gentility01 / online-course

Online Course Platform

Welcome to the Online Course Platform! This platform is built using Django and provides a robust environment for creating and managing online courses.

Getting Started

Follow these steps to set up the Django project and implement user app registration, login, and logout.

1. Set Up Django Project

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/your-project.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd your-project

3. Create a virtual environment (optional but recommended):

   python -m venv venv

4. Activate the virtual environment:

   • On Windows:

     .\venv\Scripts\activate

   • On macOS and Linux:

     source venv/bin/activate

5. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Create Static Files

1. Inside your Django app directory, create a static folder.

   cd your_app_name
   mkdir static

2. Place your static files (CSS, JS, images, etc.) inside the static folder.

3. User App Registration, Login, and Logout

1. In your Django app, create a registration folder inside the templates directory.

   cd your_app_name/templates
   mkdir registration

2. Create registration/login.html and registration/logout.html templates for login and logout views.

3. Update your project's urls.py to include Django's built-in authentication views.

   # your_project_name/urls.py
   
   from django.contrib.auth import views as auth_views
   
   urlpatterns = [
       # ... your other URL patterns
   
       path('accounts/login/', auth_views.LoginView.as_view(template_name='registration/login.html'), name='login'),
       path('accounts/logout/', auth_views.LogoutView.as_view(template_name='registration/logout.html'), name='logout'),
   
       # ... your other URL patterns
   ]

4. Ensure the django.contrib.auth app is included in your INSTALLED_APPS in settings.py.

   # your_project_name/settings.py
   
   INSTALLED_APPS = [
       # ... other apps
       'django.contrib.auth',
       'django.contrib.contenttypes',
       # ... other apps
   ]

5. Run migrations:

   python manage.py makemigrations
   python manage.py migrate

6. Run the development server:

   python manage.py runserver

7. Access the login page at http://localhost:8000/accounts/login/ and the logout page at http://localhost:8000/accounts/logout/.

Congratulations! You've completed the initial setup and implemented user app registration, login, and logout functionalities. Continue building your Online Course Platform by adding more features and functionalities as needed.