Arts_Management_System

The Arts Management System is a user-friendly software platform to help museums and galleries efficiently catalog, manage, and organize their artwork collections. Built with C++ for data processing, PhpMyAdmin (served with XAMPP) for the database observation, and MySQL for robust data storage, this system enables curators and staff to store, retrieve, and update information about artworks, artists, and exhibitions.

Features

• Add, edit, and delete artwork records
  
• Store detailed metadata (artist, year, category, description, etc.)
  
• Search and filter artworks by multiple attributes
  
• Manage artist profiles and exhibition details
  
• MySQL database for secure, persistent storage
  
• C++ scripts for advanced data analysis or reporting
  
• Clean, menu-driven design for ease of use
  

Tech Stack

• C++ – backend scripts for reports and data processing
  
• MySQL – relational database (set up via MySQL Installer)
• PHP(XAMPP) - connection of backend and frontend

Database Schema

• artworks table: stores artwork details
  
• artists table: holds artist profiles
  
• exhibitions table: manages exhibition/event data
  
• relationships between artworks and artists for quick lookup
  

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository
   ```bash git clone https://github.com/yourusername/art-management-system.git

1. Set up the mySQL database : run schema.sql to create required tables, you can do this via MySQL Workbench or command line

2. Configure PHP : Update your config.php to match your MySQL credentials, Place the project folder inside C:\xampp\htdocs\

3. Start your local server (XAMPP, Apache, etc.)

4. Connect backend to frontend through php

5. Run the code

Built With

• c++