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📚 Library Management System

A simple Library Management System developed using PHP and MySQL. This project demonstrates essential library management functionalities, including managing books, users, and transactions.

🚀 Features

  • 📖 Add, edit, and delete books
  • 👥 Add, edit, and delete users
  • 📌 Issue and return books
  • 📜 View transaction history

🛠 Prerequisites

  • XAMPP (or any similar local server)
  • Basic knowledge of PHP and MySQL

🏗 Installation

1️⃣ Set Up XAMPP

  • Download and install XAMPP.
  • Start the Apache and MySQL modules from the XAMPP Control Panel.

2️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/l1918-spec/library-management-system-.git

3️⃣ Move Project to htdocs

Move the project folder to the htdocs directory in your XAMPP installation:

  • Windows: C:\xampp\htdocs\
  • macOS/Linux: /opt/lampp/htdocs/

4️⃣ Import the Database

  • Open phpMyAdmin in your browser (http://localhost/phpmyadmin).
  • Create a new database named library_management_system.
  • Import the library_management_system.sql file from the database folder.

5️⃣ Configure the Database Connection

  • Open config.php and update the database configuration if needed:
<?php
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "root";
$password = "";
$dbname = "library_management_system";

// Create connection
$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);

// Check connection
if ($conn->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}
?>

🔹 Usage

  1. Open your web browser and navigate to: 
    http://localhost/library-management-system-
  2. You should now see the homepage of the Library Management System.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to improve the project:

  1. Fork the repository.
  2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-branch).
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -m "Add new feature").
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature-branch).
  5. Open a pull request.

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

📩 Contact

For questions or suggestions, feel free to open an issue or contact the project maintainer:
📧 [email protected]