README.md

📁 Document Matcher - PHP Frontend

This is the frontend and user dashboard for the Smart Document Matcher system. Built with PHP + MySQL, it handles user registration, login, credit management, and integration with the Node.js API for document matching.

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🧠 Features

• 🧾 User registration & login
• 📤 Upload documents for similarity check
• ⚙️ Calls backend Node.js API for NLP-based matching
• 🪙 Credit system (1 match = 1 credit)
• 🛠️ Admin panel to manage users & credits
• 🗂 Uploads stored securely on the server

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📦 Folder Structure

/hackathon
├── index.php ← Home page
├── register.php ← User signup
├── login.php ← Login page
├── dashboard.php ← User dashboard
├── match.php ← Match trigger via curl
├── logout.php
├── profile.php
├── db.php ← MySQL connection
├── /uploads ← Uploaded files (auto-created)
├── /admin ← Admin panel
└── /sql ← SQL setup files

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⚙️ Setup Instructions

🔌 1. Local Setup (XAMPP)

• Clone this repo into htdocs/: git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/document-matcher-php.git

• Import the database:

  • Open phpMyAdmin
  • Import the SQL from /sql/create_tables.sql

• Update db.php: $conn = new mysqli('localhost', 'root', '', 'your_database_name');

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🔁 2. Connect with Node.js API

Make sure you have the matching Node.js backend running at a public URL (e.g. Render.com).

In match.php, update this line: $apiURL = 'https://your-api-url.onrender.com/api/match';

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🌐 Live Demo (Optional)

• 🔗 Frontend: https://your-username.000webhostapp.com
• 🔗 API: https://your-api-url.onrender.com

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👨‍💻 Credits

Built with ❤️ for Hackathon 2025
By Team zerotop 🔍

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📄 License

MIT License – free to use, modify, and share.