Maraton PHP is a creative Sports Team & Running Club web template built on PHP 8.1 with a clean MVC architecture, Bootstrap 5, and MySQL database integration. It ships with 19 server-rendered pages, a filterable event gallery, a news module, a stats dashboard, all powered by PHP with PDO database abstraction and Composer autoloading — fully ready for shared hosting deployment.

Built for PHP developers delivering sports team and running club 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

• 19 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 19 Pages

• home-v1.php — v3 — Three distinct hero and sports team showcase layouts
• about-us.php — Club story and marathon mission
• portfolio-grid.php — Tournaments and events in card grid format
• portfolio-masonry.php — Events in dynamic masonry layout
• portfolio-slider.php — Events in slider presentation
• portfolio-details.php — Individual event detail page
• service-details.php — Individual service page
• team.php — Coach and athlete listing
• team-details.php — Individual coach profile
• why-choose-us.php — Club value proposition
• blog.php — Club news and insights
• contact-us.php — Contact form and map

Key Features

• 19 Fully Designed HTML5 Pages across home, portfolio, services, team, and news
• 3 Unique Home Layouts — distinct hero styles and sports team showcase arrangements
• Bootstrap 5 — responsive, mobile-first grid system
• Portfolio in 4 Formats — grid, masonry, slider, and individual detail page styles
• Service Detail Pages — individual service page with full description
• Team Detail Pages — individual coach and athlete profile pages
• Why Choose Us Section — expert coach, awarded club, and certified club differentiators
• EasyPieChart Animated Statistics — years of experience and trophies won counters
• Isotope Grid Filtering — filter showcases by category or event type
• Slick Carousel — testimonial and featured event sliders
• Magnific Popup Lightbox — full-screen gallery and media popup
• Flaticon Icon Set — comprehensive icon library for sports team UI

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

• Sports Team & Running Club Businesses: Server-rendered, database-backed sports team and running club 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 news 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
• Magnific — MIT License
• Lightbox — MIT License
• Chart — 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.