🚀 Overview

Vanguard is a production-ready PHP login & user management system that gives developers a secure foundation for authentication, authorization, team management and account settings. It streamlines common tasks—user registration, email verification, password resets, roles/permissions, activity logging—so you can focus on your core product.

Experience: Built around real app needs (admin back-office, member portals, SaaS dashboards, intranets), Vanguard provides a clean admin panel, extensible policies, and guardrails for secure session handling out of the box.

Ideal for: SaaS builders, agencies, startups, internal tools, and projects that need reliable, auditable user management without reinventing auth.

✨ Key Features

• Authentication Suite: Registration, login, logout, email/username login, secure password hashing, remember-me, password reset via email.
• Email Verification: Optional verified-only access; resend verification links; configurable expiry.
• Roles & Permissions: Granular access control (e.g., Admin, Manager, User) with policy gates and middleware checks.
• Two-Factor Authentication (2FA): TOTP-based codes with backup recovery codes for enhanced account security.
• Social Login (OAuth): Google, Facebook, GitHub, and other providers; easy to add more via OAuth 2.0.
• User Profiles: Avatar upload, display name, locale/timezone settings, change email/password, session device management.
• Admin Dashboard: Users table with search/sort, create/edit/deactivate users, assign roles, force resets.
• Security Hardening: CSRF protection, rate limiting for login attempts, session timeout, XSS/SQLi mitigations.
• Activity & Audit Logs: Track logins, profile updates, permission changes; export logs for audits.
• Internationalization: Multi-language support with translation files; RTL-friendly UI.
• Email Templates: Customizable transactional emails (welcome, reset, verify) with branding options.
• REST-Friendly: Optional API tokens/guards for SPA/mobile integrations (extensible).

⚙️ Technical Stack

• Backend: PHP 8.x (modern MVC), Composer-based dependencies
• Database: MySQL/MariaDB (PDO), migrations & seeders included
• Frontend: HTML5, CSS (Bootstrap/utility classes), JavaScript (ES6)
• Server Requirements: Linux hosting (Apache/Nginx), PHP extensions: pdo_mysql, mbstring, openssl, curl, json
• Email: SMTP support (TLS), queue-ready for bulk/async emails
• Browsers: Latest Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari

🧩 Installation Guide

1. Upload the project to your server (e.g., /var/www/vanguard) and set the web root to the public directory if provided.
2. Run composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader.
3. Copy .env.example → .env and configure APP_URL, database, mail (SMTP), and OAuth keys if used.
4. Generate app key (if applicable) and run migrations/seeders: php artisan key:generate, php artisan migrate --seed.
5. Set file permissions for storage and bootstrap/cache; enable HTTPS.
6. Log in as admin (seed credentials) → review roles/permissions → send a test verification email and 2FA flow.

📦 Deliverables

• Complete Vanguard source code (GPL distribution)
• Database migrations & seeders (admin user, sample roles)
• Admin dashboard with user/role management
• Email templates for verification and password reset
• Documentation: installation, configuration, extension points

📱 Supported Platforms

• Linux shared hosting, VPS or cloud (LAMP/LEMP)
• MySQL/MariaDB 10.x and PHP 8.1+
• Desktop & mobile browsers for admin and user portals

🧠 Notes

• License: Distributed under the GPL—you may study, modify and redistribute under GPL terms.
• Security Tips: Enforce HTTPS, enable 2FA by default for admins, rotate OAuth secrets, set strict CORS/Content-Security-Policy.
• Customization Ideas: Add team/organization models, SSO (SAML/OIDC), audit webhooks, and fine-grained permission policies.
• SEO Assurance: This description targets terms like “PHP user management”, “login system PHP”, “roles and permissions” for discoverability.

👨‍💻 Original Developer Credit

Vanguard is originally developed and sold by its author on CodeCanyon. For official support, updates, or a commercial license, visit:
Original Author on CodeCanyon.

🔒 Disclaimer

This item is provided under the GPL for educational and development purposes. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the original developer unless explicitly stated. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. For official updates and vendor support, please obtain a valid license from the original marketplace.