The downloadable ZIP is a learning project. Before publishing it, move database credentials out of public files where practical, use a current PDO/MySQLi connection, and review every form handler for validation and CSRF protection.
<?php
$pdo = new PDO($dsn, $dbUser, $dbPassword, [
PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC,
PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES => false,
]);
?>
Import the supplied SQL into a development database first, configure the connection, and test voting and result display before exposing the script publicly.
PHP online Poll Script using MySQL database : php_poll
You should have PHP installed
Database MySQL
Check PDO connection from PHP to MySQL
How to Install Script
Open poll_dump.txt file and use the sql commands to create your tables in PHPMyAdmin
Open config.php and enter your mysql login details.
Open poll_display.php file and it should display default question with options to select
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