Multilingual Children's (online) library - SIDE PROJECT

ProOktatas Full-stack Developer bootcamp - BACKEND MODULE

Introduction

During the 3 months Backend module, I have learned the basics PHP and MySQL. Unfortunately I was little short of practice and motivation, therefore I decided to start already with a "exam"-project middle of the course. (I got to know that this time we cannot choose our own exam project, so this project became a side-project)

Used Technologies

1. Tailwind Css and Tailwind Elements
2. VueJS
3. PHP
4. MySQL

The project itself

As someone from a multilingual family, I know how important it is for children to learn their mother tongue in an environment where the language is different. That's why I'm creating a library management system where visitors can browse children's books in different languages and age groups. Users can borrow books and have them shipped directly to their address. They have to return the book to the online library address within three weeks, or a fee will be charged.

Aim of the Project

The main objective of this project is to create a simple CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) application that enables users to browse, borrow, and return books. The admin side allows for the addition, modification, and deletion of data. Upon registration, users receive an activation code via email (which may end up in the spam folder) or can use 00000000 as their activation code. After logging in, users can view their borrowed books and request additional books. On the admin page, the admin can add new categories, authors, books, etc. or disable them (making them inactive and unable to be borrowed). If a book is returned, the admin can register the return. If the return date has passed, the user is required to pay a fee, and their borrowing privileges are temporarily suspended until payment is made.

Challenges within the project

• I am working on a linux therefore setting up apache server and its configuration was pretty interesting...
• CORS was something I have struggled as the backend and vue frontend was running on different port locally. During deployment I again encountered with this problem.
• Writing code in different programming languages in the same time. So many times I started to write JS code in PHP and vice versa... :D

What have I learned

1. Tailwind Css
2. VueJS
3. PHP
4. MySQL

Deployed: 2023. April - click here to open

For testing purpose, to access the user page, please use test@test.com as the login email and 123 as the password for testing purposes. To view the admin site, please use admin@admin.com as the login email and 123 as the password.