Varanasi PHP is a feature-rich Hindu Temple web template built on PHP 8.1 with a clean MVC architecture, Bootstrap 5, and MySQL database integration. It ships with 43 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 Hindu temple and devotee community 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

• 43 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 43 Pages

• home-v1.php — v6 — Six distinct hero and temple community showcase layouts
• about-us-about-head-priest-about-previous-priest.php — Temple and leadership story pages
• sermons.php — Spiritual discourse archive
• sermon-detail-6-variants.php — Six individual discourse page styles
• events.php — Temple event archive
• event-detail-3-variants.php — Three individual event page styles
• communities–community-detail.php — Devotee group listing and detail pages
• donate–donation-detail.php — Online temple offering pages
• services–service-detail.php — Temple ritual offerings and detail
• shop-listing–listing-2–product-details.php — Two shop formats and product page
• cart.php — Puja product shopping cart
• blog–blog-detail-3-variants.php — Archival content and three article detail styles
• testimonials.php — Devotee faith stories
• our-members–our-partners.php — Devotee community and partner pages
• login–signup.php — Community authentication

Key Features

• 43 Fully Designed HTML5 Pages across home, discourses, events, communities, donations, services, shop, blog, and utilities
• 6 Unique Home Layouts — six distinct hero styles and temple showcase arrangements
• Bootstrap 5 — responsive, mobile-first grid system
• Discourse Archive + 6 Detail Variants — comprehensive spiritual message listing with six distinct detail page styles
• Event Archive + 3 Detail Variants — temple event listing with three event detail page styles for Aarti, puja, and festivals
• Community Archive & Community Detail — devotee and seva group listing and detail pages
• Donate & Donation Detail — online temple offering and contribution pages
• Services & Service Detail — temple service and ritual detail pages
• Shop (2 Styles) + Product Detail — two puja-item and religious merchandise shop formats plus product page
• Cart — shopping cart for religious and puja products
• Blog + 3 Article Detail Variants — spiritual editorial archive with three distinct article styles
• Testimonials Page — devotee testimonial and faith story showcase

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

• Hindu Temple & Devotee Community Businesses: Server-rendered, database-backed Hindu 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
• Isotope — MIT License
• WOW — MIT License
• CounterUp — MIT License
• Countdown — MIT License
• Magnific — MIT License
• Lightbox — MIT License
• Parallax — MIT License
• ionRange — 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.