🗳️ iVoting System

A modern, real-time online voting system built with PHP and MySQL. It features a clean UI, live vote updates, admin management, and secure voting mechanics.

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🚀 Features

• ✅ Voter can vote directly from the main page (index)
• 🔐 Admin panel for managing candidates, positions, and viewing live results
• ⚡ AJAX-based interactions (fast, no page reloads)
• 💾 Database setup included
• 📱 Fully responsive design

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📁 Project Structure

iVoting/
├── assets/           # CSS, JS, images
├── database/         # SQL file for DB setup
├── admin/            # Admin dashboard and management
├── index.php         # Main voting interface for users
└── api/              # apis backend PHP files
└── includes/         # Other backend PHP files

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🛠️ How to Set Up

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/Muindi6602/iVoting.git
   cd iVoting

2. Import the Database

   • Open phpMyAdmin
   • Create a new database (evoting_system)
   • Import the SQL file from database folder:
     database/evoting_system.sql

🗳️ How Voting Works

• Open index in your browser.
• Choose your candidates for each position.
• Click "Vote" to submit.
• Votes are recorded instantly and reflected in real-time (AJAX-powered).

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🔐 Admin Panel

• URL: admin/index
• Login Credentials (default):

  Username: admin
  Password: 12345
  

⚠️ Change the default password after first login for security.

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✨ Technologies Used

• PHP (Latest)
• JavaScript
• MySQL (with PDO)
• jQuery (AJAX)
• SweetAlert2
• HTML5/CSS (Responsive)

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📄 License

This project is open-source and free to use.