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Jathushan Varnakulasingam

Creating a PHP Library Management System
PHP & MySQL 6 min read Jul 2025

Creating a PHP Library Management System

A full CRUD web application built with PHP and MySQL for managing library books, members, and borrowing records.

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Databases are the backbone of most apps. This project was a deep dive into Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS).

Database Schema

I designed a normalized schema with tables for Books, Members, and Loans. Foreign keys enforce referential integrity.

Backend Logic

Vanilla PHP handles the form submissions. I used PDO (PHP Data Objects) for database connections to prevent SQL injection attacks.

Technologies Analyzed

PHP MySQL SQL Database Design

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Jathushan Varnakulasingam | Full-Stack Developer & AI Enthusiast