A LAMP full stack application to provide the basic framework of a social network called "The Bird". It was originally written for educational purposes and is used for ongoing instruction.
In its present form, the simple application provides for the following use cases:
- User registration with persistence to MYSQL database
- User sign in to access application
- User session management with login and logout
- Ability for users to review their own posts and the posts of others
- Ability for users to review hashtags of posts
- Users can see list of other users to follow
The application was originally developed in 2017 and was updated in 2024 to reflect PHP 7 with object-oriented programming. Of course, future refinements are possible and will be made as need arise. Composer was also added in 2024 to utilize modern PHP package management.