Web Applications Lab Manual 2 - PHP
and MySQL
1. User Registration with PHP and MySQL
Create a PHP form to register a user and store the data in a MySQL database.
Steps:
Create `register.php` with a form to input name, email, and password.
Connect to MySQL using `mysqli_connect`.
Insert form data into a table `users` using `INSERT INTO` SQL query.
Validate inputs before saving to database.
Confirm successful registration with a message.
Code:
<?php
$conn = mysqli_connect("localhost", "root", "", "webapp");
if(isset($_POST['submit'])) {
$name = $_POST['name'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$pass = $_POST['password'];
$query = "INSERT INTO users(name, email, password) VALUES('$name', '$email', '$pass')";
mysqli_query($conn, $query);
echo "Registered Successfully!";
}
?>
<form method="post">
Name: <input type="text" name="name"><br>
Email: <input type="email" name="email"><br>
Password: <input type="password" name="password"><br>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Register">
</form>
2. User Login System
Create a login page in PHP that verifies credentials from a MySQL database.
Steps:
Create `login.php` with username and password fields.
Use `SELECT` query to check credentials in `users` table.
Start a PHP session if credentials are valid.
Redirect to `dashboard.php` on success.
Show error message if login fails.
Code:
<?php
session_start();
$conn = mysqli_connect("localhost", "root", "", "webapp");
if(isset($_POST['login'])) {
$email = $_POST['email'];
$pass = $_POST['password'];
$res = mysqli_query($conn, "SELECT * FROM users WHERE email='$email' AND
password='$pass'");
if(mysqli_num_rows($res) == 1) {
$_SESSION['user'] = $email;
header("Location: dashboard.php");
} else {
echo "Invalid credentials.";
}
}
?>
<form method="post">
Email: <input type="email" name="email"><br>
Password: <input type="password" name="password"><br>
<input type="submit" name="login" value="Login">
</form>
3. CRUD Operations
Create a product manager in PHP with Add, View, Edit, and Delete functionalities.
Steps:
Create `add_product.php` to insert product data.
Create `view_products.php` to list all products with Edit/Delete links.
Use `GET` method to pass product ID for editing and deleting.
Update and delete using `UPDATE` and `DELETE` SQL queries.
Connect pages together using navigation links.
Code:
// Sample snippet: add_product.php
<form method="post">
Product Name: <input type="text" name="pname"><br>
Price: <input type="text" name="price"><br>
<input type="submit" name="add" value="Add Product">
</form>
<?php
$conn = mysqli_connect("localhost", "root", "", "webapp");
if(isset($_POST['add'])) {
$name = $_POST['pname'];
$price = $_POST['price'];
mysqli_query($conn, "INSERT INTO products(name, price) VALUES('$name', '$price')");
echo "Product Added!";
}
?>
4. Contact Us Form with PHP
Create a contact form to collect feedback and store it in the database.
Steps:
Create a form in `contact.php` for name, email, and message.
Save data to a table `feedback` in MySQL.
Use `htmlspecialchars` to secure input.
Display a thank-you message on submission.
Allow admin to view feedback via `view_feedback.php`.
Code:
<form method="post">
Name: <input type="text" name="name"><br>
Email: <input type="email" name="email"><br>
Message:<br><textarea name="msg"></textarea><br>
<input type="submit" name="send" value="Send">
</form>
<?php
$conn = mysqli_connect("localhost", "root", "", "webapp");
if(isset($_POST['send'])) {
$name = htmlspecialchars($_POST['name']);
$email = htmlspecialchars($_POST['email']);
$msg = htmlspecialchars($_POST['msg']);
mysqli_query($conn, "INSERT INTO feedback(name, email, message) VALUES('$name',
'$email', '$msg')");
echo "Thank you for your feedback!";
}
?>
5. Session Management
Implement session control for user login/logout.
Steps:
Start session in `login.php` using `session_start()`. Store user info in session variable.
Use `isset($_SESSION['user'])` to protect dashboard page.
Create `logout.php` to destroy session using `session_destroy()`. Redirect to login.
Show user’s email in dashboard using `$_SESSION`.
Ensure logout clears session data.
Code:
// logout.php
<?php
session_start();
session_destroy();
header("Location: login.php");
?>
