📝 Blog System (OOP PHP)

This project is a simple Blog Management System developed using Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in PHP. It was created as part of an internship interview task to demonstrate understanding of OOP concepts, MVC-style structure, and PHP web development.

The system allows users to create, update, and manage blog posts with a simple and clean structure.

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🚀 Features

• 🔐 User authentication (Login system)
• ✍️ Create blog posts
• ✏️ Update blog posts
• 📄 View blog posts
• 🗂 Organized project structure using OOP principles
• 🎨 Simple frontend with CSS

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🛠️ Technologies Used

Programming Language

• PHP (Object-Oriented Programming)

Frontend

• HTML
• CSS

Concepts Used

• OOP (Classes & Objects)
• MVC-style structure
• Authentication handling
• CRUD operations

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📂 Project Structure

Blog_OOP_PHP
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├── auth/              # Authentication logic
├── components/        # Reusable components
├── config/            # Database configuration
├── controllers/       # Application controllers
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├── css/               # Stylesheets
├── images/            # Blog images
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├── login/             # Login pages
├── user/              # User management
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├── admin.php          # Admin dashboard
├── create.php         # Create blog post
├── update.php         # Update blog post
├── message.php        # Messages
├── index.php          # Main blog page
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├── .htaccess          # Apache configuration
└── README.md

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⚙️ Installation

1️⃣ Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/sahangeesara/Blog_OOP_PHP.git

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2️⃣ Move Project to Server

Place the project folder inside:

xampp/htdocs/

or

wamp/www/

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3️⃣ Configure Database

Edit database settings inside:

config/database.php

Example:

$host = "localhost";
$user = "root";
$password = "";
$database = "blog_db";

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4️⃣ Run the Project

Open your browser:

http://localhost/Blog_OOP_PHP/

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🎯 Purpose of the Project

This project was created to demonstrate:

• Understanding of Object-Oriented Programming in PHP
• Ability to structure a small MVC-style web application
• Implementation of CRUD operations
• Basic authentication system

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👨‍💻 Developer

Sahan Geesara

• PHP Developer
• Full Stack Developer

📍 Sri Lanka

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