Interior Design Portfolio Website

A modern portfolio website for an interior design business with a Flask backend and MySQL database.

Features

• Responsive design
• Contact form with validation
• Portfolio showcase
• Admin interface for managing contacts
• MySQL database integration

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or higher
• MySQL Server
• Node.js (for development)

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd interior-design-portfolio

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install Python dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Set up MySQL database:

CREATE DATABASE interior_design;

5. Configure environment variables:

• Copy .env.example to .env
• Update the database credentials and secret key in .env

6. Run the Flask application:

python app.py

7. Access the website:

• Frontend: http://localhost:5000
• Admin API: http://localhost:5000/admin/contacts

Project Structure

interior-design-portfolio/
├── static/
│   ├── css/
│   │   └── style.css
│   └── js/
│       └── script.js
├── templates/
│   ├── index.html
│   ├── about.html
│   ├── portfolio.html
│   └── contact.html
├── app.py
├── requirements.txt
└── .env

API Endpoints

• POST /contact - Submit contact form
• GET /admin/contacts - Get all contact submissions

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Create a new Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.