A lightweight full-stack web app for clubs, college groups, and hobby communities to organize events, engage members, and streamline interactions — all under one dashboard.
🌍 Live Demo: 🔗 Visit Hobby Hub Live
🔐 Authentication
- Secure signup & login (session-based)
- Password hashing
- CSRF-protected forms
👥 Group Management
- Create or join hobby groups
- Admin roles for group control
- View members and group info
💬 Discussion Board
- Create & comment on threads
- Group-specific and public forums
📆 Event Scheduler
- Create and manage events
- RSVP options: Going, Maybe, Not Going
- Date, time, and venue fields
📇 Member Directory
- Search members
- Filter by groups
- Profile with activity info
🛡 Security
- PDO with prepared statements
- XSS input sanitization
- Strong password policy
- Role-based access controls
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| 🎨 Frontend | HTML, Tailwind CSS, JavaScript |
| 🧠 Backend | PHP (vanilla) |
| 🗃 Database | MySQL |
| 🎭 UI Icons | Font Awesome |
| 🔠 Fonts | Google Fonts (Inter) |
hobby_platform/
├── includes/
│ ├── config.php # Database and application configuration
│ ├── functions.php # Helper functions
│ ├── header.php # Common header template
│ └── footer.php # Common footer template
├── public/
│ ├── index.php # Landing page
│ ├── register.php # User registration
│ ├── login.php # User login
│ ├── logout.php # User logout
│ ├── dashboard.php # User dashboard
│ ├── groups.php # Group listing and creation
│ ├── group_detail.php # Individual group view
│ ├── discussion.php # Discussion board
│ ├── events.php # Event listing and creation
│ ├── event_detail.php # Individual event view
│ └── members.php # Member directory
└── schema.sql # Database schema
git clone https://github.com/abhishak1305/Hobby-Hub-community-platform.git
cd Hobby-Hub-community-platform
🗄 Import MySQL Schema
mysql -u root -p < schema.sql
🧩 Edit Database Config
In includes/config.php:
php
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_NAME', 'hobby_platform');
define('DB_USER', 'your_username');
define('DB_PASS', 'your_password');
🌐 Run on Localhost
Use XAMPP/WAMP → Place files inside /htdocs → Start Apache/MySQL
Visit: http://localhost/Hobby-Hub-community-platform/public/
🧠 Coming Soon
✅ Email OTP login 🔐
✅ AI-powered group recommendations 🤖
✅ Admin dashboard with insights 📊
📢 Usage Tips
Register with a strong password (min. 8 chars)
Join or create a group → Post discussions → Manage events
Use search bar to find members or events
Only group admins can create/edit events in that group
🤝 Contributing
# Fork this repo
# Create a new branch: git checkout -b feature/feature-name
# Make your changes and commit: git commit -m "Add feature"
# Push: git push origin feature/feature-name
# Submit a Pull Request ✔️
🧾 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
🌐 Author
Made with ❤️ by Abhishak Chaturvedi
📧 abhishak1305@gmail.com
🚀 Give it a ⭐ if you like it! Let's build amazing communities together.