Cheeseboycr7/eswatini-rentals

# LiRenti — Eswatini Rental Platform A full PHP + MySQL rental system connecting tenants and landlords across Eswatini's four regions, built to replace the scattered, unsearchable "post a screenshot in the Facebook group" workflow with a real platform: structured listings, direct landlord↔tenant messaging, saved favorites, and a way to flag scam or fake posts. ## What it does **For tenants** - Browse/search listings by region, town, property type, keyword, and max price - Sort results by newest, price (low↔high), or highest rated, with pagination (12 listings per page) - View full listing pages with photo gallery, amenities, price, and landlord info - Message a landlord directly from a listing (no phone-number hunting), or chat instantly on **WhatsApp** with a pre-filled message via a click-to-chat button — no app switching friction, works even for tenants who'd rather not create an account first - Leave a star rating + review for a listing after messaging its landlord about it (one review per tenant per listing, gated on having actually reached out — a lightweight anti-spam measure) - Save listings to a shortlist ("Saved") - See all sent inquiries and landlord replies as threaded conversations - Report a listing that looks like a scam or is fake - See each listing's location on an embedded Google Map, and open it in the Google Maps app for directions **For landlords** - Register and list properties with multiple photos, price, bedrooms/bathrooms, amenities, region/town, and a free-text description - Dashboard with stats (total, available, rented, total inquiries received) - Star rating shown on every listing, plus an aggregate rating across all of a landlord's listings — reviews only come from tenants who actually messaged about that specific listing - Edit listings, change status (available / rented / hidden), add more photos - Inbox of tenant inquiries grouped as conversation threads, with reply - Delete a listing (also removes its uploaded photos) - Optional …