🩸 Blood Bank Management System - PHP Project

This is a web-based Blood Bank Management System built using PHP and MySQL. It allows users to manage blood donor records, search for available blood types, and view donor details.

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🧰 Features

• Donor registration and availability status
• Blood type and location-based search
• Request donors
• Clean and user-friendly UI

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📦 Project Structure

bloodbridge/

├── config.php

├── fetch_donors.php

├── index.php

├── login.php

├── logout.php

├── register.php

├── register_donor.php

└── bloodbridge_schema.sql ← Database file

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🚀 How to Run This Project

Follow these steps to set up and run the Blood Bank project on your local machine:

✅ Requirements

• XAMPP
• PHP (included in XAMPP)
• MySQL (included in XAMPP)
• Web browser (e.g., Chrome)

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🛠️ Setup Instructions

1. Download & Install XAMPP

   • Go to: https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html
   • Download and install the XAMPP version suitable for your system.

2. Start Apache and MySQL

   • Open XAMPP Control Panel
   • Click Start next to Apache and MySQL
   • Click Admin next to MySQL to open phpMyAdmin

3. Import the Database

   • In phpMyAdmin, create a new database named bloodbridge
   • Click Import tab
   • Select the file bloodbridge_schema.sql from the project folder
   • Click Go to import the database structure and sample data

4. Place Project Files

   • Copy the entire project folder bloodbridge/ to:

     C:\xampp\htdocs\
     

5. Run the Project

   • Open a web browser
   • Visit:

     http://localhost/bloodbridge/index.php
     

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🗂️ Database Info

• Database Name: bloodbridge
• Tables:
  • donation_request
  • users
  • donors
• Import file: bloodbridge_schema.sql

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📌 Notes

• Make sure config.php has the correct database connection credentials:

  $conn = new mysqli("localhost", "root", "", "bloodbridge");