Radar Hub

Radar Hub is a content-based filtering system for news using RSS API. It provides personalized news recommendations based on user preferences and reading history.

Features

• News aggregation from various RSS feeds
• Content-based filtering for personalized recommendations
• User authentication and registration
• Fast NLP model for topic analysis
• Responsive web interface

Prerequisites

• XAMPP (or similar local server environment with PHP and MySQL)
• Web browser
• Git (optional, for cloning the repository)

Setup Instructions

1. Install XAMPP: If you haven't already, download and install XAMPP from https://www.apachefriends.org/

2. Clone or Download the Repository:

   • If using Git: git clone https://github.com/your-username/radar_hub.git
   • Or download and extract the ZIP file from the repository

3. Move Project Files: Move the project folder to the htdocs directory in your XAMPP installation (usually C:\xampp\htdocs on Windows or /Applications/XAMPP/htdocs on macOS)

4. Start XAMPP: Launch the XAMPP Control Panel and start the Apache and MySQL services

5. Set Up the Database:

   • Open your web browser and go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin
   • Create a new database named radar_hub (or your preferred name)
   • Import the SQL file provided in the project (look for a file with a .sql extension in the project directory)

6. Configure Database Connection: Open the project's configuration file (likely config.php or similar) and update the database connection details if necessary

7. Access the Application: Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/radar_hub (adjust the path if you placed the project in a subdirectory)

Usage

1. Register for a new account or log in if you already have one
2. Browse through the news articles or use the search functionality
3. Interact with articles to improve your personalized recommendations

Development

• The app.js and app2.js files contain the core application logic
• News and Recommendation folders likely contain related functionalities
• The api folder contains backend API endpoints
• Frontend files include index.html, login.html, register.html, and their corresponding CSS and JS files

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.