Event Management Web Application

A full-featured, modern event management platform built with Java Servlets, JSP, and MySQL. This application allows users to discover, create, and manage events through a sleek, dark-themed user interface inspired by modern web platforms like Luma.

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✨ Features of Project

General Features

• Modern UI/UX: A responsive, dark, and glossy theme applied consistently across all pages.
• User Authentication: Secure user registration and login system.
• Role-Based Access: Clear distinction between "Attendee" and "Organizer" roles with different permissions.
• Dynamic Event Discovery: A visually rich homepage displaying upcoming events with square banner images, dates, categories, and organizer details.

Organizer Features

• Create Events: A sophisticated event creation form with a two-column layout.
• Live Image Preview: The banner image is instantly shown on a preview card when selected, before uploading.
• Event Management: Organizers can edit and delete the events they have created.
• Error Handling: Users are prompted with clear error messages, such as when they forget to upload an image.

Attendee Features

• Event Registration: Attendees can register and unregister for events with a single click.
• View Attendees: See a list of all users registered for a specific event.

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🛠️ Technologies Used

• Backend: Java, Java Servlets, JSP, JSTL
• Frontend: HTML, Inline CSS, JavaScript
• Database: MySQL
• Web Server: Apache Tomcat
• Build Tool: Apache Maven

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🚀 Setup and Installation

Follow these steps to get the project running on your local machine.

Prerequisites

• Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 or higher
• Apache Maven
• Apache Tomcat 9 or higher
• MySQL Server

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/RustyLegend/EventApp.git
cd EventApp

2. Database Setup

1. Open MySQL Workbench or your preferred SQL client.

2. Create a new database (schema).

   CREATE DATABASE event_app;

3. Run the SQL scripts below to create the necessary tables.

   -- Create the 'users' table
   CREATE TABLE users (
       user_id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
       name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
       email VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
       password VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
       role ENUM('attendee', 'organizer') NOT NULL
   );
   
   -- Create the 'categories' table
   CREATE TABLE categories (
       category_id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
       name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL UNIQUE
   );
   
   -- Create the 'events' table
   CREATE TABLE events (
       event_id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
       title VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
       description TEXT,
       event_datetime DATETIME NOT NULL,
       venue VARCHAR(255),
       image_url VARCHAR(255),
       organizer_id INT,
       category_id INT,
       FOREIGN KEY (organizer_id) REFERENCES users(user_id),
       FOREIGN KEY (category_id) REFERENCES categories(category_id)
   );

3. Configuration

1. Database Connection: Open src/main/java/com/eventmanager/util/DBUtil.java and update the database URL, username, and password to match your local MySQL setup.
2. Image Upload Path: The application saves uploaded images to a folder specified in CreateEventServlet.java. By default, this is a folder like C:\EventAppImages. Ensure this directory exists and is writable by the Tomcat user.

4. Build and Deploy

1. Build the project using Maven:

   mvn clean install

2. This will generate a EventApp.war file in the target/ directory.
3. Deploy the .war file to your Apache Tomcat server.

You can now access the application at http://localhost:8080/EventApp/.

Thank you for checking out!!!!