Web Push Notification System using PHP + Firebase

This is a complete browser-based push notification system developed in Core PHP using Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM). It enables you to send real-time notifications directly to users’ browsers — even when they are not on your site!

🔧 System Features:

• 🚀 Firebase Cloud Messaging integration
• 🔐 Secure Admin Panel with login authentication
• 📥 Automatically captures FCM tokens using AJAX
• 📝 Add/Edit/Delete notifications from the dashboard
• 📸 Supports images and click-action URLs in notifications
• 📊 View the list of all sent notifications
• 📱 Responsive UI using Bootstrap 5

🔧 Server Requirements:

• ✅ PHP 7.0 or higher (Recommended: PHP 7.4+)
• ✅ MySQL 5.6 or higher
• ✅ Apache/Nginx Server (XAMPP/WAMP/LAMP or Live Hosting)
• ✅ HTTPS (SSL Certificate) — required for push notifications
• ✅ Enabled cURL in PHP (for Firebase API requests)
• ✅ Enabled mod_rewrite (if using Apache

🧰 1. Setup with Composer

Run this in your project directory:

🛠️ Setup Instructions

• ✅ Download and extract the project files.
• ✅ Set up a Firebase project and generate web keys (VAPID keys).
• ✅ Add your Firebase config to firebase-messaging-sw.js.
• ✅ Create a MySQL database and import the SQL file provided.
• ✅ Update database credentials in db.php.
• ✅ Host the project on a server with HTTPS enabled.
• ✅ Open the frontend page and allow notification permission
• ✅ Add Firebase Scripts in index.html

• Step 1: Open your frontend file: index.html
• Step 2: Just before the closing tag, add the following scripts:
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• <!-- Firebase SDK -->

• <script src="https://www.gstatic.com/firebasejs/8.10.1/firebase-app.js"></script> <script src="https://www.gstatic.com/firebasejs/8.10.1/firebase-messaging.js"></script> <!-- Your custom JS file (contains Firebase config & logic) --> <script src="./admin/js/main.js"></script>

Use the following default admin credentials:
- Username: [email protected]
- Password: admin