Secure Application

A secure web application with PHP backend and JavaScript frontend featuring authentication, data management, and modern UI.

Features

• User registration and login with secure password handling
• CSRF protection
• SQL injection prevention (PDO prepared statements)
• XSS protection
• Real-time form validation
• Password strength requirements
• Show/hide password toggle
• Responsive dark theme UI

Tech Stack

• Backend: PHP 8+ with PostgreSQL
• Frontend: Vanilla JavaScript, HTML, CSS
• Database: PostgreSQL

Requirements

• PHP 8.0+
• PostgreSQL
• Node.js (for formatting/linting)

Setup

1. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   composer install

2. Configure database: Copy .env.example to .env and update with your database credentials:

   DB_HOST=localhost
   DB_NAME=securecode
   DB_USER=your_username
   DB_PASSWORD=your_password
   DB_PORT=5432
   

3. Create database:

   psql -h localhost -U your_username -d postgres -c "CREATE DATABASE securecode;"

4. Run migrations:

   psql -h localhost -U your_username -d securecode -f config/schema.sql

5. Start development server:

   php -S localhost:8000 -t public

6. Access the app: http://localhost:8000

Development

• Format code: npm run format
• Lint code: npm run lint

Project Structure

├── config/
│   ├── database.php      # Database connection & helpers
│   └── schema.sql       # Database schema
├── api/
│   └── index.php       # API endpoints
├── public/
│   ├── index.php       # Router
│   ├── views/          # Page templates
│   ├── js/             # JavaScript files
│   └── styles/         # CSS files
└── .env.example        # Environment template

Password Requirements

• Minimum 8 characters
• At least one uppercase letter
• At least one lowercase letter
• At least one number
• At least one special character