📝 ToDoApp PHP Project

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🚀 Project Overview

ToDoApp is a simple yet elegant task management application built with PHP (vanilla), MySQL, and Bootstrap 5.
It allows users to:

• ✅ Add, edit, and delete tasks
• 🎯 Set task priority
• ✔️ Mark tasks as completed or active
• 🗂️ Filter tasks: All / Active / Completed

This project is perfect for learning PHP without frameworks while also practicing database operations, form handling, and Bootstrap styling with animations.

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🗂️ Project Structure

todoapp/
├─ index.php # Main page displaying tasks
├─ add.php # Add new task handler
├─ edit.php # Edit existing task
├─ toggle.php # Toggle completed status
├─ delete.php # Delete task handler
├─ includes/
│ ├─ db.php # Database connection
│ ├─ functions.php # Reusable functions
│ ├─ csrf.php # CSRF token generation & validation
│ ├─ header.php # Header HTML
│ └─ footer.php # Footer HTML
├─ assets/
│ ├─ style.css # Custom CSS (white theme + hover + animations)
│ ├─ screenshot.png
│ └─ app.js # Optional JavaScript
├─ database.sql # SQL script to create database & table
└─ README.md # Project documentation 
└─ Licence.txt # Project documentation

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🎨Screenshot

⚡ Features

• Add Tasks: Users can create tasks with title, description, and priority.
• Edit Tasks: Update title, description, or priority.
• Delete Tasks: Remove tasks permanently with a confirmation popup.
• Toggle Completion: Mark tasks as completed or revert to active.
• Filter Tasks: Quickly view all, active, or completed tasks.
• Responsive Design: Works on mobile, tablet, and desktop.
• Elegant UI: White theme with hover effects and subtle animations.

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🛠️ Installation & Setup (WAMP/XAMPP)

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/danialsource/todoapp-php.git

2. Move the folder to your web server root:

XAMPP:C:\xampp\htdocs\todoapp

WAMP: C:\wamp64\www\todoapp

3.Create Database:

Go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin

Create a database named todo_app

Import database.sql to create the tasks table

4.Configure Database Connection: Edit includes/db.php: $host = '127.0.0.1'; $db = 'todo_app'; $user = 'root'; $pass = ''; // Default for XAMPP/WAMP 5.Run the App: Open in browser: http://localhost/todoapp/index.php

🌐 Optional: Run Online

You can deploy this project to free PHP hosting services:

.000webhost

.InfinityFree

.AwardSpace

GitHub Pages cannot run PHP. It only serves static HTML/CSS/JS.

🛡️ Security Features

.CSRF token protection for all POST forms (csrf.php)

.Server-side validation of required fields

.Escaping output to prevent XSS (esc() function in functions.php)

🎨 Styling

.Bootstrap 5.3 for layout, forms, and buttons

.White theme with subtle shadows

.Hover effects on buttons and list items

.Animated transitions for adding/removing tasks

.Fully responsive for mobile and desktop

📌 Notes

.Always use UTF-8 without BOM encoding for PHP files to prevent Parse errors

.Use session_start() before any HTML output for CSRF or session usage

.The database SQL file is included (database.sql) for easy setup

📚 Learning Outcomes

.Vanilla PHP CRUD operations

.MySQL database integration

.Secure form handling (CSRF & XSS)

.Responsive UI design with Bootstrap

.File organization and project structure for small PHP apps

🖇️ License

MIT License © 2025 Feel free to clone, modify, or use for learning purposes.

🌟 Made with ❤️ by danialsource