Bulk Email Campaign System

A PHP-based bulk email campaign management system that allows users to create, schedule, and send email campaigns to multiple recipients.

Features

• Create and manage email campaigns
• Schedule emails for future delivery
• Support for CC and BCC recipients
• Email tracking capabilities
• Draft saving functionality
• Personalization support
• Excel file import for recipient lists

Requirements

• PHP 7.4 or higher
• MySQL/MariaDB
• XAMPP (or similar local development environment)
• SMTP server access

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone [your-repository-url]

2. Set up your database:

   • Create a new database in MySQL
   • Import the database schema (if provided)

3. Configure the database connection:

   • Copy config/database.example.php to config/database.php
   • Update the database credentials in config/database.php

4. Configure your web server:

   • Point your web server to the project directory
   • Ensure the web server has write permissions for logs and uploads

Usage

1. Access the application through your web browser
2. Log in with your credentials
3. Create a new campaign or load a draft
4. Upload recipient list or select from existing lists
5. Compose your email
6. Schedule or send immediately

Security

• All sensitive configuration files are excluded from version control
• Passwords are hashed
• Input validation and sanitization implemented
• Session-based authentication

License

[Your chosen license]

Contributing

[Your contribution guidelines]