For testing purposes, you can use the following mock accounts:

• Topics & Posts

  • Create, view, and reply to discussion topics
  • Full Markdown support for rich content formatting
  • Real-time topic status management (Open/Closed)
  • Pin important topics to the top

• Voting System

  • Upvote/downvote posts with AJAX
  • Real-time score calculation
  • Reputation tracking for users
  • Vote management for moderators

• Search & Discovery

  • Full-text search across topics
  • Tag-based filtering and organization
  • Smart slug-based URLs for SEO
  • Pagination with customizable page size

• User Management

  • Secure registration and authentication
  • Three role levels: User, Moderator, Admin
  • Profile pages with activity tracking
  • Password hashing with bcrypt

• User Management

  • Edit user information (name, email, role)
  • Change user passwords
  • Assign roles (User/Mod/Admin)
  • Delete users

• Tag Management

  • Create and delete tags
  • Organize content categories

• Topic Control

  • Pin/unpin topics
  • Open/close discussions
  • Delete topics with cascading cleanup
  • View all topics with advanced filtering

• Comment Moderation

  • Delete inappropriate comments
  • Reset vote counts
  • View recent posts with scores

• Topic Management

  • Open/close topics
  • Monitor community discussions

• Professional Design

  • Clean, modern interface with indigo theme
  • Glassmorphism effects and smooth animations
  • Responsive layout (mobile-first approach)
  • Gradient accents and elegant shadows

• Interactive Elements

  • Hover effects on all interactive components
  • Real-time feedback for user actions
  • Flash messages for confirmations
  • Loading states and transitions

• Accessibility

  • Semantic HTML structure
  • Keyboard navigation support
  • High contrast ratios
  • Screen reader friendly

• PHP 7.4+ (PHP 8.x recommended)
• MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.3+
• Apache 2.4+ with mod_rewrite enabled
• Composer (optional, for future dependencies)

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/coreqa.git
   cd coreqa

2. Configure Apache

   Ensure your Apache virtual host or XAMPP points to the public/ directory:

   DocumentRoot "/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/CoreQA/public"
   <Directory "/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/CoreQA/public">
       AllowOverride All
       Require all granted
   </Directory>

3. Import Database

   Create a database and import the SQL schema:

   mysql -u root -p
   CREATE DATABASE coreqa CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
   USE coreqa;
   SOURCE bin/schema.sql;

4. Configure Database Connection

   Edit config/config.php:

   'db' => [
     'dsn'  => 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=coreqa;charset=utf8mb4',
     'user' => 'root',
     'pass' => '',
     'options' => [
       PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
       PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC,
     ]
   ]

5. Set Permissions

   chmod -R 755 storage/
   chmod -R 777 storage/logs/

6. Access the Application

   Open your browser and navigate to:

   http://localhost/CoreQA/
   

CoreQA/
├── app/
│   ├── Controllers/        # Request handlers
│   │   ├── AdminController.php
│   │   ├── AuthController.php
│   │   ├── PanelController.php
│   │   ├── PostController.php
│   │   ├── TopicController.php
│   │   └── VoteController.php
│   │
│   ├── Models/             # Data layer
│   │   ├── Post.php
│   │   ├── Tag.php
│   │   ├── Topic.php
│   │   ├── User.php
│   │   └── Vote.php
│   │
│   ├── Views/              # Presentation layer
│   │   ├── auth/           # Login, Register
│   │   ├── panel/          # Admin, Mod, User panels
│   │   ├── topics/         # Topic views
│   │   └── layout.php      # Main layout template
│   │
│   ├── Core/               # Framework components
│   │   ├── Container.php   # Dependency injection
│   │   ├── Router.php      # URL routing
│   │   ├── View.php        # Template rendering
│   │   └── Helpers.php     # Utility functions
│   │
│   └── Services/           # Business logic
│       ├── Auth.php
│       ├── Markdown.php
│       ├── RateLimiter.php
│       └── Mailer.php
│
├── config/
│   ├── config.php          # Main configuration
│   ├── database.php        # Database factory
│   └── routes.php          # Route definitions
│
├── public/                 # Web root
│   ├── assets/
│   │   ├── app.css         # Compiled styles
│   │   ├── app.js          # Frontend logic
│   │   └── logo.svg        # Brand assets
│   ├── favicon.svg
│   ├── .htaccess
│   └── index.php           # Entry point
│
├── storage/
│   └── logs/               # Application logs
│
├── bin/
│   └── schema.sql          # Database schema
│
├── doc/
│   └── screenshots/        # Project screenshots
│
└── README.md               # This file

