Digital Diary

A simple web application for keeping a digital diary.

Local Development without Docker

1. Make sure PHP and MySQL are installed on your system (e.g. via XAMPP).
2. Run php php/setup_db.php to create the database and table.
3. Open public/index.html in your browser (via a local server, e.g. Apache).

Local Development with Docker

1. Make sure Docker and Docker Compose are installed
2. Run docker-compose up --build
3. Open http://localhost:8080 in your browser
4. The database will be created automatically and is persistent

Deployment

To deploy this application on your web server:

Prerequisites

• Web server with PHP support (Apache, Nginx, etc.)
• MySQL database server
• PHP 7.4 or higher

Installation Steps

1. Upload files: Upload all files to your web server's document root or a subdirectory
2. Database setup:
   • Create a MySQL database for your diary application
   • Update the database configuration in php/db_config.php with your server details:

     $host = 'your-db-host';
     $dbname = 'your-database-name';
     $username = 'your-db-username';
     $password = 'your-db-password';

3. Initialize database: Run the setup script by accessing your-domain.com/php/setup_db.php in your browser
4. Set permissions: Ensure the web server has read/write permissions for the application files
5. Security:
   • Remove or restrict access to php/setup_db.php after initial setup
   • Consider setting up HTTPS for secure data transmission
   • Configure your web server to deny direct access to PHP files in the php/ directory

Features

• Rich text editor for entries
• Calendar for navigating to different days
• Data stored in MySQL database
• User authentication and registration
• Responsive design with multiple themes

Technologies

• HTML
• Tailwind CSS
• JavaScript (Quill.js for editor)
• PHP
• MySQL
• Docker (optional)