Django Authentication Forms

This is a Django-based web application that demonstrates user authentication functionality, including user registration, login, logout, and a protected dashboard page.

Features

• User Registration: Users can register with a username, email, and password.
• User Login: Registered users can log in using their credentials.
• User Logout: Users can log out of their accounts.
• Dashboard: A protected page accessible only to logged-in users.
• CSRF Protection: Secure forms with CSRF tokens.

Project Structure

AuthenticationForm/ init.py asgi.py settings.py urls.py wsgi.py Users/ init.py admin.py apps.py forms.py models.py tests.py urls.py views.py migrations/ templates/ Users/ login.html register.html dashboard.html index.html db.sqlite3 manage.py README.md

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Phani-LP/Django_Authentication_Forms.git
   cd Django_Authentication_Forms

2. Create a virtual environment and activate it: python -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install the required dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Apply migrations: python manage.py migrate

5. Run the development server: python manage.py runserver

6. Open the application in your browser at http://127.0.0.1:8000/.

Usage

• Visit the home page to navigate to the login or registration page.
• Register a new user account.
• Log in with the registered credentials.
• Access the dashboard after logging in.
• Log out to return to the login page.

File Descriptions

• AuthenticationForm/settings.py: Contains project settings, including database configuration and installed apps.
• AuthenticationForm/urls.py: Defines the URL routing for the project.
• Users/forms.py: Contains custom forms for user registration and login.
• Users/views.py: Implements the logic for user registration, login, logout, and dashboard.
• Users/templates/Users/: Contains HTML templates for the application.
• db.sqlite3: SQLite database file.