Best Attendance Management System with PHP & MySQL

Attendance Management System

📌 Introduction

The Attendance Management System is a web-based platform built to simplify, automate, and securely manage student attendance records. Whether you’re an administrator, teacher, or school IT staff, this system empowers you with full control over class attendance, reporting, and student tracking — all with just a few clicks.

Download New Real Time Projects :-Click here

📋 Project Details

• • Project Name: Attendance Management System

• • Language/s Used: PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

• • PHP Version (Recommended): 5.6.3, 7.4.12

• • Database: MySQL

• • Type: Web Application

• • Developer: UPDATEGADH

🚀 Available Features

• • Admin Login System

• • Student Registration with Class Assignment

• • Add/Manage Teachers

• • Attendance Marking (Day-wise, Class-wise)

• • View Class-wise Attendance Reports

• • Forgot Password (Email Recovery)

• • Email Notification (via PHPMailer)

• • Secure Session Handling

• • Admin Dashboard and Navigation

• • Manage Class Arms, Subjects, and Sessions

 Technologies Used

• • Backend: PHP

• • Database: MySQL

• • Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap

• • Mailer Library: PHPMailer

⚙ Installation Steps

1. 1. Move the Project to Server:
      Place the extracted folder into your local server directory (htdocs if using XAMPP).

1. 1. Install PHPMailer:
      Use Composer to install PHPMailer: composer require phpmailer/phpmailer

1. 1. Database Setup:
      

       

      • • Create a new database in MySQL: CREATE DATABASE attendancemsystem;

🔑 Configuration

Database Configuration

Update the database settings in your configuration file:

$host = 'localhost';
$username = 'your-username';     // Replace with DB username
$password = 'your-password';     // Replace with DB password
$dbname = 'attendancemsystem';

Email Configuration (PHPMailer)

Configure the SMTP credentials in the PHPMailer script:

$mail->Host = 'smtp.gmail.com';
$mail->Username = 'your-email@gmail.com';        // Your email
$mail->Password = 'your-app-password';           // App-specific password

💻 Usage Guide

• • URL to Access:
    Open your browser and navigate to:
    http://localhost/attendance-management-system

• • Admin Functionalities:
    

     

    • • Register Students & Assign Classes
    • • Add Class Arms & Teachers
    • • Manage and Track Daily Attendance
    • • Recover Password via Email
    • • Generate and Analyze Attendance Reports