Building a Car Booking Website with PHP, MySQL, and XAMPP

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Introduction

In today’s digital age, convenience is key, and what better way to provide it than by creating a car booking website? In this tutorial, we’ll guide you through the process of building a car booking website using PHP, MySQL, and XAMPP. This platform will allow customers to sign up, log in, and book available cars for a specified time, while agencies can manage their fleets, view bookings, and ensure a seamless experience for their customers.

Prerequisites:

1. Install XAMPP: Download and install XAMPP, a free and open-source cross-platform web server solution stack.
2. Basic knowledge of PHP and MySQL.

Setting up the Database

First, open xampp control panel, and start Apache and MySQL. Then to set up the database that will store user and car information. Open your preferred MySQL administration tool (e.g., phpMyAdmin) and create a new database named car_booking

CREATE DATABASE car_booking;
USE car_booking;

Now, create tables for customers and agencies:

CREATE TABLE `agency` (
  `agency_username` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
  `agency_mobile` int(255) NOT NULL,
  `agency_address` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
  `agency_password` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
  `agency_email` varchar(255) NOT NULL
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;



-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `agencycar`
--

CREATE TABLE `agencycar` (
  `car_id` int(255) NOT NULL,
  `agency_username` varchar(11) NOT NULL
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `cars`
--

CREATE TABLE `cars` (
  `car_id` int(255) NOT NULL,
  `car_model` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
  `car_number` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
  `seating_cap` int(255) NOT NULL,
  `rent_per_day` int(255) NOT NULL,
  `car_img` varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL,
  `car_available` varchar(255) NOT NULL
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;

--
-- Dumping data for table `cars`
--


-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `customers`
--

CREATE TABLE `customers` (
  `id` int(255) NOT NULL,
  `customer_username` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
  `customer_mobile` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
  `customer_address` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
  `customer_password` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
  `customer_email` varchar(255) NOT NULL
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;





-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `rentedcar`
--

CREATE TABLE `rentedcar` (
  `return_id` int(255) NOT NULL,
  `customer_username` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
  `car_id` int(255) NOT NULL,
  `no_of_days` int(255) NOT NULL,
  `start_date` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
  `end_date` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
  `car_return_date` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
  `total_amount` int(255) NOT NULL,
  `rent_per_day` int(255) NOT NULL,
  `return_status` varchar(255) NOT NULL
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;


--
-- Indexes for dumped tables
--

--
-- Indexes for table `agency`
--
ALTER TABLE `agency`
  ADD PRIMARY KEY (`agency_username`);

--
-- Indexes for table `cars`
--
ALTER TABLE `cars`
  ADD PRIMARY KEY (`car_id`),
  ADD UNIQUE KEY `car_number` (`car_number`);

--
-- Indexes for table `customers`
--
ALTER TABLE `customers`
  ADD PRIMARY KEY (`id`);

--
-- Indexes for table `rentedcar`
--
ALTER TABLE `rentedcar`
  ADD PRIMARY KEY (`return_id`);

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for dumped tables
--

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `cars`
--
ALTER TABLE `cars`
  MODIFY `car_id` int(255) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=56;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `customers`
--
ALTER TABLE `customers`
  MODIFY `id` int(255) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=2;

--
-- AUTO_INCREMENT for table `rentedcar`
--
ALTER TABLE `rentedcar`
  MODIFY `return_id` int(255) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, AUTO_INCREMENT=3;
COMMIT;

Creating the Frontend

1. Create the signup and login pages for both customers and agencies.
2. Implement a dashboard for customers to view available cars, book them, and manage their bookings.
3. Develop a dashboard for agencies to add, edit, and delete cars, as well as view customer bookings.

Implementing the Backend

1. Create PHP scripts to handle user authentication and session management.
2. Implement PHP scripts to interact with the database for CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete) on customers, agencies, cars, and bookings.
3. Ensure that proper validation and error handling are implemented to enhance the website’s robustness.

Securing Your Application

1. You can use secure password hashing techniques (e.g., bcrypt) to store user passwords.
2. Implement input validation to prevent SQL injection and other security vulnerabilities.
3. Set proper file and directory permissions on your server.

Testing and Deployment

1. Test your website thoroughly to identify and fix any bugs or issues.
2. Once testing is complete, deploy your website on a hosting provider or a local server.

(Visit SourceCode to fetch the code. Download this code and put this in the htdocs folder. Then open localhost/Your_folder_name/index.php)

Congratulations! You’ve successfully built a car booking website using PHP, MySQL, and XAMPP. This project not only provides a valuable service to customers but also streamlines the management of car fleets for rental agencies. Feel free to enhance and customize the website further based on your specific requirements and preferences. Happy coding!

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