Reels-Reads Project

Overview

Reels-Reads is a movie and book recommendation software that allows users to add, delete, and rate both books and movies. This project provides a simple and intuitive interface for managing your personal media library and preferences.

Project Description

Reels-Reads is implemented using a combination of front-end and back-end technologies:

• Front-end: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Back-end: PHP
• Database: MySQL

This stack allows for a responsive user interface with server-side processing and persistent data storage.

Features

• Add new books and movies to your personal library
• Delete entries from your library
• Rate books and movies
• View your collection of books and movies
• Get recommendations based on your ratings and preferences
• User authentication (signup and login)
• Search functionality for media

Installation

To set up this project locally, follow these steps:

1. Install XAMPP:

   • Download XAMPP from the official website: https://www.apachefriends.org/
   • Install XAMPP following the installation wizard

2. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/greeshiee/Reels-Reads.git

3. Move the cloned repository to the XAMPP htdocs folder:

   • On Windows: C:\xampp\htdocs\
   • On macOS: /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/
   • On Linux: /opt/lampp/htdocs/

4. Start XAMPP and ensure Apache and MySQL services are running

5. Open phpMyAdmin by navigating to http://localhost/phpmyadmin in your web browser

6. Create a new database for the project

7. Import the database schema:

   • In phpMyAdmin, select your new database
   • Go to the "Import" tab
   • Choose the data/create.sql file from the project directory
   • Click "Go" to import the schema

8. Load initial data (if needed):

   • Follow the same process to import data/load.sql

9. Update database connection settings:

   • Open src/connect.php
   • Update the database name, username, and password if necessary

Usage

1. Start XAMPP and ensure Apache and MySQL services are running

2. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/Reels-Reads/