Gautama PHP is a feature-rich Buddhist Temple web template built on PHP 8.1 with a clean MVC architecture, Bootstrap 5, and MySQL database integration. It ships with 24 server-rendered pages, a filterable photo gallery, a full e-commerce module with cart and checkout, a blog module, all powered by PHP with PDO database abstraction and Composer autoloading — fully ready for shared hosting deployment.

Built for PHP developers delivering Buddhist temple and meditation-centre websites where server-side rendering, dynamic content management, and database-backed functionality are required. The MVC structure separates routing, controllers, models, and view templates cleanly. PDO prepared statements protect every database query against SQL injection, and all user input is sanitised before output. No Node.js, no build step — deploy directly to any cPanel or Plesk host.

Everything in the Package

• 24 server-rendered PHP pages with MVC routing
• PHP 8.1 — named arguments, match expressions, and readonly properties
• MySQL database integration via PDO with prepared statements throughout
• Composer autoloading — PSR-4 class autoloading, no manual require chains
• Bootstrap 5 — responsive grid, mobile-first layout
• Contact form with server-side validation, CSRF token protection, and PHPMailer SMTP integration
• Environment configuration via .env — DB credentials, SMTP settings, and app URL
• Full SQL schema dump included — import and run immediately
• Swiper carousels and WOW.js scroll animations on all pages
• Retina-ready, fully responsive from 320px to 1920px+
• Well documented — setup guide covering database import, .env configuration, and SMTP setup

MVC Architecture and File Structure

• Router: app/Router.php — maps URL paths to controller methods via regex route matching
• Controllers handle request logic and pass typed data arrays to view templates
• Models wrap PDO queries with typed return objects — swap MySQL for PostgreSQL by changing the DSN
• Views: templates/ directory with reusable partials — header.php, footer.php, navbar.php
• All user input sanitised with htmlspecialchars() before output and PDO bindings before DB queries
• CSRF tokens generated with bin2hex(random_bytes(32)) on form render, validated on POST
• Folder structure: app/Controllers/, app/Models/, app/Router.php, templates/, public/, config/, database/

All 24 Pages

• home-v1.php — v2 — Two distinct hero and temple community showcase layouts
• about-us.php — Temple story, dharma statement, and values
• sermons.php — Dharma-talk archive and teaching library
• sermon-detail.php — Individual teaching, sutra, and media page
• donations.php — Dana donation campaign archive
• donation-detail.php — Individual donation campaign and giving page
• events.php — Temple event and retreat calendar archive
• event-detail.php — Individual event page with schedule and registration
• services-2.php — Community services in two overview layout variants
• service-detail.php — Individual community service page
• history.php — Temple founding story and lineage heritage
• team.php — Monks, teachers, and temple volunteer profiles
• shop.php — Temple merchandise and meditation resources
• product-single.php — Individual resource or merchandise page
• cart-checkout-wishlist.php — Purchase and save-for-later flow

Key Features

• 24 Fully Designed HTML5 Pages across home, teachings, donations, events, services, shop, and team
• 2 Unique Home Layouts — distinct hero styles and temple community showcase arrangements
• Bootstrap 5 — responsive, mobile-first grid system
• Teachings Module — dharma-talk archive + individual teaching detail and media page
• Donations Module — dana donation campaign archive + individual donation detail page
• Events Module — temple event archive + individual event detail page
• Services Module — community services in two overview layout variants
• Temple History Page — founding story and lineage heritage narrative
• Team Section — monks, teachers, and temple volunteer profiles
• Shop — temple merchandise and meditation resource shop
• Countdown Timer — build anticipation for upcoming retreats and events
• CounterUp Animated Statistics — sangha size, sessions held, years of practice

Security

• PDO prepared statements on every database query — SQL injection not possible through the model layer
• CSRF tokens on all POST forms — validated server-side before processing
• htmlspecialchars() applied to all user-supplied output — XSS prevention throughout
• DB credentials, SMTP passwords, and secrets stored in .env — never committed to version control
• File upload validation — MIME type check, extension whitelist, and size limit enforced server-side

Use Cases

• Buddhist Temples & Meditation Centres: Server-rendered, database-backed temple site with no build step required
• PHP Developers: MVC architecture, PDO models, and Composer autoloading — extend without tech debt
• Shared Hosting Deployments: Pure PHP 8.1 — runs on any cPanel or Plesk host without Node.js or Docker
• Agencies: Dynamic content management via MySQL — update pages, galleries, and blog from the database or admin panel

Credits and Dependencies

• PHP 8.1 — PHP License
• Bootstrap 5 — MIT License
• Composer — MIT License
• vlucas/phpdotenv — BSD-3 License
• PHPMailer — LGPL 2.1 License
• Slick — MIT License
• Isotope — MIT License
• WOW — MIT License
• CounterUp — MIT License
• Countdown — MIT License
• Magnific — MIT License
• Lightbox — MIT License
• jQuery Zoom — MIT License
• Font Awesome 6 — Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT
• Google Fonts — SIL Open Font License
• Demo images: Unsplash — Unsplash License (free for commercial use, no attribution required)
• Demo images: Freepik — Freepik License (free for commercial use with attribution)
• All demo images are for preview purposes only and are NOT included in the download.