BlooGood

Overview

The BlooGood is a Java-based application that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for managing blogs. The application allows users to add new blogs, configure settings, upload images via FTP, and view the list of blogs fetched from a remote PHP-MySQL backend.

Features

• Add New Blog: Allows users to add a new blog with title, content, and up to two images.
• Configuration Page: A settings page to configure FTP and backend server details.
• View Blogs: Displays a list of existing blogs fetched from a PHP-MySQL backend.

Technologies Used

• Java Swing: For creating the GUI.
• Apache Commons Net: For FTP functionality.
• JSON: For handling JSON data.
• PHP: Backend scripting for data handling.
• MySQL: Database to store blog data.

Setup and Installation

Prerequisites

• Java JDK: Ensure Java is installed on your system.
• Apache Maven: For managing project dependencies.
• XAMPP: To run Apache server and MySQL.
• PHP: For backend scripts.

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/blog-management-system.git
cd blog-management-system

Install Dependencies

Ensure your pom.xml includes the necessary dependencies:

<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>commons-net</groupId>
        <artifactId>commons-net</artifactId>
        <version>3.9.0</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.json</groupId>
        <artifactId>json</artifactId>
        <version>20231013</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>mysql</groupId>
        <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
        <version>8.0.30</version>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>

Run Maven to install the dependencies:

mvn clean install

Configuration

1. Set Up MySQL Database:

   • Create a database named blogs.
   • Create a table named blog_data with columns blog_id, blog_name, blog_data, date, image1, image2.

2. Update PHP Configurations:

   • Place the blogadd.php file in your server directory (e.g., htdocs for XAMPP).
   • Update database credentials in blogadd.php.

3. config.properties File:

   • Create a config.properties file in the root directory.
   • Add the following configurations:

   FTP Host=your-ftp-host
   FTP Username=your-ftp-username
   FTP Password=your-ftp-password
   Blog PHP URL=http://your-server-address/blogadd.php
   PHP Password=yourSecretPassword
   

Running the Application

To run the application, execute the following commands:

1. Blog Management GUI:

   mvn exec:java -Dexec.mainClass="BlogManagementGUI"

2. Configuration Page:

   mvn exec:java -Dexec.mainClass="ConfigurationPage"

3. Add Blog GUI:

   mvn exec:java -Dexec.mainClass="BlogAddGUI"

Contributing

Feel free to fork the repository and submit pull requests. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.