NotesApp

A modern, intuitive note-taking application built with PHP and MySQL. Create, organize, and share your notes seamlessly.

✨ Features

• Secure Authentication - Sign up, login, password reset functionality
• Public Sharing - Share your thoughts through your notes anytime and anywhere.
• Note Management - Create, edit, delete, and organize your notes
• Rich Text Editor - Format your notes with a powerful WYSIWYG editor
• Note Sharing - Share notes publicly with anyone via secure links
• Tags & Search - Organize notes with tags and find them quickly
• Responsive Design - Works perfectly on desktop and mobile devices
• Dark/Light Mode - Choose your preferred visual theme

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• PHP 7.4+
• MySQL 5.7+
• Apache/XAMPP/WAMP server
• Composer

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/TechyCSR/Notes-Making-Web-App
cd NotesApp

2. Install dependencies:

composer install

3. Configure database:

   • Open config/config.php
   • Update database settings:

   define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
   define('DB_NAME', 'notes_app');
   define('DB_USER', 'root');
   define('DB_PASS', '');

4. Initialize database:

php config/init_db.php

5. Set up email configuration (for password reset):

   • Update SMTP settings in config/config.php

6. Launch the app:

   • Place in your web server directory (e.g., XAMPP htdocs)
   • Visit http://localhost/NotesApp

🔒 Security

• Password hashing with bcrypt
• PDO prepared statements to prevent SQL injection
• CSRF protection
• XSS prevention
• Rate limiting for login attempts
• Secure session management

🛠️ Technologies

• Backend: PHP, MySQL
• Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
• Libraries: TinyMCE (rich text editor), Bootstrap (responsive design)
• Tools: Composer (dependency management)

📁 Project Structure

NotesApp/
├── assets/        # CSS, JS, images
├── config/        # Configuration files
├── includes/      # PHP utilities
├── models/        # Database models
│   ├── User.php   # User authentication
│   └── Note.php   # Note management
├── vendor/        # Composer dependencies
└── views/         # Frontend templates

👥 Contributors

• @TechyCSR
• @nileXrana

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.