HobbyMatch PHP MVC API

This is the backend API for HobbyMatch, a social platform that helps people find others with similar hobbies and interests. Built using a custom PHP MVC architecture, this project handles user authentication, hobby matching logic, and provides a set of RESTful endpoints consumed by the HobbyMatch Flutter frontend.

📱 Flutter Frontend

Check out the Flutter frontend for this API here:
👉 HobbyMatch Flutter App

🧱 Features

• ✅ Custom PHP MVC framework
• 🔐 JWT-based authentication
• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 User registration and login
• 🧠 Intelligent hobby matching algorithm
• 📄 RESTful API with clean routing
• 🛡️ Input validation and error handling

📂 Project Structure

└── 📁public
    └── 📁assets
        └── 📁css
            └── style.css
        └── 📁js
            └── script.js
    └── 📁uploads
        └── 📁images
            └── 📁fixtures
        └── 📁pdf
    └── .htaccess
    └── index.php
└── 📁src
    └── 📁Controller
    └── 📁Model
    └── 📁Service
    └── 📁View
        └── 📁Admin
            └── 📁Hobby
        └── base.html.twig
        └── error.html.twig
        └── 📁Hobby
        └── 📁Mailing
        └── 📁User

📸 Screenshots

🏠 Index Page (Landing)

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• PHP 8.x+
• MySQL
• Composer

Installation

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/taco-greco/HobbyMatch-PHP-MVC-API.git
   cd HobbyMatch-PHP-MVC-API

2. Install dependencies

   composer install

3. Import the database
   Import hobbymatch.sql into your MySQL server.

4. Run the server

   php -S localhost:8000 -t public

Or

php -S php -S 0.0.0.0:8000 -t public

Now you can access the API at http://localhost:8000.

🛠️ API Endpoints

Token/login

• POST /User/loginjwt

ApiHobby

• POST /ApiHobby/add (Requires Token)
• PUT /ApiHobby/update/{id} (Requires Token, e.g., /ApiHobby/update/200)
• DELETE /ApiHobby/delete/{id} (Requires Token, e.g., /ApiHobby/delete/199)
• GET /ApiHobby/getAll
• GET /ApiHobby/getAll/page

🧑‍💻 Author

• GitHub: taco-greco

📄 License

MIT License – feel free to use, modify, and contribute!