Blood Bank And Donor Management System Portal project in PHP.

? Step 1: Download & Install XAMPP (if not installed)

1. Download XAMPP from Apache Friends.

2. Install and launch XAMPP Control Panel.

3. Start Apache (for PHP) and MySQL (for the database).

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? Step 2: Copy the Project Files

1. Extract the PHP project folder if it’s in a ZIP file.

2. Copy the extracted folder into:

C:\xampp\htdocs\

Example: If your project is named blood_donation_management, the folder should be:

C:\xampp\htdocs\blood_donation_manangement\

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? Step 3: Import the Database

1. Open phpMyAdmin in your browser:

http://localhost/phpmyadmin/

2. Click Databases ? Create a new database (same name as the project’s database).

3. Click Import ? Choose the project’s .sql file (usually found in a database or db folder).

4. Click Go to import the database.

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? Step 4: Configure Database Connection

1. Open your project folder and find the database configuration file.

o It may be named config.php, db.php, or inside config/database.php (if using Laravel).

2. Edit the file and update the database credentials:

$host = "localhost";

$user = "root"; // Default user for XAMPP

$pass = ""; // Leave empty (no password by default)

$db = "your_database_name";

$conn = mysqli_connect($host, $user, $pass, $db);

if (!$conn) {

die("Connection failed: " . mysqli_connect_error());

}

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? Step 5: Run the Project

1. Open your browser and enter the project URL:

http://localhost/blood_donation_management/

2. If the project has a login system, use default admin credentials (check the database users table).