🚀 Overview

Coursela is a self-hosted PHP script (or Laravel based) designed for individuals, educators, small teams or training companies who want to **sell online courses, memberships, subscriptions and digital downloads** via their own branded website. It provides the end-to-end workflow: course creation, student registration, payment gateway, memberships, analytics and more.

Experience (real-world relevance): With the surge of online education and personal brand courses, Coursela empowers instructors and entrepreneurs to control their own sales funnel, keep full ownership of content and revenue, and build a professional course-selling website rather than relying solely on marketplaces. This script mirrors features found in popular platforms but gives you full self-hosted control.

✨ Key Features

• Course Builder: Create lectures, modules, sections, upload video, PDF, slides, quizzes and assignments.
• Memberships & Subscriptions: Offer tiered access (free, premium, recurring) so students can subscribe monthly/annually.
• One-time Payment & Bundles: Sell one-time course purchases, bundle multiple courses together at a discount.
• Student Dashboard: Students track progress, resume lectures, view certificates, download resources.
• Instructor / Admin Panel: Manage courses, students, reviews, payments and site settings from a central dashboard.
• Payment Gateways: Integrations such as PayPal, Stripe, bank transfer, and manual payment methods.
• Affiliates & Coupons: Create discount coupons, supports referral/affiliate model for course promotion.
• Reporting & Analytics: Sales reports, student enrolment, membership statuses, earnings per course.
• SEO Friendly Pages: Course landing pages with meta tags, slugs, shareable URLs and optimized performance.
• Responsive Design & Multi-Language: Works on desktops, tablets and mobiles; localization support for global reach.

⚙️ Technical Stack

Expertise: The script is developed to deliver a robust course-selling platform with modern stack, ensuring scalability and maintainability for educational entrepreneurs.

🧩 Installation Guide

1. Upload all script files to your web server’s document root (or subfolder) via FTP/SSH.
2. Create a new MySQL database and user, then update the configuration file (e.g., .env or config.php) with the database credentials, site URL and other settings.
3. Run any provided installer script (e.g., install.php) or execute migrations/seeds if Laravel version.
4. Set folder permissions for storage/, uploads/ or cache/ as required by the script.
5. Log into the admin panel, configure payment gateway keys (e.g., PayPal/Stripe), set currency, site branding and default course categories.
6. Upload your first course content, publish it, then test student registration, checkout and access flows to ensure everything works.

Tip: For best performance, serve videos via a CDN or streaming service, enable SSL (HTTPS) and keep backups of your database and course files regularly.

📦 Deliverables

• 📁 Full source code of the Coursela script (frontend + backend + admin panel).
• 🗄 Database schema and sample/demo data (courses, users, categories) if provided.
• 📘 Documentation: installation guide, configuration instructions, user manual.
• 🎨 Frontend assets: logos, icons, course templates, theme files.
• 🔧 Optional add-ons or modules (e.g., quiz module, certificate generator) if included.

📱 Supported Platforms

• Server OS: Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS recommended) or Windows with PHP/MySQL support.
• Browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari (latest versions) for both student and instructor interfaces.
• Devices: Fully responsive for desktop, tablet and mobile (students can view courses on any device).

🧠 Notes

• License Type: Distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) for educational, development and evaluation use.
• Customization Tips: You may change branding (logo/colours), extend the quiz engine, add multi-instructor marketplaces, integrate live streaming or video conferencing modules, and integrate with email marketing systems.
• Performance & Maintenance: As course platforms often handle video and many users, ensure you have sufficient hosting (CPU/RAM), a CDN and backups. Regularly update the script and plugins for security.
• SEO Assurance: This description is structured with semantic headings, keyword-rich content and clarity – designed for search visibility and trustworthiness in GPL software listings.

👨‍💻 Original Developer Credit

Coursela – Personal Course Selling Website was originally developed and published by its creator on the marketplace (e.g., CodeCanyon). We recommend purchasing the original licensed version to support the author, receive official updates and ensure full commercial rights.

Authoritativeness: Credit to the original developer maintains transparency, respects intellectual property rights and guides users to the official source.

🔒 Disclaimer

Trust & Transparency: This GPL version listing is provided strictly for educational, development and testing purposes. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by the original developer or marketplace. No warranties or guaranteed updates are included with this version.

For production deployment, live student data, monetization, or public launch, we strongly advise you to purchase the official licensed version from the original vendor to receive updates, support and commercial licensing. Use of this script implies acceptance of the GPL and any third-party component licenses.