Student Management System

A web application for managing student records using Express, EJS, MongoDB, and RESTful routes.

Features

• Add new students
• View a list of students
• Edit student details
• Delete student records
• Filter students by major
• Form validation
• Flash messages for user feedback

Installation

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Make sure MongoDB is running on your system
4. Start the application:

   npm start
   

5. For development mode:

   npm run dev
   

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB with Mongoose
• EJS (Embedded JavaScript Templates)
• Bootstrap 5
• Method-Override (for PUT and DELETE requests)
• Connect-Flash (for flash messages)
• Express-Session

Project Structure

• app.js - Main application file
• models/ - Database models
• routes/ - Application routes
• views/ - EJS templates
  • partials/ - Reusable template parts
  • students/ - Student-specific views

RESTful Routes

Method	Path	Description
GET	/students	List all students
GET	/students/new	New student form
POST	/students	Create new student
GET	/students/:id	Show student
GET	/students/:id/edit	Edit student form
PUT	/students/:id	Update student
DELETE	/students/:id	Delete student