ParkFlow Parking Space Booking CMS

ParkFlow is a responsive parking reservation and inventory management system built for organizing parking spaces, monitoring occupancy, and managing bookings through a centralized administrative dashboard. Its visual parking grid and dynamic booking validation help operators coordinate reservations and reduce scheduling conflicts.

Key Features

• Visual Parking Grid: View parking spots in a responsive, color-coded layout with availability and spot categories.
• Multiple Spot Categories: Organize Regular, VIP Reserved, and Handicap Accessible spaces.
• Dynamic Booking Validation: AJAX-based checks identify overlapping active bookings to help prevent double-booking.
• Parking Inventory Management: Create, update, and manage parking spot records.
• Reservation Management: Review and manage booking records from the administration panel.
• Occupancy Dashboard: Monitor parking occupancy with breakdowns by zone or level.
• Administrator Controls: Manage parking inventory and reservations through a centralized workspace.
• Guided Installation Wizard: Check server requirements, configure database credentials, import schemas, and generate configuration settings.
• Responsive Dark Theme: Modern glassmorphism styling and Bootstrap 5 components for a polished interface.
• Customizable Branding: Modify the site name, color palette, card styling, and navigation layout.

How It Works

1. Configure parking spaces and their categories.
2. Review availability in the visual parking grid.
3. Use booking forms to create reservations for the required time period.
4. Let dynamic overlap checks validate bookings against active reservations.
5. Monitor occupancy and manage spot and booking records from the admin panel.

Technology Stack

• PHP 8.0 or higher
• MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.4+
• PDO and PDO MySQL
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and AJAX
• Bootstrap 5
• Apache 2.4+ with .htaccess overrides enabled

Security Features

The README documents CSRF tokens, output filtering against cross-site scripting, PDO parameterized queries, protected internal directories, and restrictions on PHP execution in the uploads directory. Review the configuration and test the application in your own hosting environment before using it in production.

Installation

Install locally using XAMPP, WAMP, or MAMP, or deploy to compatible Apache hosting. The guided installer checks requirements, accepts database settings, imports the database schema, and configures the application. Manual setup instructions are also included.

Demo Accounts

After installation, the README lists these example credentials:

• Administrator: admin / the password created during installation
• Standard User: user / user123

Change demonstration credentials before deployment and verify account permissions. The administrator password is the one selected during setup.

Requirements

• PHP 8.0+
• MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.4+
• PDO and PDO MySQL extensions
• Apache 2.4+ with .htaccess overrides enabled
• A writable uploads directory with appropriate permissions

Ideal For

• Parking lot operators
• Commercial buildings and office facilities
• Private parking facilities
• Developers building reservation management applications
• Freelancers and agencies creating customized parking solutions

Important Notes

The documented features cover parking inventory, reservation conflict checks, and occupancy management. The README does not establish payment gateway integration, license-plate recognition, barrier or gate hardware integration, or live sensor-based occupancy detection. Do not advertise these as included features without separate verification.

Version: The README references release history starting at v1.0.0. Confirm the current version in CHANGELOG.md before publishing.