# Velora Dating Platform

Adult (18+) dating web app: discovery, likes, matches, real chat, premium plans, safety tools, and an admin control center.

## Quick start

See **INSTALL.txt** for XAMPP steps and **DEPLOY.md** for production readiness.

**Database:** import only `database/velora.sql` (one file).

Public entry: `/public/`

## Demo accounts

Password for all: `password`

- Admin: `admin@velora.local`
- Users: `amina@example.com`, `brian@example.com`, `chloe@example.com`, `david@example.com`

Amina and Brian are pre-matched with sample messages so you can test chat immediately.

## Features

- Registration with 18+ gate, login/logout
- Profile, photos, interests, prompts, discovery preferences
- Discovery feed with like / pass / super-like (plan-gated)
- Mutual matching, matches list, unmatch / block / report
- Match-gated chat with polling and AJAX send
- Premium plans (demo payments), boosts
- Safety center and privacy settings
- Admin: users, reports, plans, payments, credits, verification, activity log

## Stack

PHP 8+, MySQL/MariaDB, vanilla CSS/JS, Apache rewrite.
