README.md

Simple Forum

Simple Forum using Python Flask and Bootstrap CSS

Features

• Uses login mixer for the user authentication
• Cascades database that are related to one another when a (when a post is deleted, all comments are too)
• An admin role that can access an admin page and change every single part of the database to a desired one

How to run it (explanation for windows only):

1. Download, extract, and open simple_forum_v1.0+
2. Create a virtual environment in the directory using cmd: python -m venv venv
3. Activate the virtual environment: venv\Scripts\activate.bat
4. Install the dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt
5. Use an IDE and run run.py:
   • PyCharm: https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/
   • VSCode: https://code.visualstudio.com/
6. There should be a clickable IP in the IDE, or simply go to any web browser and type in 127.0.0.1:5000

Additional info

1. Uses Python 3.9
2. See accounts.txt for all the available users
3. Go to /admin to go into admin panel, make sure the logged in user is admin or else it will return a 403