Quirx

A YouTube-like video sharing platform built with PHP and MySQL.

Features

• 🎥 Video Upload & Streaming - Upload and watch videos with thumbnail support
• 👤 User Management - Registration, login, profile management with avatars
• 🔍 Search & Discovery - Search videos by title, tags, and content
• ⭐ Rating System - Star ratings and view tracking
• 📊 Admin Dashboard - User and content management
• 🏷️ Video Tags - Categorize and organize content
• 📧 Email Integration - Password reset via PHPMailer
• 📱 Responsive Design - Mobile-friendly interface

Tech Stack

• Backend: PHP with PDO (MySQL)
• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Database: MySQL
• Email: PHPMailer
• Dependencies: Composer

Quick Start

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/kuldp18/quirx.git
   cd quirx

2. Install dependencies

   composer install

3. Setup database

   • Create MySQL database named quirx_2
   • Import database schema (check includes/db_handler.inc.php for connection details)

4. Configure environment

   • Update database credentials in includes/db_handler.inc.php
   • Ensure uploads directory has write permissions

5. Run locally

   • Place in your web server directory (e.g., xampp/htdocs)
   • Access via http://localhost/quirx

Project Structure

quirx/
├── assets/          # Static assets (images, icons)
├── controllers/     # Form processing logic
├── css/            # Stylesheets
├── includes/       # Core PHP includes and components
├── js/             # JavaScript files
├── models/         # Database interaction layer
├── pages/          # Application pages
├── uploads/        # User-generated content (videos, thumbnails, profiles)
├── views/          # View templates and components
└── vendor/         # Composer dependencies

License

Created by Kuldeep Solanki (kuldeepsolanki1854@gmail.com)