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Digitizing Farming: Building the Krishi Seva System with PHP

How I built a full-stack web application to support farmers and streamline agricultural service requests using PHP and Bootstrap.

🌾 Project Overview

Krishi Seva Management System is a digital farming platform that allows farmers to request agricultural machinery and services online. The goal was to replace manual or offline request systems with a web-based solution accessible to both farmers and workers.

Tech Stack:

  • Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap
  • Backend: PHP
  • Database: MySQL

👨‍🌾 Key Features

  • 🌐 User portal for farmers and workers
  • 📝 Request form for machinery and services
  • 🔁 Real-time request tracking and status updates
  • 🔒 Role-based access for admins, farmers, and workers
  • ✏️ Full CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete)

📐 System Architecture

I structured the app in a traditional PHP MVC-style layout. Each component had a clear responsibility:

  • index.php — handled routing and main views
  • config/db.php — handled MySQL connections
  • models/ — contained SQL logic for requests and user actions
  • controllers/ — processed form inputs, sessions, and redirection

Lesson: Even in small-scale PHP apps, separation of concerns makes the code easier to debug and scale.

🔐 Authentication & Authorization

I implemented login for three user types:

  • 🧑‍🌾 Farmers — can raise service requests and view status
  • 🧑‍🔧 Workers — can view assigned jobs and update progress
  • 👨‍💼 Admin — can approve or reject requests, manage users

Security Measures: Sessions, input validation, and simple password hashing with PHP functions like password_hash().

📊 CRUD Functionality

I created full dashboard systems for both farmers and admins using modals and Bootstrap tables. Features included:

  • Add/Edit/Delete machinery requests
  • Assign workers to specific requests
  • Update status with progress tracking

Lesson: Using Bootstrap components saved me a lot of UI work and made it easier for farmers to navigate even on mobile.

🧠 What I Learned

  • How to build a full-stack app from scratch using raw PHP and SQL
  • Best practices for structuring backend code in modular PHP
  • How to think like a user (especially for non-technical farmers)
  • Importance of mobile responsiveness and offline UX

🚀 Next Steps

While this version worked well as a demo, here’s how I’d upgrade it in the future:

  • 📱 Add a mobile app version using React Native or Flutter
  • 🌍 Add multilingual support for regional farmers
  • 🔗 Integrate SMS/WhatsApp alerts for real-time notifications
  • ☁️ Host on a cloud backend like Firebase or a PHP-based server with SSL

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👨‍💻 About Me:
I’m an undergrad at NSUT (Instrumentation & Control Engineering) with a passion for building meaningful tech. Follow my work on GitHub or LinkedIn.

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