🚀 Overview

Purpose: Facilitate professional and educational mentorship by connecting mentors with mentees, managing sessions, and enabling seamless communication.

Real-world use: Educational institutions, professional coaching platforms, and corporate mentorship programs can efficiently manage mentor-mentee interactions.

Target users: Mentors, mentees, educational administrators, coaching platforms, and developers looking for a GPL-ready mentorship solution.

✨ Key Features

• User Profiles: Comprehensive mentor and mentee profiles with skills, expertise, and interests.
• Session Scheduling: Book, reschedule, and cancel mentorship sessions with calendar integration.
• Payment Management: Process session fees, subscription plans, and mentor payouts.
• Messaging System: Secure chat and notifications between mentors and mentees.
• Ratings & Reviews: Feedback mechanism for mentees to rate mentors and sessions.
• Analytics Dashboard: Track sessions, revenue, engagement, and mentor performance.
• Admin Panel: Manage users, sessions, payments, and site configurations.
• Multi-Language & Currency: Global mentorship platform support.
• Responsive Design: Accessible on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
• Notifications: Email, SMS, and in-app notifications for sessions and updates.

⚙️ Technical Stack

• Backend: PHP 8.x with Laravel Framework
• Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap 5, JavaScript, jQuery
• Database: MySQL / MariaDB
• Server: Apache / Nginx with PHP-FPM
• APIs: Payment gateways, email/SMS notifications, calendar integration

Server Requirements: PHP extensions: mbstring, curl, openssl, json, pdo, fileinfo; SSL recommended; 2GB+ RAM for production deployment.

🧩 Installation Guide

1. Upload the Mentorship platform files to your web server.
2. Create a MySQL database and import mentorship.sql.
3. Update .env with database credentials, API keys, and email/payment settings.
4. Run composer install to install PHP dependencies.
5. Set folder permissions for /storage and /bootstrap/cache.
6. Access the admin panel to configure mentors, mentees, sessions, and payments.

📦 Deliverables

• Full PHP/Laravel source code (GPL licensed)
• Admin dashboard and user panels
• Database schema & sample data
• Responsive frontend UI
• Payment and messaging integrations
• Installation and configuration guide

📱 Supported Platforms

Server OS: Linux, macOS, Windows (XAMPP/WAMP)

Client Access: Desktop and mobile browsers; responsive design for tablets and smartphones.

🧠 Notes

License: GPL – Free to modify and redistribute under license terms with proper credit.

• Use for educational, professional, or corporate mentorship platform development.
• Ensure compliance with local regulations regarding payments, data privacy, and professional services.
• Preserve author credits when redistributing.

Customization Tips:

• Adjust session management, payment workflows, or notification systems in app/Controllers and app/Models.
• Enhance frontend UI/UX using Blade templates for branding or SaaS deployment.
• Integrate additional analytics or reporting tools as required.

SEO & SaaS Assurance: Structured URLs, clean code, and responsive design ensure effective deployment for SaaS or educational platforms.

👨‍💻 Original Developer Credit

This GPL release is based on the original Mentorship – Ultimate Mentors Mentees Connecting Platform developed by its author(s) on CodeCanyon.
Proper attribution ensures transparency and respect for the original work.

View Mentorship Platform on CodeCanyon

🔒 Disclaimer

GPL Redistribution Notice: Distributed under GNU GPL for development, educational, and open-source purposes. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the original developer. Users are responsible for complying with local payment, data privacy, and professional service regulations.

✅ E-E-A-T Compliance (Experience • Expertise • Authoritativeness • Trustworthiness)

Experience: Designed for real-world mentorship programs across educational and professional sectors.

Expertise: Built with Laravel and PHP for secure, maintainable, and scalable mentor-mentee interactions.

Authoritativeness: Original developer credited to verify authenticity and ensure transparency.

Trustworthiness: GPL licensing ensures legal redistribution; installation and operational guidance emphasizes compliance and safety.