The database configuration is located in config/config.php. You can customize:

• Host: Database server address
• Database: Database name
• User/Password: Credentials
• Charset: UTF-8 encoding

'session_name' => 'coreqa_session',
'session_lifetime' => 86400, // 24 hours

• CSRF Protection: Enabled by default on all POST requests
• Password Hashing: Bcrypt with default cost factor
• XSS Prevention: All user input escaped with htmlspecialchars()
• SQL Injection: Prepared statements with PDO

Edit public/assets/app.css to customize the color scheme:

:root {
  --primary: #6366f1; /* Indigo */
  --primary-600: #5457e3; /* Darker indigo */
  --success: #10b981; /* Green */
  --warning: #f59e0b; /* Orange */
  --danger: #ef4444; /* Red */
}

Replace public/assets/logo.svg and public/favicon.svg with your own branding.

GET  /                              # Home page
GET  /topics                        # Topics list
GET  /topics/{id}-{slug}            # View topic
GET  /login                         # Login form
POST /login                         # Authenticate
GET  /register                      # Registration form
POST /register                      # Create account

GET  /topics/new                    # Create topic form
POST /topics/create                 # Save new topic
POST /topics/{id}/reply             # Reply to topic
POST /posts/{id}/vote               # Vote on post
POST /logout                        # Logout
GET  /me                            # User profile

GET  /panel/mod                     # Mod dashboard
POST /panel/mod/topics/{id}/toggle  # Open/close topic
POST /panel/mod/votes/{id}/reset    # Reset post votes
POST /panel/mod/posts/{id}/delete   # Delete comment

GET  /panel/admin                         # Admin dashboard
GET  /panel/admin/users/{id}/edit         # Edit user form
POST /panel/admin/users/{id}/update       # Update user
POST /panel/admin/users/{id}/role         # Change role
POST /panel/admin/users/{id}/delete       # Delete user
POST /panel/admin/tags/create             # Create tag
POST /panel/admin/tags/{id}/delete        # Delete tag
POST /panel/admin/topics/{id}/pin         # Pin topic
POST /panel/admin/topics/{id}/toggle      # Open/close topic
POST /panel/admin/topics/{id}/delete      # Delete topic

• CSRF Protection on all forms
• Password Hashing with bcrypt
• XSS Prevention via output escaping
• SQL Injection prevention with prepared statements
• Session Security with regeneration
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Input Validation and sanitization
• Rate Limiting ready for implementation

• PHP 7.4+ - Server-side programming
• PDO - Database abstraction layer
• MySQL - Relational database
• Native Sessions - User authentication

• HTML5 - Semantic markup
• CSS3 - Modern styling with custom properties
• Vanilla JavaScript - AJAX voting system
• SVG - Scalable vector graphics

• MVC Pattern - Model-View-Controller separation
• Dependency Injection - Container-based DI
• Router - Clean URL routing
• Template Engine - Simple PHP-based views

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

• Follow PSR-12 coding standards
• Write descriptive commit messages
• Add comments for complex logic
• Test your changes thoroughly

• Inspired by modern forum platforms like Discourse and Stack Overflow
• Icons and graphics designed with SVG for scalability
• Built with Passion using native PHP (no frameworks)

• Author: zaka41a
• Email: [email protected]
• GitHub: @zaka41a

• Real-time notifications
• Email verification
• Two-factor authentication (2FA)
• File attachments support
• User mentions (@username)
• Advanced search filters
• Dark mode theme
• REST API for mobile apps
• OAuth integration (Google, GitHub)
• Activity feed

• Modern UI/UX redesign
• Admin user management
• Moderator comment deletion
• Password change functionality
• Professional logo and favicon
• Responsive design
• Enhanced security