This is a simple yet powerful blog website built using Flask, HTML, CSS, JS, and Jinja. The application includes features like a home page displaying blog posts, an about page, a contact page with email notifications, and an admin login page for managing blog content.

1. Home Page:

   • Displays a single blog post at a time.
   • Navigation buttons for previous and next posts.

2. About Page:

   • Provides information about the website and its purpose.

3. Contact Page:

   • Allows users to submit their contact details.
   • Sends an automatic email notification with the user's information.

4. Admin Login Page:

   • Add, edit, and delete blog posts.
   • Upload files related to blog content.

• Python environment with Flask installed.
• XAMPP for database setup (MySQL).

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/sahilgoyal7214/Flask-Blog.git
   cd Flask-Blog

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Configure the database:

   • Start XAMPP, and ensure both Apache and MySQL are running.
   • Create a new database in phpMyAdmin.
   • Import the provided quantum_codebreakers.sql file.

4. Configure the application:

   • Open config.json and set the following parameters:
     • local_uri: Local database URI.
     • prod_uri: Production database URI.
     • gmail-user: Your Gmail email address.
     • gmail-password: Your Gmail password.
     • about_p1: First paragraph of the about page.
     • about_p2: Second paragraph of the about page.
     • about_p3: Third paragraph of the about page.
     • website_title: Title of your blog website.
     • tagline: A brief tagline for your website.
     • no_of_posts: Number of posts to display on the home page.
     • login_image: Image for the login page.
     • admin_user: Admin username for the login page.
     • admin_password: Admin password for the login page.
     • upload_location: Path to the location for file uploads.

5. Run the application:

   python main.py

   Visit https://localhost:5000 in your browser.

update config.json and set the following parameters:
- local_uri: Local database URI.
- prod_uri: Production database URI.
- gmail-user: Your Gmail email address.
- gmail-password: Your Gmail password.
- about_p1: First paragraph of the about page.
- about_p2: Second paragraph of the about page.
- about_p3: Third paragraph of the about page.
- website_title: Title of your blog website.
- tagline: A brief tagline for your website.
- no_of_posts: Number of posts to display on the home page.
- login_image: Image for the login page.
- admin_user: Admin username for the login page.
- admin_password: Admin password for the login page.
- upload_location: Path to the location for file uploads.

For any issues or questions, please contact Sahil Goyal.