AliStack Library Management System

A complete, fully functional Library Management System built with PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Features

• Student Module: Register, login, search books, reserve books, view borrowing history
• Librarian Module: Manage reservations, issue/return books, view notifications, manage inventory
• Admin Module: User management, system monitoring, reports and analytics

Requirements

• XAMPP/WAMP/LAMP with PHP 7.4+
• MySQL 5.7+
• Web browser

Installation

1. Setup Database

1. Open phpMyAdmin (http://localhost/phpmyadmin)
2. Create a new database named alistack_lms
3. Import the database.sql file

2. Configure Database Connection

The database configuration is in config/database.php:

define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_USER', 'root');
define('DB_PASS', '');
define('DB_NAME', 'alistack_lms');

Update these values if your MySQL credentials are different.

3. Run the Application

1. Start Apache and MySQL in XAMPP/WAMP
2. Open browser and navigate to: http://localhost/Library_Management_System/

Demo Accounts

Role	Email	Password
Admin	admin@alistack.com	password
Librarian	librarian@alistack.com	password
Student	john.doe@student.com	password
Student	jane.smith@student.com	password

Project Structure

alistack_lms/
├── config/
│   └── database.php       # Database configuration
├── includes/
│   ├── header.php         # Common header
│   ├── footer.php         # Common footer
│   ├── auth.php           # Authentication functions
│   └── functions.php      # Core functions
├── admin/
│   ├── dashboard.php      # Admin dashboard
│   ├── users.php          # User management
│   └── reports.php        # Reports & analytics
├── librarian/
│   ├── dashboard.php      # Librarian dashboard
│   ├── issue_book.php     # Issue books
│   ├── return_book.php    # Return books
│   ├── books.php          # Book inventory
│   └── mark_notification.php
├── student/
│   ├── dashboard.php      # Student dashboard
│   ├── search.php         # Search books
│   ├── my_books.php       # My books
│   ├── reserve_book.php   # Reserve book
│   └── cancel_reservation.php
├── assets/
│   ├── css/style.css      # Styles
│   └── js/main.js         # JavaScript
├── index.php              # Landing page
├── login.php             # Login page
├── register.php           # Registration page
├── logout.php             # Logout page
└── database.sql           # Database schema with sample data

Security Features

• Password hashing using PHP's password_hash()
• Prepared statements to prevent SQL injection
• Session-based authentication
• CSRF token validation on forms
• Input sanitization

Default Password

All demo accounts use: password

License

Developed by Ali Stack