andy100-arch/orient-benin

Site web d'orientation académique des bacheliers au Bénin 🎓 OrientaBenin — Academic Orientation Platform Helping Beninese baccalaureate graduates find their academic path through smart recommendations and an AI-powered assistant. 🌐 Live demo: orientabenin.byethost16.com 📌 Overview OrientaBenin is a full-stack web platform built to guide high school graduates in Benin through the complex process of choosing a university field of study (filière) and institution (établissement). The platform combines a rule-based recommendation engine, a real-time AI chatbot assistant, and a complete user management system. Built as a thesis project for the Professional Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems at ESM Bénin (2026), and deployed live in production. ✨ Features Smart Orientation Engine — Recommends up to 5 ranked academic programs based on the student's baccalaureate series (A, B, C, D, E…), GPA, and field of interest. Uses a weighted scoring algorithm (base score + compatibility bonuses) across the full database of programs OrientaBot — Floating AI assistant widget that answers student questions about programs, institutions, and the orientation process in real time User Authentication — Full registration/login system with PHP sessions, bcrypt password hashing, and CSRF token protection Password Reset via Email — Secure token-based reset flow using PHPMailer and Gmail SMTP Student Dashboard — Personalized space showing saved orientations and history Programs Catalog — Browse 160+ academic programs across 44+ institutions with filtering by domain and duration Institutions Directory — Full database of Beninese universities and schools with details Admin Panel — Complete CRUD interface to manage programs, institutions and users Contact Form — With server-side email delivery via PHPMailer Responsive Design — Mobile-first, works on all screen sizes 🛠️ Tech Stack LayerTechnologyBackendPHP 8+ (PDO, sessions, CSRF)DatabaseMySQL 5.7+EmailPHPMailer 6 + Gmail SMTPFrontendHTML5, CSS3, Vanilla JavaScriptSecuritybcryp …