About the Project
This project was a simple social networking platform built as a full-stack demonstration project. It provides all the core features you'd expect from a modern social app: a user feed, post creation with image uploads, a following/follower system, profile pages, likes, and nested comments.
The project was built with a strong focus on security, including CSRF token validation on all forms, prepared statements throughout, session-based authentication, and role-based access control for admin users.
Key Features
- User registration, login, and secure session management
- Create text posts with optional image uploads (JPG/JPEG)
- Personalised feed: see posts from followed users only
- Follow and unfollow other users
- Like posts with live like counts (AJAX, no page reload)
- Comment on posts with live comment threads
- User profiles with bio, location, contact info, and privacy controls
- Custom profile image uploads
- Suggested connections panel
- Admin dashboard with elevated user management capabilities
- CSRF token protection on all state-changing forms
- Fully responsive: mobile, tablet, and desktop
Tech Stack
PHP
Back-end logic, routing, sessions
MySQL
Relational database, prepared statements
JavaScript
AJAX interactions, dynamic UI updates
Bootstrap 5
Responsive grid and form validation
Custom CSS
Bespoke design system and theming
Google Fonts
Typography (DM Sans, Inter, Poppins)
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