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🧀 Database Cheese Project

PHP MySQL MVC Live Site

A PHP-based MVC web application developed for university coursework. The app provides a dynamic interface for managing cheese-related data, built with a custom MVC framework using vanilla PHP, JavaScript, and CSS.

🔗 Live demo: https://cwalsh.infy.uk/

Login Credentials

Admin

📧 Email: admin@cheesewebsite.co.uk ⚠️ (not a real email. Made up for testing purposes only) ⚠️
🔒Password: cheeseAdmin

Regular User (Customer Login)

📧Email: normalUser@cheesewebsite.co.uk ⚠️ (not a real email. Made up for testing purposes only) ⚠️
🔒Password: cheeseNormal

🛠️ Tech Stack

  • Backend: PHP (MVC pattern) PHP

  • Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript

  • Database: MySQL via phpMyAdmin MySQL phpMyAdmin

🧩 Features

  • Create, read, update, and delete cheese entries
  • Server-rendered views with client-side enhancements
  • Organized MVC file structure with clear separation of concerns
  • Includes basic web services (e.g. for JSON or AJAX-style calls)

📁 File Structure

Database_Cheese_Project/
├── Controller/     # Request handling logic
├── Model/          # Database queries and data logic
├── View/           # Presentation templates
├── CSS/            # Styling
├── JavaScript/     # Client-side scripts
└── WebServices/    # API endpoints or service scripts

🚧 Planned Improvements

  • Account button: Currently non-functional. Intended for future login or profile management.
  • AJAX integration: Reduce page reloads for actions like editing or deleting entries.
  • jQuery support: Add dynamic front-end behavior and simplify DOM manipulation.
  • Improved validation: More robust client-side and server-side form checks.
  • Accessibility and responsiveness: Better support for mobile and keyboard users.

🎓 Purpose

This project was created to demonstrate understanding of:

  • PHP application structure without a framework (e.g. no use of Laravel)
  • MVC as an architectural pattern
  • Integration of front-end and back-end components
  • Basic database operations using MySQL

📄 License

This project was completed as part of an academic course and is shared for learning purposes.