Running on Localhost
- Download
aiteacher.zip and extract it into your server directory (e.g., C:/xampp/htdocs/aiteacher/).
- Open your browser and navigate to
http://localhost/phpmyadmin.
- Create a new database named
aiteacher_db.
- Click Import and upload the
database.sql file included in the root folder.
- Update your database connection credentials in
config.php:
<?php
define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost');
define('DB_USERNAME', 'root');
define('DB_PASSWORD', ''); // Default XAMPP has no password
define('DB_NAME', 'aiteacher_db');
$mysqli = new mysqli(DB_SERVER, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD, DB_NAME);
if($mysqli === false){
die("ERROR: Could not connect. " . $mysqli->connect_error);
}
?>
Deploying to Live Server (cPanel)
- Login to your cPanel and open File Manager.
- Navigate to your domain directory (e.g.,
public_html/), upload aiteacher.zip, and click Extract.
- Go to MySQL Databases in cPanel. Create a new database and a new database user. Link the user to the database with ALL PRIVILEGES.
- Go to phpMyAdmin, select your new database, and import
database.sql.
- Edit the
config.php file via File Manager with your live credentials:
<?php
define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost');
define('DB_USERNAME', 'yourcpaneluser_dbuser');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'Your_Strong_Password_123');
define('DB_NAME', 'yourcpaneluser_aiteacher_db');
$mysqli = new mysqli(DB_SERVER, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD, DB_NAME);
?>
Configuring Gemini AI Analytics
To enable the Synergistic Learning Navigator (the AI Tutor), you must provide a Google Gemini API Key.
- Register or login at Google AI Studio.
- Click Get API key and generate a new key.
- Open the
ai_config.php file in your downloaded source code and paste your key:
<?php
// Paste your Google Gemini API Key here
define('GEMINI_API_KEY', 'AIzaSyYourGeneratedGeminiApiKeyHere');
?>
