This project is a basic web authentication system built with PHP. It includes user registration, login, and logout functionalities, as well as a protected dashboard for authenticated users.

• User Registration
• User Login
• User Logout
• Protected Dashboard
• Error Handling

/Basic Web Auth ├── auth │ ├── login.php │ ├── logout.php │ ├── register.php ├── template │ ├── admin │ │ └── dashboard.php │ ├── auth │ │ ├── login.php │ │ └── register.php │ ├── home.php ├── .htaccess ├── config.php ├── index.php ├── dashboard.php └── README.md 

1. Clone the repository to your local machine.
2. Create a MySQL database and execute the provided SQL query to create the necessary tables:

CREATE TABLE users ( id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT, username VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL UNIQUE, email VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL UNIQUE, password VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL, created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP );

3. Update the config.php file with your database credentials.

1. Navigate to the home page: /index.php
2. You will find links to login and register.

1. Navigate to the registration page: /auth/register.php
2. Fill in the required fields and submit the form.
3. Proper error messages will be displayed if the username is already taken or if the passwords do not match.

1. Navigate to the login page: /auth/login.php
2. Enter your username and password, then submit the form.
3. Proper error messages will be displayed if the username or password is incorrect.

1. After logging in, you will be redirected to the dashboard: /dashboard.php
2. The dashboard is protected and only accessible to authenticated users.

1. Click the logout link on the dashboard to end your session.

This project is licensed under the MIT License.