Authentication System

Overview

This authentication system provides user registration, login, and session management functionalities. It ensures secure authentication using PHP and MySQL.

Features

• User Registration
• User Login
• User Logout
• Password Hashing for Security
• Session Management

Technologies Used

• PHP
• MySQL
• HTML & CSS

Installation

Prerequisites

• A web server (e.g., Apache with PHP support)
• MySQL database
• PHP 7 or later

Setup Steps

1. Clone the repository or download the files.

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/authentication-system.git

2. Import the database.sql file into your MySQL database.
3. Update the db.php file with your database credentials.
4. Place the project files in your web server's root directory (e.g., htdocs for XAMPP).
5. Start the Apache and MySQL services.
6. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost/authentication-system/.

File Structure

/authentication-system/
│-- index.html         # Home Page
│-- register.html      # Registration Page
│-- register.php       # Registration Script
│-- login.php          # Login Script
│-- logout.php         # Logout Script
│-- dashboard.php      # Protected Dashboard Page
│-- db.php             # Database Configuration
│-- LICENSE            # License Information

Usage

Register a New User

1. Navigate to register.html.
2. Enter the required details and submit the form.
3. Your account will be created and stored in the database.

Login

1. Navigate to login.php.
2. Enter your registered email and password.
3. Upon successful login, you will be redirected to dashboard.php.

Logout

• Click the logout button to end the session and return to the login page.

Security Measures

• Passwords are securely hashed using password_hash().
• User sessions are managed using session_start() and properly destroyed on logout.

License

This project is open-source and free to use under the MIT License.

Contact

For any issues or feature requests, please open an issue on GitHub