Vball PHP is a feature-rich Sports Team & Volleyball Club web template built on PHP 8.1 with a clean MVC architecture, Bootstrap 4, and MySQL database integration. It ships with 15 server-rendered pages, a filterable played-game gallery, a blog module, map integration, 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 volleyball 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

• 15 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 4 — 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 15 Pages

• home-v1.php — v2 — Two distinct hero and club showcase layouts
• about-us.php — Club story and team mission
• case-studies.php — Recent played-game gallery
• case-study.php — Individual match detail page
• services.php — Training program offerings
• services-2.php — Alternative program layout variant
• service-details.php — Individual program detail page
• team.php — Player roster and coaching staff directory
• history.php — Club timeline and season milestones
• blog-list.php — Match recaps and team news
• blog-details.php — Full article view
• faq.php — Frequently asked questions
• contact-us.php — Contact form and location

Key Features

• 15 Fully Designed HTML5 Pages across home, played games, training programs, team, blog, and FAQ
• 2 Unique Home Layouts — distinct hero styles and club showcase arrangements
• Bootstrap 4 — responsive, mobile-first grid system
• Played Games & Match Detail — recent-game gallery and individual match pages
• Training Programs in 2 Variants & Program Detail — boys, girls and league programs in two layout styles with detail views
• Player Roster — team players and coaching staff profiles
• Club History Timeline — season milestones and team growth story
• FAQ Page — frequently asked questions for players and parents
• Slick Carousel — coach testimonial and featured-program sliders
• CounterUp Animated Statistics — games played, matches won, and player counters
• WOW.js Animations — scroll-triggered reveal animations
• Isotope Grid Filtering — filter played games by men team, women team, or tournaments

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 Teams & Volleyball Clubs: Server-rendered, database-backed sports team and volleyball 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
• Clubs & Academies: Dynamic content management via MySQL — update games, rosters, and blog from the database or admin panel

Credits and Dependencies

• PHP 8.1 — PHP License
• Bootstrap 4 — 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
• 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.