Online Voting System

A simple and robust online voting system built using PHP. This project requires a SQL server and can be hosted on localhost using XAMPP.

Prerequisites

• XAMPP
• SQL Server

Installation & Setup

Step 1: Get the Source Code

Clone or download the source code from this GitHub repository.

Step 2: Install XAMPP

• Download XAMPP from here.
• Install XAMPP on your machine.

Step 3: Start XAMPP

• Launch the XAMPP control panel.
• Start both "Apache" and "MySQL".
• Click on 'Admin' for MySQL. A new page will open in your default browser. Keep this tab open.

Step 4: Place Project in htdocs

• Navigate to the location where XAMPP is installed. Typically, it's C:\xampp.
• Open the htdocs folder.
• Paste the onlinevoting folder that you downloaded from the repository here. Ensure the path looks like C:\xampp\htdocs\votesystem.

Step 5: Set Up Database

• In the browser tab opened from step 3, go to localhost/phpmyadmin/server_sql.php.
• Click on "New".
• Create a database named votesystem and click "Create".
• At the top, click on "Import".
• Browse and select the SQL file located at C:\xampp\htdocs\votesystem\db and click "Go".

Step 6: Access the Voting System

• In a new browser tab, type localhost/votesystem. Your login page should appear as shown in the image above.

Step 7: Log in

• Use the following credentials:
  • Username: Nurhodelta
  • Password: password

Step 8: Home Page

After successfully logging in, you'll be directed to the home page.

Step 9: Voters List

Enter a list of voters based on your candidates.

Step 10: Add Positions Name

Specify the names of positions for voting.

Step 11: Ballot Position

This is where you can view the ballot position.

Step 12: Results

The final results are presented in a bar chart format for clarity.

Happy Voting!