AmarThikana 🏠

Find your perfect rental home in Bangladesh — AmarThikana is a responsive house rental platform built with PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It provides tenant, landlord, and admin interfaces for listing management, applications, messaging, and analytics.

🌐 Live Demo

Experience AmarThikana in action! Visit our live demo at https://amarthikana.22web.org

🌟 Features

For Tenants

• Advanced Search & Filters: Search properties by location, type, price range, and amenities
• Detailed Property Listings: View comprehensive property details with high-quality images
• Requesting Tours: Schedule and participate in property tours
• Favorites System: Save and manage favorite properties
• Messaging System: Direct communication with landlords

For Landlords

• Property Management: Easily list and manage multiple properties
• Tenant Screening: Access tenant applications and background information
• Tour Requests: Accept or reject tenant tour requests
• Communication Tools: Built-in messaging system with tenants
• Analytics Dashboard: Track property views, applications, and performance
• Image Upload: Upload multiple high-quality property images
• Amenities Management: Specify property amenities and features

For Administrators

• User Management: Manage tenants, landlords, accounts
• Content Moderation: Review and approve property listings
• System Analytics: Comprehensive dashboard with system statistics
• Support System: Handle user inquiries and support tickets
• Settings Management: Configure system-wide settings

General Features

• Responsive Design: Fully responsive design works on all devices
• Multi-language Support: Support for English and Bengali
• Security: Secure authentication with password hashing and CSRF protection
• Performance: Optimized for speed with caching and compression

🚀 Tech Stack

• Backend: PHP 7.4+
• Database: MySQL 5.7+ / MariaDB
• Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+)
• Libraries:
  • jQuery for DOM manipulation
  • Swiper.js for carousels
  • Font Awesome for icons
  • Google Fonts for typography
• Security: PDO/MySQLi with prepared statements

Quick GitHub Summary

• Short description: AmarThikana — a self-hosted house rental platform for Bangladesh with tenant, landlord and admin interfaces.
• Purpose: Demo-ready system for managing property listings, tenant applications, communications and admin moderation.
• Includes: PHP backend, MySQL schema, responsive frontend, file uploads and a lightweight dashboard.

📖 Usage

For Tenants

1. Register: Create an account as a tenant
2. Search: Use filters to find properties
3. View Details: Browse property images and specifications
4. Contact: Message landlords or schedule tours
5. Apply: Submit rental applications

For Landlords

1. Register: Create an account as a landlord
2. List Property: Add property details and images
3. Manage: Edit listings and view applications
4. Communicate: Respond to tenant inquiries

For Admins

1. Login: Access admin dashboard
2. Moderate: Review property listings
3. Manage Users: Handle user accounts
4. Analytics: View system statistics

📁 Project Structure

amarthikana/
│   .htaccess
│   about-us.php
│   contact.php
│   disclaimer.php
│   faq.php
│   footer.php
│   forget-pass.php
│   header.php
│   help-center.php
│   index.php
│   login.php
│   messages.php
│   privacy-policy.php
│   properties.php
│   property-details.php
│   safety-tips.php
│   search-result.php
│   signup.php
│   terms-of-service.php
│   test_connection.php
│   tour-property.php
│
├───admin/              # Admin dashboard pages
│   │   dashboard.php
│   │   edit-property.php
│   │   index.php
│   │   login.php
│   │   logout.php
│   │   properties.php
│   │   tours.php
│   │   users.php
│   │
│   ├───css/
│   │       admin.css
│   │
│   └───js/
│           admin.js
│
├───api/                # REST API endpoints
│       add_property.php
│       change_password.php
│       contact_handler.php
│       delete_property.php
│       delete_user.php
│       edit_property.php
│       edit_user.php
│       get_conversations.php
│       get_messages.php
│       get_unread_count.php
│       list_properties.php
│       list_users.php
│       load_settings.php
│       login_handler.php
│       logout.php
│       logout_handler.php
│       properties_handler.php
│       save_settings.php
│       send_message.php
│       signup_handler.php
│       test_connection.php
│       toggle_favorite.php
│       update_profile.php
│       update_property_status.php
│       update_tour_status.php
│       upload_profile_image.php
│       upload_profile_photo.php
│
├───config/             # Database and configuration files
│       database.php
│
├───css/
│       mobile.css
│       style.css
│
├───database/           # Database files
│       amarthikana_dump.sql
│
├───images/             # Static images and assets
│       bg.jpg
│
├───img/
│       default-avatar.svg
│
├───includes/           # PHP includes and utilities
│       auth.php
│       functions.php
│       paths.php
│       session_check.php
│
├───js/                 # JavaScript files
│       loader.js
│       mobile.js
│       script.js
│
├───landlord/           # Landlord dashboard pages
│   │   add-property.php
│   │   bookings.php
│   │   dashboard.php
│   │   edit-property.php
│   │   index.php
│   │   listings.php
│   │   my-properties.php
│   │   reviews.php
│   │   settings.php
│   │   tours.php
│   │
│   ├───css/
│   │       dashboard.css
│   │
│   └───js/
│           dashboard.js
│           settings.js
│
├───tenant/             # Tenant dashboard pages
│   │   bookings.php
│   │   dashboard.php
│   │   favorites.php
│   │   index.php
│   │   settings.php
│   │   tours.php
│   │
│   ├───css/
│   │       dashboard.css
│   │
│   └───js/
│           dashboard.js
│
└───uploads/            # User-uploaded files
    ├───profiles/
    └───properties/

🧪 Testing

Database Connection Test

Visit test_connection.php to verify database connectivity.

User Registration Test

1. Register a new account
2. Verify email confirmation
3. Test login/logout functionality

Property Management Test

1. Create a landlord account
2. List a new property
3. Upload images and set amenities
4. View property on frontend

🔒 Security

• Password hashing with bcrypt
• CSRF protection on forms
• SQL injection prevention with prepared statements
• XSS protection with input sanitization
• Secure file upload validation
• Session management with secure cookies

📊 Performance

• Database query optimization
• Image compression and lazy loading
• Browser caching with .htaccess
• CDN integration ready
• Minified CSS/JS for production

🐛 Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Database Connection Failed

• Verify credentials in config/database.php
• Ensure MySQL service is running
• Check database exists and user has permissions

Page Not Found Errors

• Verify .htaccess is enabled
• Check URL rewriting is configured
• Ensure correct file permissions

Upload Issues

• Check uploads/ directory permissions (755)
• Verify PHP upload limits in php.ini
• Ensure sufficient disk space

Email Not Sending

• Configure SMTP settings
• Check spam folder
• Verify firewall allows outbound connections

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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