TAP Travel Agency

A modern travel agency web application built with Node.js, Express, and MySQL. Features user authentication, booking management, and a beautiful responsive UI.

🚀 Features

• User Authentication (Login/Signup)
• Destination Browsing
• Booking Management
• Contact Form
• Responsive Design
• Admin Dashboard
• MySQL Database Integration

📋 Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed:

• Node.js (v18 or higher)
• MySQL
• Docker (optional)

🛠️ Installation

Local Development

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/tap-travel-agency.git
cd tap-travel-agency

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Create a .env file in the root directory:

DB_HOST=localhost
DB_USER=your_mysql_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_mysql_password
DB_NAME=travel_agency
SESSION_SECRET=your_session_secret

4. Create the database and tables:

mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE travel_agency;

5. Start the development server:

npm run dev

The application will be available at http://localhost:8080

🐳 Docker Deployment

1. Using Docker Compose (Recommended):

# Build and start containers
docker-compose up -d

# View logs
docker-compose logs -f

# Stop containers
docker-compose down

2. Using Docker directly:

# Build the image
docker build -t tap-travel-agency .

# Run the container
docker run -p 8080:8080 -d \
  -e DB_HOST=your_db_host \
  -e DB_USER=your_db_user \
  -e DB_PASSWORD=your_db_password \
  -e DB_NAME=travel_agency \
  -e SESSION_SECRET=your_session_secret \
  tap-travel-agency

📁 Project Structure

tap-travel-agency/
├── views/              # EJS templates
│   ├── login.ejs
│   ├── signup.ejs
│   ├── dashboard.ejs
│   └── booking.ejs
├── public/
│   ├── images/        # Image assets
│   ├── style.css      # Styles
│   └── script.js      # Client-side JavaScript
├── server.js          # Main application file
├── Dockerfile         # Docker configuration
├── docker-compose.yml # Docker Compose configuration
└── package.json       # Project dependencies

🔐 Environment Variables

Variable	Description
DB_HOST	MySQL database host
DB_USER	Database username
DB_PASSWORD	Database password
DB_NAME	Database name
SESSION_SECRET	Secret for session management
PORT	Server port (default: 8080)

🚀 API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/signup	Create new user account
POST	/login	Authenticate user
GET	/dashboard	View user bookings
POST	/book	Create new booking
POST	/contact	Submit contact form

💻 Development

# Start development server
npm run dev

# Run tests
npm test

# Lint code
npm run lint

🐳 Docker Commands

# Build image
docker build -t tap-travel-agency .

# Run container
docker run -p 8080:8080 tap-travel-agency

# View logs
docker logs -f container_name

# Stop container
docker stop container_name

# Remove container
docker rm container_name

🔧 Troubleshooting

1. Database Connection Issues

   • Verify MySQL is running
   • Check credentials in .env file
   • Ensure database exists

2. Docker Issues

   • Verify Docker daemon is running
   • Check container logs
   • Verify port availability

👥 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Node.js
• Express
• MySQL
• Docker
• Bootstrap