EasyDine - Restaurant Reservation System

EasyDine is a web-based restaurant reservation system that allows users to sign up, log in, view menus, and reserve tables at their favorite restaurants. The project is built using PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and leverages the Restoran Bootstrap Restaurant Template by HTML Codex.

Features

• User authentication (sign up, log in, log out)
• Restaurant menu display
• Table reservation system
• Responsive design using Bootstrap
• Animated UI elements and carousels

Project Structure

• index.php: Home page/dashboard
• login.php, signup.php, logout.php: User authentication
• menu.php: Restaurant menu
• reserve.php, final.php: Table reservation
• about.php, service.php: Informational pages
• connection.php: Database connection
• functions.php: Common PHP functions (e.g., authentication)
• config.php: URL helper functions used to build dynamic paths
• css/, js/, img/, lib/: Static assets and libraries

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/sampriti-gopisetti/Restaurant-Reservation-System.git
   

2. Configure the database:

   • Create a MySQL database named login_sample_db (or update connection.php with your DB details).
   • Create a users table with columns: user_id (varchar), username (varchar), password (varchar).

3. Set up a local server:

   • Place the project folder in your web server's root directory (e.g., htdocs for XAMPP).
   • Start Apache and MySQL services.
   • Access the app at http://localhost/EasyDine/.

4. Optional: If hosting behind a reverse proxy (e.g., on Render, Nginx, Cloudflare), ensure the proxy forwards standard headers (X-Forwarded-Proto, X-Forwarded-Host, X-Forwarded-Port) so URL generation detects the correct scheme and host.

Dynamic URLs and Assets

To avoid hardcoded paths and make the app portable across environments and subdirectories, all pages use helpers from config.php:

• base_url(path = ''): Returns the absolute base URL for the app with an optional path appended.
• asset(path): Returns a URL for static assets inside css/, js/, img/, lib/.
• url(path): Returns a URL for internal page links (e.g., login.php, menu.php).

Examples inside PHP:

• <link href="<?php echo asset('css/style.css'); ?>" rel="stylesheet">
• <img src="<?php echo asset('img/hero.png'); ?>" alt="">
• <a href="<?php echo url('menu.php'); ?>">Reserve A Table</a>

Notes:

• The helpers account for HTTPS and common proxy headers.
• Use these helpers for all assets (href/src) and internal links to prevent broken paths when deploying under a subfolder.

Dependencies

• PHP >= 7.x
• MySQL
• Bootstrap 5 (included)
• jQuery, FontAwesome, and other JS/CSS libraries (included in lib/)

Credits

• Template: Restoran - Bootstrap Restaurant Template by HTML Codex
• See LICENSE.txt for template license details.

License

See LICENSE.txt for details.