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Electricity Bill Management System

Overview

The Electricity Bill Management System is a web-based application designed to streamline the process of paying electricity bills. It automates the calculation of electricity bills, including past due amounts and penalties, offering a more efficient and paperless alternative to manual billing systems. This project is built using PHP, CSS, and JavaScript.

Features

  • User-friendly interface for managing electricity bill payments.
  • Automated calculation of current bills, past due bills, and penalties.
  • Admin panel for managing user accounts and overseeing billing operations.

Technologies Used

  • PHP
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • MySQL

Prerequisites

  • XAMPP (Apache and MySQL)
  • Web browser

How to Run the Project

Step 1: Start Apache and MySQL

  1. Launch XAMPP.
  2. Start the Apache and MySQL services.

Step 2: Set Up the Project Files

  1. Extract the project archive.
  2. Copy the extracted project folder (ebill).
  3. Paste the ebill folder into the xampp/htdocs/ directory.

Step 3: Set Up the Database

  1. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/phpmyadmin/.
  2. Click on the Databases tab.
  3. Create a new database named ebillsystem.
  4. Go to the Import tab.
  5. Click on Browse file and select the ebillsystem.sql file located in the DATABASE FILE folder within the project directory.
  6. Click Go to import the database.

Step 4: Access the Application

  1. Open a web browser and go to http://localhost/ebill/index.php.
  2. To access the admin panel, navigate to http://localhost/ebill/login.php.

Admin Login Credentials

Acknowledgments

  • Thank you to the open-source community for providing the tools and resources that made this project possible.