
Studify PHP Files Explanation May 5, 2025
1 Introduction
This document provides a detailed explanation of the PHP files used in a user regis-
tration and student management system for the Studify application. The files include
configuration settings, database and email testing scripts, a user management API, email
verification, password reset, and student data management (add, edit, sync). Each section
describes the purpose and key instructions in the respective file.
2 config.php
2.1 Purpose
The config.php file defines constants for database connection and PHPMailer email
settings, centralizing configuration data for reuse across the application.
2.2 Key Instructions
•Database Constants:
–define(’DB_HOST’, ’localhost’): Sets the database host to the local server.
–define(’DB_USER’, ’root’): Specifies the database user as root.
–define(’DB_PASS’, ’sjXSNT73’): Defines the database password.
–define(’DB_NAME’, ’studify’): Names the database studify.
•PHPMailer Constants:
–define(’SMTP_HOST’, ’smtp.gmail.com’): Configures Gmail’s SMTP server.
email.
–define(’SMTP_PASSWORD’, ’...’): Uses an app-specific password for Gmail.
–define(’SMTP_PORT’, 587) and define(’SMTP_SECuneet’)
–define(’EMAIL_FROM’, ’...’) and define(’EMAIL_FROM_NAME’, ’Studify
Platform’): Sets sender details.
3 test_db.php
3.1 Purpose
The test_db.php script tests the database connection using settings from config.php.
3.2 Key Instructions
•require_once ’config.php’: Includes configuration constants.
•new mysqli(DB_HOST, DB_USER, DB_PASS, DB_NAME): Establishes a database con-
nection.
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