Research Backend Development Projects

A small collection of backend experiment assets and a simple PHP contact form demo.

Repository Contents

• index.php — Landing page that links to the contact form and Power BI assets.
• contact.php — Contact form that sends emails via the Resend HTTP API using PHP cURL.
• dockerfile — Docker build configuration for running the app (PHP + Apache).
• PHPMailer/ — Bundled PHPMailer library source under PHPMailer/src/:
  • DSNConfigurator.php
  • Exception.php
  • OAuth.php
  • OAuthTokenProvider.php
  • PHPMailer.php
  • POP3.php
  • SMTP.php
• projects/ — Power BI files and a dashboard PDF (e.g., PowerBi Project.pbix, powerbi dashboard.pdf).

Quick Start

1. Clone the repository and change into it:

git clone https://github.com/devc2255/Research-Backend-Development-Projects.git
cd Research-Backend-Development-Projects

2. Set the Resend API key (used by contact.php):

export RESEND_API_KEY="your_resend_api_key_here"

3. Serve locally with PHP's built-in server:

php -S localhost:8000

Then open http://localhost:8000/index.php in your browser.

Docker

Build and run the Docker image:

docker build -t research-backend-project .
docker run -p 8080:80 research-backend-project

Open http://localhost:8080/index.php when running in Docker.

Live Demo

Requirements

• PHP 8.2 or later
• curl extension enabled (used by contact.php)
• Optional: Docker for container runs

Notes

• contact.php currently uses the Resend API (HTTP) to deliver messages via cURL.
• The PHPMailer/ folder is included in the repo but is not required by contact.php as provided.
• Default recipient in contact.php is dev448230@gmail.com — update as needed.
• For production, remove debug display_errors, and store API keys securely (not in code).

License

This repository does not include a license. Add a LICENSE file to specify terms for reuse.