A PHP/MySQL cinema web application with user accounts, movie listings, bookings, reviews, admin pages, and Stripe test checkout support.

• PHP (WAMP/local Apache)
• MySQL / MariaDB
• Composer packages:
  • stripe/stripe-php
  • endroid/qr-code
  • chillerlan/php-qrcode
• Bootstrap 5

• User registration/login/logout
• Movie listing + movie detail pages
• Booking flow + user bookings
• Account management
• Reviews (create/edit/delete + like/dislike)
• Admin pages for movies/users/bookings
• Stripe test-mode checkout integration

.
cinema
    ├───img
    ├───includes
    ├───logs
    ├───phpqrcode
    │   ├───bindings
    │   │   └───tcpdf
    │   ├───cache
    │   │   ├───mask_0
    │   │   ├───mask_1
    │   │   ├───mask_2
    │   │   ├───mask_3
    │   │   ├───mask_4
    │   │   ├───mask_5
    │   │   ├───mask_6
    │   │   └───mask_7
    │   └───tools
    ├───scss
    ├───sql
    └───uploads

1. Start WAMP and ensure services are green.
2. Create database cinema_db in phpMyAdmin.
3. Import setup_database.sql.
4. Copy .env.example to .env and update values:

DB_HOST=localhost
DB_USER=root
DB_PASS=
DB_NAME=cinema_db
STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=pk_test_your_key
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_test_your_key
OMDB_API_KEY=your_omdb_api_key_here
TMDB_API_KEY=your_tmdb_key_here

5. Install dependencies:

composer install
npm install

6. Open in browser:

• http://localhost/cinema/home.php

• Email: [email protected]
• Password: admin123

Change this in production/public deployment.

• Never commit .env (only keep .env.example in git)
• Use Stripe test keys only in development
• Remove/rotate any credentials if they were ever committed

• QUICK_START.md
• DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE.md
• SECURITY_UPGRADE_SUMMARY.md
• STRIPE_SETUP.md

Educational project (HNC coursework). Add a LICENSE file if you want open-source reuse permissions.