Quiz Web App

A dynamic and interactive Quiz Web Application built using Java Servlet, JSP, and MySQL, following the MVC design pattern.

Features

• User authentication with secure registration and login
• Category-based quiz selection
• Random and Difficulty level based question selection
• Results display with scoring and try again functionality
• MySQL database integration

Technology Stack

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JSP
• Backend: Java Servlets
• Database: MySQL
• Build Tool: Maven
• IDE: Eclipse

Project Structure

QuizProject/
├── src/
│   └── main/
│       ├── java/testing/
│       │   ├── dao/               # Database access objects
│       │   ├── dbConnection/      # Database connection utilities
│       │   ├── filter/            # Web filters
│       │   ├── model/             # Data models
│       │   └── servlet/           # Servlet controllers
│       └── webapp/                # Web resources
├── target/                        # Compiled output
├── .classpath
├── .gitignore
├── .project
├── README.md
└── pom.xml                        # Maven configuration

Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

• Java JDK 8+
• Eclipse IDE
• XAMPP (MySQL)
• Maven

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <https://github.com/Saima223/Quiz-webapp.git>

2. Import project into Eclipse:

   • File > Import > Existing Maven Project

3. Configure database:

   • Create database named quiz_db
   • Import quiz_db.sql

4. Update database settings in DBConnection.java

5. Run the application on a server (e.g., Apache Tomcat)

Planned Features

• Password hashing
• Enhanced analytics

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For issues or contributions, please submit a pull request.