Built using MySQL, PHP, and Apache; containerized using Docker. This ensures a consistent development, testing, and deployment experience, no matter where it's run.

1. Navigate to the root directory of the project.

2. Create a new file named .env

3. Open the .env file in your preferred text editor.

4. Add the following variables and set their respective values: MYSQL_DATABASE=YourDatabaseName MYSQL_USER=YourMySQLUsername MYSQL_PASSWORD=YourMySQLUserPassword MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=YourMySQLRootPassword

   GMAIL_USER = YourGmailUsername GMAIL_PASSWORD = YourGmailPassword (must be given by gmail)

5. Replace YourDatabaseName, YourMySQLUsername, YourMySQLUserPassword, and YourMySQLRootPassword with your desired values. (Save and Close) ⚠️ Notice: The .env file contains sensitive data. Ensure it's added to your .gitignore file

6. Now that you've set up the .env file, you can proceed to start your Docker container using 'docker compose build' followed by 'docker-compose up'

7. Access the index file using a webbrowser at http://localhost:8080/view/

8. Phpmyadmin can be accessed using http://localhost:8001/ ⚠️ Notice: The username and password is set in the .env file