⚠️ These are hardcoded in admin/login.php. You can update them or add a proper login system later.

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☁️ Deploy to Hosting

🅿️ Shared Hosting / cPanel

1. Upload all files to public_html/ or a subfolder.
2. Import blog.sql using phpMyAdmin.
3. Edit db.php with your host's credentials.

🐘 XAMPP / Localhost

1. Copy the project to htdocs/
2. Start Apache and MySQL from XAMPP
3. Open http://localhost/simple-php-blog

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🖼️ Screenshots

Home Page	Rich Text Editor

Admin View	Post View

Post List

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🙋‍♂️ Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

📄 License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.

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🧠 Built by learners, for learners. Happy coding!