PHP Login & Registration System is a secure and modern authentication module built with PHP, MySQL, PHPMailer, and Bootstrap 5. It comes with user registration, login, email verification, password reset via email, and a protected user dashboard.

You can easily integrate this system into any existing PHP project or use it as a standalone authentication module.

User Registration with validation
- Login with email and password
- Secure password hashing (password_hash, password_verify)
- Email verification (activation link sent to user’s email)
- Forgot password & password reset via email link
- Session-based authentication (protected pages)
- Logout functionality
- CSRF token protection on important forms
- SQL Injection protection using prepared statements (MySQLi or PDO)
- XSS protection with htmlspecialchars()
- Clean and modern Bootstrap 5 design
- Responsive layout for mobile, tablet, and desktop
- Well-structured and commented code

PHP 7.4+ / 8.x
- MySQL / MariaDB
- PHPMailer (SMTP)
- HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap 5
- JavaScript (basic validation)

# PHP Login & Registration System

A secure and modern PHP Login & Registration System with email verification, password reset, and user dashboard. Built with PHP, MySQL, PHPMailer, and Bootstrap 5.

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## 🔐 Features

- User Registration & Login
- Secure password hashing (`password_hash`, `password_verify`)
- Email verification (activation link)
- Forgot password & password reset via email
- Session-based authentication
- Logout functionality
- CSRF protection for important forms
- SQL Injection protection (prepared statements)
- XSS protection using `htmlspecialchars()`
- Bootstrap 5 responsive UI
- Clean and commented code

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## 🧩 Technologies Used

- PHP 7.4+ / 8.x
- MySQL / MariaDB
- PHPMailer (via Composer)
- HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap 5
- JavaScript (basic validation)

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## ✅ Requirements

- Web server (Apache / Nginx / XAMPP / WAMP / Laragon / cPanel hosting)
- PHP 7.4 or higher
- MySQL / MariaDB
- PHP extensions:
  - mysqli
  - mbstring
  - json
  - openssl

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## ⚙️ Installation

1. **Upload project**

   - Localhost (XAMPP):
     - Copy the folder to: `htdocs/your_project_name`
   - cPanel:
     - Upload all files to: `public_html/` or a subfolder.

2. **Create database**

   - Open **phpMyAdmin**
   - Click **New** → Enter a name (e.g. `login_system`)
   - Click **Create**

3. **Import SQL file**

   - Select your database
   - Go to **Import** tab
   - Choose: `database/login_system.sql`
   - Click **Import**

4. **Configure database (config.php)**

   Edit `config.php`:

   ```php
   $hostname = "localhost";
   $username = "root";
   $password = "";
   $database = "login_system";
For live hosting, use the credentials from your hosting panel.

Configure Base URL

In config.php:

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$base_url = "http://localhost/your_project_name/";
// For live:
// $base_url = "https://yourdomain.com/";
Configure SMTP (Email)

In config.php (or mail config section), set:

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$mail->Host = "smtp.yourhost.com";
$mail->Username = "[email protected]";
$mail->Password = "your-email-password";
$mail->Port = 587; // or 465 for SSL
Test the system

Open: http://localhost/your_project_...

Try:

Register a new user

Check email verification

Login

Forgot password

Reset password

Access dashboard

📂 Folder Structure
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├──              # CSS, JS, images
├
│   └── database.sql  # Database export
├
│   ├── 
│   └──
├── vendor/               # PHPMailer (Composer)
├── config.php            # DB + SMTP configuration
├── index.php             # Redirect / landing
├── register.php          # User registration
├── login.php             # User login
├── verify.php            # Email verification
├── forgot-password.php   # Request reset
├── reset-password.php    # Set new password
└── dashboard.php         # Protected user area
🔑 Default Settings
No default user is created by default (depends on your DB file).

You can manually insert an admin/user from phpMyAdmin if needed.