CodeQuery — Programming Q&A Platform

CodeQuery is a Q&A platform built for developers. Ask coding questions, post answers, and build reputation through community voting and badges — basically Stack Overflow, but built from scratch.

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Features

• Authentication — register, log in, log out, edit your profile with avatar and bio
• Questions — post with title, body, and tags; search and browse; view counts tracked
• Answers — submit answers, mark one as accepted, sorted by votes
• Tags — browse by tag (PHP, JavaScript, Python, etc.), each with its own page
• Voting & Reputation — upvote/downvote, earn reputation, unlock Bronze/Silver/Gold badges
• Comments — on both questions and answers
• Notifications — get notified when someone answers your question or your answer gets accepted or upvoted

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API Routes (WIP, subject to change)

Authentication

• POST /register — create an account
• POST /login — log in
• POST /logout — log out
• GET /profile/{id} — view a profile
• PUT /profile/{id} — update a profile

Questions

• GET /questions — list all questions
• GET /questions/{id} — view one question
• POST /questions — create a question
• PUT /questions/{id} — edit a question
• DELETE /questions/{id} — delete a question

Answers

• POST /questions/{id}/answers — add an answer
• PUT /answers/{id} — edit an answer
• DELETE /answers/{id} — delete an answer
• POST /answers/{id}/accept — mark an answer as accepted

Voting

• POST /questions/{id}/vote
• POST /answers/{id}/vote

Tags

• GET /tags — list all tags
• GET /tags/{name} — questions under a tag

Comments

• POST /questions/{id}/comments
• POST /answers/{id}/comments
• DELETE /comments/{id}

Notifications

• GET /notifications

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Tech Stack

• Backend: PHP
• Database: MySQL / MariaDB
• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Tailwind, SweetAlert, highlight.js

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License

MIT — open source, use it, modify it, break it, whatever.

Notes

Some of the frontend UI was designed with AI assistance.