README.md

👄 Speech to Text Recognition using Web Speech API 🤖

speechtotext.mov

This project converts speech to text continuously using the Web Speech API and stores the converted text in a MySQL database.

Prerequisites

• XAMPP (Apache, MySQL, PHP)

Step 1: Set Up XAMPP

Step 2: Create Database and Table

1. Open phpMyAdmin at http://localhost/phpmyadmin.
2. Create a new database named speechtotext.
3. Create a table named commands with the following columns:
   • id (INT, Primary Key, Auto Increment)
   • command (VARCHAR(255))
   • timestamp (TIMESTAMP, default CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)

Step 3: Create the Files

1. Create and place the index.html, style.css, store_text.php, and README.md files in the htdocs/speech-to-text directory of your XAMPP installation

Step 4: Open the Web Interface

1. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost/speech-to-text/index.html.

Step 5: Test the Continuous Speech-to-Text

1. Speak into your microphone and observe the continuous conversion of speech to text
2. Check the database to ensure the text is being stored correctly

File Descriptions

• index.html: The main HTML file that includes the speech recognition script and displays the interface
• style.css: The CSS file that styles the interface
• store_text.php: The PHP script that stores the transcribed text into the MySQL database