• Multi-platform PHP web application for a university rectorate combining public website and specialized student services
• Unified admin dashboard with role-based permissions for managing content, certificates, inquiries, and registrations
• Integrates mPDF for official PDF generation and PHPMailer for transactional emails
• Fully multilingual experience (Arabic, English, French) with JSON-based translations and custom analytics tracking

🛠️ Technologies & Stack

Backend

PHP (PDO) MySQL Session Management Server-Side Validation Custom MVC Architecture

Frontend

HTML5 CSS3 / SCSS Bootstrap JavaScript / jQuery AOS Animations DataTables

Libraries & Tools

mPDF PHPMailer Multi-language Support Analytics Tracker File Upload Handler

🏗️ Major Components & Platforms

1. Main Public Website

• Responsive, multilingual landing page with dynamic banners, counters, and department services
• Digital platform links section connecting to all internal services
• News and events modules with pagination and localized content
• Shared layout components (header, navbar, footer) and language switcher

2. Admin Dashboard

• Central admin panel with ACL-driven access to each platform
• Role-based access control (RBAC) system with granular permissions
• User/group management with AJAX endpoints
• Translation helpers, bulk delete utilities, and analytics functions
• Each platform has dedicated management modules

3. Certificate Validation Platform

• Student portal for submitting certificate verification requests
• Status tracking (Pending, Verified, Rejected) with dashboard statistics
• Edit pending submissions and view application history
• Admin tools to review, approve, reject applications
• Generate signed PDF certificates via mPDF with university branding

4. National Certificate / Diploma Requests

• Authenticated student area (login, profile, applications management)
• Support for original or duplicate diploma requests
• Application status tracking with visual badges and icons
• Admin features: Excel export functionality, PDF certificate generation
• Management of filiere/specialty metadata and certificates

5. Masters Registration Platform

• Multi-step master's application form with comprehensive validation
• Secure PDF uploads (BAC, transcripts L1/L2/L3, recommendation letters)
• Master preference ranking system stored per candidate
• Automatic confirmation emails with login codes via PHPMailer
• Admin back-office managing faculties, departments, specialties
• AJAX endpoints for dynamic filtering of specialties by department

6. Student Inquiries / Complaints

• Online inquiry form with optional PDF attachments
• Duplicate email prevention for pending inquiries
• Automatic confirmation emails with login credentials
• Admin dashboard with comprehensive statistics (total/pending/approved/declined)
• Recent inquiries table with filtering capabilities
• Faculty-level access control for role-based permissions

7. Five-Star Student Certificate

• Application portal for outstanding/excellent students
• Request editing and status checking functionality
• Admin module for evaluating and managing five-star certificates
• Site settings and configuration management

8. Pedagogical & Academic Document Requests

• Forms for requesting pedagogical documents (attestations, transcripts)
• Status tracking for document requests
• Admin views to manage requests and update statuses
• Coordination of document delivery workflow

9. Main Website CMS

• Content management for pages, navigation links, news, and events
• Mass email capability using PHPMailer for communications
• Language-aware content fields (per-language storage)
• Dynamic site settings management

🔒 Cross-Cutting Features

• Security: Session-based authentication, ACL (Access Control Lists), prepared SQL statements to prevent injection, input sanitization and validation
• File Handling: PDF-only uploads with size/type validation, randomized filenames for security, organized upload directories
• Analytics: Custom tracking system for visits and platform usage statistics
• User Experience: Modern dashboard cards, responsive tables, quick action buttons, consistent Bootstrap design across all platforms
• Multi-language: JSON-based translation files (ar.json, en.json, fr.json) with dynamic language switcher
• Email System: Transactional emails via PHPMailer for confirmations, notifications, and mass communications

📝 Ready-to-Use CV Bullet Points

• Built a multi-platform university portal (public site + 6 specialized platforms: certificate validation, national diploma, masters registration, student inquiries, pedagogical documents, five-star certificate) using PHP, MySQL, Bootstrap, and jQuery
• Implemented secure workflows for student applications (authentication, multi-step forms, PDF uploads, status tracking) and admin dashboards with role-based access control, filtering, and statistics
• Integrated mPDF and PHPMailer to automate official certificate generation and transactional email notifications (confirmations, login codes, mass communications)
• Delivered a fully multilingual (Arabic/English/French) experience with dynamic content management, custom analytics, and a modular CMS for the main university website
• Developed comprehensive admin panels for managing student applications, certificates, inquiries, and registrations with Excel export capabilities and PDF generation
• Created secure file upload systems with validation, randomized naming, and organized storage for academic documents and certificates