edufalcao14 / illegal-argument-forum

This project has the same goals as StackOverflow and provides a platform for developers to interact and solve problems. It has been implemented with Node.js and Express Framework for the back-end, HTML with Handlebars and CSS for the front-end, and MySQL for the database.

A brief description about the project :

This is an academic project that I developed when I was learning my Web Development subject, the goal of this web site was to recreate a forum with the same goal of StackOverFlow, create a forum for programmers to interact with each other and solve problems. I implemented this website with Node.js and Express Framework for the back-end and applying MVC architecture , for the front-end we used HTML with Handlebars and pure CSS , we also modeled a database and implemented using MySQL. This project allowed me to understand better the MVC architecture, also made me understand how worked an integration between back-end - Database and Back-End -- Front-End.

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Features

As User

• Ask Question
• Reply Questions
• Login
• Create Account
• Mark right answer
• Report Questions / Anwsers

As Admin

• Remove or accept reported Questions
• Remove or accept reported Answers

Tech Stack

Front-End : HTML5, CSS , HandleBars

Back-End : Node, Express

DataBase : MySQL

Technical Specifications :

Dependencies	Version
express	~4.16.1
better-sqlite3	^5.0.1
bcrypt	^7.5.0
cookie-parser	^1.4.6
express-session	^1.17.2
hbs	^1.4.6
http-errors	~1.6.3
morgan	~1.9.1
session	^0.1.0

Installation

First clone the project on your machine:

  git clone https://github.com/Edufalcao14/Illegal-Argument-Forum.git

Go to the project folder :

  cd {{path project}}

Inse of the project folder : Create a new fille named "config.js" and inside cole this :

"module.exports = {
    secret: "123",
    dbPath: "{{path to BD}}"
    // Change the "{{path to BD}}" to the path of the database in your machine.
};"

After this install the dependencies

  npm install

And start the project

  npm start

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If you have ideas on how to improve the project or fix any bugs and errors , please contact me via my LinkedIn or Email