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🩸 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.

🧰 Features

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

📦 Project Structure

bloodbridge/

├── config.php

├── fetch_donors.php

├── index.php

├── login.php

├── logout.php

├── register.php

├── register_donor.php

└── bloodbridge_schema.sql ← Database file

🚀 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)

🛠️ Setup Instructions

  1. Download & Install XAMPP

  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

🗂️ Database Info

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

📌 Notes

  • Make sure config.php has the correct database connection credentials: 
    $conn = new mysqli("localhost", "root", "", "bloodbridge");