Car Rental System – C# WinForms

A simple desktop-based Car Rental Management System built using C# WinForms and .NET Framework. This system was developed as an academic project during my second year, second semester.

🛠 Features

• 🔐 User login authentication
• 🚗 Vehicle management (Add, Edit, Delete)
• 👥 Customer records
• 📅 Rental booking and return tracking
• 💵 Basic payment tracking
• 📄 Print rental receipt
• 🧾 Maintenance records

📁 Technologies Used

• C# (.NET Framework)
• Windows Forms (WinForms)
• MySQL via XAMPP (MariaDB)
• Visual Studio

💡 How to Run

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/car-rental-winforms.git

2. Open the .sln file in Visual Studio.

3. Restore any missing NuGet packages (if applicable).

4. Update the connection string in the config file (if you’re using a local DB).

5. Run the project using Start (F5).

🚧 Project Status

This was a student project and may still contain legacy or unoptimized code. Future plans include:

• Code refactoring for better readability
• UI/UX improvements
• Modernizing with WPF / .NET Core or MAUI (optional)

🧑‍💻 Author

Clarence Sabangan
Built during 2nd year, 2nd semester as part of my school project.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.
Feel free to customize and improve it!