Hotel Management System

Abstract

1. Introduction

This project was created as a learning exercise during my early days of exploring web programming. It is not intended for commercial use or enterprise-grade deployment. As a result, the code may contain vulnerabilities, as the focus was on simplicity and functionality rather than robustness or security.

2. Objective

Hotel booking system for customers added with an admin feature to manage reservations.

This project demonstrates how PHP can be applied to a real-world Full Stack Web Development problem.

4. Technology Stack

5. System Requirements

General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.

• PHP 7.4+ with a web server (XAMPP / WAMP / LAMP)
• MySQL / MariaDB
• phpMyAdmin (optional)
• Git (to clone the repository)

6. Installation & Setup

git clone https://github.com/TornadoInsight/Hotel-Management-System.git
cd Hotel-Management-System

1. Make sure you have MySQL and a web server to run/interpret PHP in your system.
2. Clone or download the repo and put it to xampp/htdocs/ if you're using windows, otherwise check tutorial(s) for your corresponding web server and OS.
3. Install dependencies for JavaScript, npm install and PHP, composer install.
4. Create a database named hotel and run the script hotel.sql to create tables and populate data. Make sure your configuration matches with app/DB.php, otherwise make the desired changes.
5. Run the app.

Full setup instructions are in the project README.

7. Future Enhancements

Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.

• Add role-based access control
• Deploy on a VPS or cPanel hosting with a custom domain
• Add automated tests and a CI pipeline

8. Viva / Review Questions

Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.

1. Explain the frontend, backend and database layers of this application.
2. How is user authentication and authorisation implemented?
3. Describe the main database tables / collections and their relationships.
4. Which REST APIs or routes are exposed and what do they return?
5. How would you deploy this application to production?

9. Source Code & License

This project is developed by TornadoInsight and published on GitHub under the Apache License 2.0. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.