🎓 StudyMate - Peer Tutoring & Academic Session Management System

StudyMate is a modern, responsive web application designed to connect university students with qualified peer tutors. It streamlines booking tutoring sessions, scheduling, reviewing tutors, and administrative oversight.

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✨ Features

• 🎓 Learner Portal:

  • Browse and filter verified tutors by Subject, Faculty, and Department.
  • Book 1-on-1 tutoring sessions with custom topic notes.
  • Real-time notification updates & session schedule calendar.
  • Rating & Review system for completed sessions.

• 👨‍🏫 Tutor Portal:

  • Weekly recurring availability schedule manager.
  • Interactive booking request dashboard (Accept, Decline with reasons, Reschedule time).
  • Meeting platform & video link integration (Google Meet, Zoom, Teams).
  • Subject request manager (Request new course modules for admin approval).

• 🛡️ Admin Control Panel:

  • System-wide metric statistics dashboard (Today's sessions, weekly stats, active users).
  • Multi-filter & date-sorted session booking management with inspection & deletion.
  • Subject request review & automated module creation workflow.
  • User & Tutor account management.

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🛠️ Technology Stack

• Frontend: HTML5, Vanilla CSS3 (Custom Design System with Glassmorphism & Dark Palette), JavaScript (ES6+)
• Backend: PHP 8.x (OOP, PDO Singleton, CSRF Protection, Prepared Statements)
• Database: MySQL / MariaDB (Normalized Schema with Foreign Key Constraints & Automated Triggers)

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🚀 Quick Setup & Installation

Prerequisites

• XAMPP / WAMP / MAMP (PHP 8.0+ & MySQL)
• Web Browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox)

Steps

1. Clone or Download the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/Study_Mate.git

2. Move Project to Local Server Webroot:

   • Place the Study_Mate directory inside C:\xampp\htdocs\Study_Mate.

3. Import Database:

   • Open phpMyAdmin (http://localhost/phpmyadmin).
   • Create a new database named studymate_db.
   • Import the deploy_database.sql file provided in the repository root.

4. Run Application:

   • Open your browser and navigate to: http://localhost/Study_Mate

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🔒 Security Features

• CSRF token validation on all POST requests.
• Password hashing using password_hash() (BCRYPT).
• SQL Injection protection via PDO Prepared Statements.
• Role-based authorization middleware (Learner, Tutor, Admin).
• HTML entity sanitization on outputs.

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📄 License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.