Advanced E-Learning and Course Management System (LMS) with Instructor Marketplace and Secure Role-Based Platform

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Advanced E-Learning and Course Management System (LMS) with Instructor Marketplace and Secure Role-Based Platform
$6.00

Release Date: June 25, 2026

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Version: 1.0

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Description

This E-Learning and Course Management System is a comprehensive web-based platform designed to connect students, instructors, and administrators within a structured and secure digital learning environment. The system enables users to register and log in securely, browse available courses, purchase desired content, rate instructors based on their learning experience, and manage their personal profiles. Additionally, users can send suggestions and inquiries directly to the administration, ensuring continuous feedback and platform improvement.

On the instructor side, teachers can register, log in, and create professional profiles where they can upload and manage their courses. They have full control over their content, including editing or deleting courses, and can monitor their earnings and subscription performance through a dedicated portfolio dashboard. This empowers instructors to independently manage and monetize their educational content.

The administrator has full system control through a powerful dashboard, where they can manage categories, courses, users, and teacher accounts. Admins are responsible for approving instructors, inserting and updating course content, and monitoring all user subscriptions and platform activities. They also ensure system integrity by managing access rights and maintaining overall platform quality.

The system is built using modern web technologies including PHP and MySQL for backend operations, and HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, and jQuery for a responsive and user-friendly interface. It incorporates secure authentication, role-based access control, and data protection mechanisms to ensure safe and reliable operation. Overall, the platform provides a scalable, efficient, and professional solution for online learning and course management.

Key Features

User Requirements

Functional Requirement for User

  • Login User: User can log in with their valid credentials that include email and password from the login page.
  • Purchasing Courses: The user can purchase any course he desires from the platform.
  • Instructor Rating: Users can rate the instructors who have purchased their courses.
  • Data modification: Users can modify their personal data.
  • Send a suggestion: Users can send their suggestions and inquiries to the site administration directly.

Administrator Requirements 

Login Administrator: The admin can log in to the system with their valid credentials (email and password) from the login page.

  • Category insertion: Admin can insert categories.
  • Course insertion: The admin can insert courses.
  • Management Courses: Admin can edit and delete for the selected course.
  • Subscription management: An administrator can see all users' subscriptions.
  • User management: The system administrator can manage user accounts.
  • Teacher management: The system administrator can manage and approve teacher accounts.
  • Logout: System administrators can log out.

Functional Requirement for Teacher

Register Teacher: A. The teacher can create a new account that includes first name, last name, phone number, email, and password.

  • Login Teacher: The teacher can log in to the system with their valid credentials (email and password) from the login page.
  • Edit Profile: Teachers can update information.
  • Management Portfolio: Teachers can see the balance from the sale of their courses and subscriptions.
  • Delete course: The teacher can delete any course.
  • Logout: The system teacher can log out.

Technical Specifications

The Course Management and E-Learning Platform is a web-based system designed using a secure, scalable, and modular architecture that supports three main user roles: Admin, Teacher, and Student (User). The system is developed using PHP 8+ for backend processing and MySQL for database management, ensuring reliable performance and structured data handling.

The frontend is built using HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap 5, JavaScript (ES6+), and jQuery, providing a responsive and interactive user interface that works across all devices. AJAX is used for seamless communication between the client and server, enabling dynamic operations such as course management, user updates, and subscription handling without full page reloads.

The system uses PDO (PHP Data Objects) for secure database interactions, implementing prepared statements to prevent SQL Injection attacks. Authentication is handled through secure session management, with passwords encrypted using bcrypt (password_hash) to ensure user credential protection.

A Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) system is implemented to differentiate permissions between Admins, Teachers, and Users. Each role has specific access rights to system functionalities such as course creation, purchasing, rating, and account management.

The database is structured in a normalized form to efficiently manage entities such as users, teachers, courses, categories, subscriptions, and ratings. Proper indexing is applied to improve query performance and system scalability.

Security is a key aspect of the system, incorporating CSRF protection, XSS filtering, input validation, and secure session handling to ensure data integrity and prevent unauthorized access or malicious attacks.

Teachers can register and manage their profiles, upload and delete courses, and track their earnings through a portfolio dashboard. Admins have full control over categories, courses, user accounts, and teacher approvals, while users can purchase courses, rate instructors, update their profiles, and communicate with the administration through a built-in messaging or suggestion system.

The system is developed using Visual Studio Code and is compatible with standard Apache or Nginx web servers supporting PHP and MySQL. It is designed to be highly maintainable, user-friendly, and scalable to support future enhancements such as payment gateways, certificates, and advanced analytics.

Installation Guide

1. Install the operating environment

Install one of the following programs:

XAMPP

WampServer

Laragon

Laragon or XAMPP are recommended for beginners.

2. Start the services

After installation, start:

Apache

MySQL

Their status should be Running.

3. Copy Project Files

Place the project files in the following folder:

XAMPP

C:\xampp\htdocs\

Example:

C:\xampp\htdocs\myproject

Laragon

C:\laragon\www\

Example:

C:\laragon\www\myproject

4. Create the Database

Open:

http://localhost/phpmyadmin

Then:

Click New

Enter the database name

Click Create

Example:

digital_marketplace

5. Import the SQL File

If the project contains a file:

database.sql

or

backup.sql

Do the following:

Open the database.

Click Import.

Select the SQL file.

Click Go.

6. Modify the Database Connections

Look for the connection file, such as:

config.php

or

db.php

or

database.php

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