📚 Simple Library Management System

A beginner-friendly full stack web application for managing a basic library system. This project is perfect for those who are just getting started with PHP, MySQL, and full stack web development using HTML, CSS (Bootstrap), and JavaScript.

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🚀 Features

• Add, update, and delete books
• Manage user records
• Simple UI built with Bootstrap
• Interactive front-end using JavaScript
• Back-end powered by PHP and MySQL

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Front-end: HTML, CSS (Bootstrap), JavaScript
• Back-end: PHP
• Database: MySQL
• Server: XAMPP (Apache + MySQL)

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🧰 Getting Started

To run this project on your local machine:

1. Install XAMPP
   Download and install XAMPP from https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html

2. Clone this repository and move the project folder
   Clone the repo:

   git clone https://github.com/alexnguyen104/library-management-system.git

   Move the cloned folder into your htdocs directory:

   C:\xampp\htdocs\

3. Start a database

   • Create a new database: library_php
   • Import the provided .sql file from the project to set up the tables

4. Run the application

   1. Open the XAMPP Control Panel

   2. Start Apache and MySQL

   3. Visit the following URL in your browser:

   http://localhost/library-management-system/src/