PHP Auth System

This is a simple PHP authentication system using PDO and MySQL.
It includes user registration, login, role-based redirection, and a basic dashboard for admin users.

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Screenshots

Login Page

Register Page

Index Page (User)

Admin Dashboard

Project Structure

• index.php – Home page, displays welcome message
• login.php – Login form page
• register.php – Registration form page
• dashboard.php – Admin dashboard page

includes/

• db.php – Database connection using PDO
• auth.php – Session and role-based access control
• process_login.php – Handles login form submission
• process_register.php – Handles registration form submission

assets/css/

• style.css – Styling for login, register, index, and dashboard pages

database/

• php-auth-system.sql – SQL file to create users table

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Features

• User registration with name, email, password, and role (user or admin)
• Secure password hashing using password_hash()
• Role-based redirection:
  • admin → dashboard.php
  • user → index.php
• Session management to protect pages
• Simple and clean responsive UI using CSS
• Database schema included for easy setup

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Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/php-auth-system.git

2. Import the database:

   • Open phpMyAdmin or MySQL client
   • Import database/php-auth-system.sql

3. Configure database connection in includes/db.php:

$localhost = "localhost";
$username = "root";
$password = "";
$dbname = "php-auth-system";

4. Start your local server and open:

http://localhost/php-auth-system/index.php

Notes

• No external frameworks are used, only vanilla PHP, HTML, CSS, and MySQL.
• Passwords are securely hashed.