PG Life Website

Introduction

Welcome to the PG Life website repository! This website is designed to provide a platform for postgraduate students to explore various resources.

Getting Started

To run this website locally on your machine using XAMPP, follow these steps:

1. Download XAMPP: Download and install XAMPP, a free and open-source cross-platform web server solution stack package.

2. Setup in XAMPP:

   • Locate your XAMPP installation directory and navigate to the htdocs folder.
   • Create a new folder named pglife within the htdocs folder.
   • Copy all the contents of this repository into the pglife folder you just created.

3. Database Setup:

   • Open XAMPP Control Panel and start the Apache and MySQL services.
   • In your web browser, navigate to http://localhost/phpmyadmin.
   • Create a new database named pglife.
   • Import the provided SQL file pglife tables.sql to create all the necessary tables in the pglife database.
   • Import the provided dummy data SQL file dummy_data.sql to populate the tables with sample data.

4. Database Connection:

   • Navigate to the includes folder within the pglife directory.
   • Open the database_connect.php file.
   • Modify the mysqli_connect function parameters:
     • Replace your_password with your database password (if applicable).
     • Replace pglife with your database name (if different).

5. Accessing the Website:

   • Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/pglife.

Usage

Once the setup is complete, you can access the PG Life website locally and explore its features.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have any suggestions, bug fixes, or improvements, feel free to submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Contact

If you have any questions or need further assistance, feel free to contact us at darshanmrd17@gmail.com.

Thank you for using the PG Life website! 🎓✨