User Manual

Setup

1. Install XAMPP on your machine.
2. Add the project in the htdocs subdirectory.
3. Start the lamp service.
4. Pass the config/db_create.sql as an input to MySQL to create the database and tables.
5. Make changes in the config/config.php according to the needs.
6. Open the PHPMyAdmin application and create a default admin user in the users table of the database.

Creating an account

1. Go to the signup page.
2. Enter your email address belonging to IIT Mandi's domain.
3. Enter a unique username and a strong password.
4. If you're redirected to the login page then just use the username and password to log into the application.
5. If you're not redirected then there might be some error in one of the inputs provided. Refill the wrong input.

Viewing and searching posts

1. Once you're logged in the list of recent posts will be displayed on the homepage with a view button corresponding to them.
2. Hit the view button to view the details related to that post.
3. If a post is not visible on the homepage use the search bar to find it using a keyword.
4. Keyword can be a part of the post's title or creator's name or it could a partial/full date eg- 10/2019 will display all the posts created in Oct 2019.

Creating and editing posts

1. If you're logged in then go to the profile page through the link on the top of the homepage.
2. Click the button titled Create Post on the profile page to open the postcreate form.
3. Fill in the title and the contact and the description as per your requirements and hit the done button.
4. To edit a post open it and hit the edit post button.
5. Make changes to the details or title or contact and hit the done button.
6. The post will become visible on the portal only when an admin has approved it.

Forgot and Update passwords

1. If you have forgotten your password and are not able to log in then hit the forgot password link on the login page.
2. Enter your email address on the next page to receive a secret code and link for resetting your password.
3. Open the link, enter your username and the code, and your new password.
4. If you want to update your password then login and go to the profile page and click the update password button.
5. Enter your username, old password, and the new password, and hit the done button.