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🎬 ShowBuzz – Online Movie Ticket Booking System

Book Movies • Choose Seats • Instant Ticketing

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🎟️ A fast, user-friendly web platform for seamless movie ticket booking

📌 Table of Contents

📖 About the Project

ShowBuzz is a web-based movie ticket booking system that allows users to browse movies, select theaters and showtimes, choose seats interactively, and book tickets online.

The platform includes a role-based admin panel to manage movies, theaters, schedules, and bookings efficiently.

This project was developed as an academic full-stack web application inspired by real-world platforms like BookMyShow, focusing on frontend development, backend APIs, and database management.

🎯 Objectives

  • Build a realistic online movie ticket booking platform
  • Implement user and admin role-based access
  • Design an interactive seat selection system
  • Practice frontend–backend integration
  • Understand database-driven web applications

✨ Key Features

👤 User Features

  • Secure login and logout
  • Browse movies with details
  • View theaters and showtimes
  • Interactive seat selection
  • Ticket booking and confirmation
  • View booking history

🛠️ Admin Features

  • Add / Edit / Delete movies
  • Manage theaters and showtimes
  • View and manage all bookings
  • Basic user management

🧩 System Architecture

High-level architecture: Users → Frontend → PHP Backend API → MySQL Database

Flow Overview

  • User → Frontend (HTML/CSS/JS)
  • Frontend → PHP Backend API
  • Backend → MySQL Database

🧭 User Booking Flow

  1. User logs into the system
  2. Browses available movies
  3. Selects a movie and preferred showtime
  4. Chooses theater and seat(s)
  5. Confirms ticket quantity
  6. Booking details are stored in the database
  7. User receives booking confirmation

This flow mimics real-world movie ticket booking platforms

🧭 User Booking Flow Diagram

Visual walkthrough of the end-to-end ticket booking process

This flowchart illustrates the complete user journey in ShowBuzz — from opening the application and authentication to seat selection and final booking confirmation.

🔍 Flow Explanation

  1. User opens the application
  2. System checks authentication status
    • If not authenticated → redirect to login
  3. Authenticated user browses available movies
  4. User selects a movie, theater, and showtime
  5. Seats are chosen from the interactive layout
  6. Booking is confirmed
  7. System displays booking confirmation and ends the flow

🎥 Demo & Screenshots

A complete walkthrough of the ShowBuzz user and admin experience

🔐 Login & Authentication

Secure access for users and administrators

Users and admins log in through a clean, role-based authentication interface

🏠 Home Page – Movie Discovery

Browse trending and recommended movies at a glance

Displays popular movies with posters, ratings, and booking options

🎬 Movie Details Page

Explore movie information before booking

Detailed view including movie description, ratings, language, duration, and trailer

🏢 Theater & Showtime Selection

Choose your preferred theater and showtime

Lists available theaters with multiple show timings for the selected movie

🎟️ Ticket Quantity Selection

Select how many seats you want to book

Simple interface to choose ticket count and seating category

💺 Seat Selection Interface

Interactive real-time seat booking

Visual seat layout showing available, selected, and booked seats

✅ Booking Confirmation

Review and confirm your ticket details

Final booking summary with movie, theater, seats, timing, and total cost

🛠️ Admin Dashboard – Movie Management

Add, edit, and manage movies

Admin interface to manage movie listings and metadata

🏢 Admin Dashboard – Theater Management

Control theater listings

Admins can add, edit, or remove theaters from the system

📊 Admin Dashboard – Booking Overview

Monitor all user bookings

Complete booking history with user, movie, theater, seats, and payment details

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • Bootstrap 5.3.3
  • JavaScript (ES6)
  • LocalStorage

Backend

  • PHP 7.4+
  • MySQL
  • REST-style API architecture

Tools

  • XAMPP / WAMP
  • VS Code

📂 Project Structure

Movie_tickets_booking/
├── backend/
│   └── api.php                  # Backend API & DB operations
├── admin.html                   # Admin dashboard
├── login.html                   # User authentication
├── home.html                    # Movie listing
├── movie_details.html           # Movie details & showtimes
├── theater_selection.html       # Theater & showtime selection
├── seat_selection.html          # Seat booking UI
├── ticket_selection.html        # Ticket quantity selection
├── confirmation.html            # Booking confirmation
├── script.js                    # Main JavaScript logic
├── styles.css                   # Custom styles
├── assets/
│   ├── banner/
│   ├── architecture/
│   └── screenshots/
└── README.md                    # Original README (kept unchanged)

🗄️ Database Design Overview

The system uses a relational MySQL database with the following core tables:

  • users – stores user credentials and roles
  • movies – movie details such as title, genre, duration
  • theaters – available theaters and locations
  • showtimes – movie schedules
  • seats – seat availability tracking
  • bookings – user booking records

The schema is designed to maintain data integrity and support efficient booking operations.

⚙️ Setup & Installation

Prerequisites

  • XAMPP / WAMP / MAMP
  • PHP 7.4+
  • MySQL
  • Modern web browser

Installation Steps

  1. Clone the repository

    git clone <repository-url>
cd Movie_tickets_booking

  2. Create the database

    • Open phpMyAdmin (http://localhost/phpmyadmin)
    • Create a database named bookmyshow
    • Import the provided SQL file (if included with the project)

  3. Configure backend database connection

    • Open backend/api.php and update the DB credentials:
    $conn = new mysqli("localhost", "username", "password", "bookmyshow");
if ($conn->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}

  4. Run the project locally

    • Place the project folder inside htdocs (XAMPP) or www (WAMP)
    • Start Apache and MySQL from your stack manager
    • Open in browser:
    http://localhost/Movie_tickets_booking/login.html

🚀 Usage Guide

  • Login as user or admin
  • Browse available movies
  • Select theater, showtime, and seats
  • Confirm booking
  • View booking confirmation

🔑 Default Admin Credentials

Username: admin
Password: admin

🧪 Sample Test Scenario

Scenario: Booking 2 tickets for an evening show

  • Movie: Inception
  • Theater: PVR Cinemas
  • Showtime: 7:30 PM
  • Seats Selected: B5, B6
  • User: Registered user
  • Result: Booking successfully stored and confirmation displayed

This scenario was used to validate end-to-end functionality.

🔌 API Endpoints

Method Endpoint Description
POST backend/api.php?action=login User authentication
GET backend/api.php?action=movies Fetch movies
POST backend/api.php?action=book Book tickets
GET backend/api.php?action=bookings View bookings (admin)
POST backend/api.php?action=add_movie Add movie (admin)

Note: Adjust the base path if your server root is different.

🔐 Security Considerations

  • Role-based access control for admin features
  • Client-side validations for form inputs
  • Backend validation before database operations
  • Admin actions restricted via API checks
  • Database credentials stored only on server-side

Note: Password hashing and advanced security can be added in future iterations.

🚧 Challenges & Learnings

  • Implementing interactive seat selection
  • Frontend–backend communication using APIs
  • Handling role-based access (admin vs user)
  • Database design for bookings and seats

🔮 Future Enhancements

  • Online payment gateway integration
  • Email/SMS ticket confirmation
  • Password hashing and enhanced security
  • Search and filter by genre or language
  • Booking cancellation and refund system
  • Mobile application version

🤝 Contributing

  • Fork the repository
  • Create a feature branch
  • Commit your changes
  • Open a Pull Request

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

👩‍💻 Author

Gudiwada Sruthi
B.Tech – Computer Science & Engineering
SRM University, AP

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