Welcome to PublicLens, your community-powered platform for posting missing persons and reporting sightings. This dynamic website serves as a hub for connecting missing individuals with potential sightings, aiding law enforcement and concerned citizens in their efforts.
Developed using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL, PublicLens offers a user-friendly interface to raise awareness, contribute tips, and help reunite families.
- Random Spotlights: The home page presents three randomly selected missing persons profiles, increasing the chances of spotting them.
- Stay Informed: Scroll down for the latest news and announcements about missing individuals and successful reunions.
- Report Sightings: Even if you're not registered, you can report sightings, playing a vital role in locating missing persons.
- Missing Person Details: Click on a profile for more information, and if you're a registered user, request full details via email.
- Secure Accounts: User registration ensures genuine contributions and unlocks personalized features.
- Dashboard Insights: Track key metrics like new sightings, missing reports, inquiries, and total visits.
- Manage Reports: Review and approve missing person and sighting reports before they go public.
- Confirm Sightings: Admins can validate sightings and add them to the "Confirmed Found Persons" list.
- Announcements: Keep users informed with important updates and developments.
- Hidden Admin Panel: Access the admin panel by appending
'admin/?pwd=12345'to the URL, replacing12345with the current admin password. Incorrect attempts will redirect to the home page.
Screenshot of the home page of the website.
Screenshot of the missing person's detail when clicked on the picture to view more.
Screenshot of the page for reporting missing person.
Screenshot of the page to report a sighting of any missing person.
Screenshot of the confirmed found people section.
Screenshot of the admin panel dashboard.
Screenshot of the admin panel from where you can post news.
Screenshot of the admin panel from where you can view the received enquires.
Screenshot of the admin panel section from where you can approve or reject the new missing person post request.
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/AzimKrishna/PublicLens.git - Import the database: Create database with the name missing_person and use
missing_person.sqlto create tables. - Email Setup (Optional): Configure mailing using Gmail SMTP or your preferred method for mailing functions to work.
- User Registration: Create an account to access advanced features and report sightings.
- Spotlight Section: Discover missing persons' profiles and learn about their cases.
- Sighting Reports: Contribute by reporting sightings, even without registration.
- Full Details Request: Registered users can request complete details of a missing person.
- Stay Updated: Check out the news section for the latest updates on missing persons and found individuals.
- Dashboard Insights: Monitor platform activity and review key statistics.
- Report Management: Review, approve, and manage missing person and sighting reports.
- Confirmed Found Persons: Validate and add sightings to the confirmed found persons list.
- Announcements: Keep users engaged and informed through the announcements section.
- The system is optimized only for viewport resolution 1920x1080 and is not responsive. (Will be fixed in the future updates)
- Kindly zoom out the website to the above mentioned resolution for better experience.
Your contributions are invaluable to enhance PublicLens! Whether you're refining UI/UX, optimizing code, or suggesting features, we welcome your ideas.
We're excited to hear your thoughts and assist you in any way possible:
- Developer: Azim Baji Krishna
- Email: azimbaji19@gmail.com
Let's make a difference together with PublicLens. Join us in reuniting families and creating a safer community! ❤️