Fobrain

A Comprehensive and Customizable School Management Solution

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Fobrain is a flexible and powerful open-source school management application designed to streamline and automate educational processes for institutions worldwide. With a robust set of interesting features, Fobrain offers a free version with essential tools and a premium (paid) version that unlocks advanced capabilities.

Why Choose Fobrain?

• Scalable and Customizable: Fobrain can be tailored to fit the unique needs of Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges, High Schools, Elementary educational establishments, and more.
• Global Reach: Being online and available in widely used English language makes Fobrain easily accessible and adaptable for schools across the globe.
• Mobile-Responsive Design: Fobrain is fully responsive on web, mobile, and tablet devices, ensuring seamless access anytime, anywhere across platforms (PC, IOS and Android).

Key Features

• Unlimited Student, Staff, and Course Management: Handles an infinite number of students, staff members, and courses.
• K12 Module: Supports dedicated modules customizable for Elementary and Secondary educational institutions.
• Automated Academic Processes:
  • Grade computation
  • Transcripts
  • Class rankings
  • Class promotions
• Digital Tools:
  • Online Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for exams and assignments
  • Digital school e-shop (E-commerce) and e-wallet
  • Bulk student registration and result uploads via Microsoft Excel
• Communication and Engagement:
  • Real-time SMS notifications and result broadcasting to parents/guardians
  • Interactive school forums
  • Personal student inboxes
• Administrative Efficiency:
  • Automated comments for teachers and principals
  • Integrated library, bursary, hostel, transportation, and event management modules
  • Robust search engines for school records and results
  • Graphical representation of student performance
• Secure Payment and Customizable Gateways:
  • Secure payment gateways
  • Customizable SMS gateways

Technology Stack

Fobrain is built with the following technologies:

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, AJAX
• Backend: PHP, PDO
• Database: MySQL

Installation

To get started with Fobrain, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/obinnadyke/fobrain.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd fobrain

3. Set up your database using the provided SQL scripts.

4. Configure your database connection in the config.php file.

5. Launch the application in your preferred server environment (e.g., Apache, Nginx). Enter root address in browser, it will automatically prompt for installation. Follow the installation steps.

6. After successful installation, login as admin.

Installation Notes

• Ensure you are using PHP version greater than 5.0 but below 7.0.8 for compatibility. Work is ongoing to support the latest PHP versions soon.

Support

• If you encounter any issues during installation or runtime, please refer to the GitHub issue tracker for assistance or to report a new issue. For further support, you can reach out to the developer directly at: [email protected].

Contributing

We welcome contributions to Fobrain! To get started, fork the repository and submit a pull request. Ensure to follow contribution guidelines.

Credits

Fobrain is proudly designed, developed, and maintained by Mark Ebele Igweze, with promotional support from the itrustal.com team. For business inquiries, please email [email protected] or [email protected].

License

This repository is released under the Apache License 2.0. All copyrights and privileges are retained by the developer.

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Online Demo

Visit the Fobrain Demo webpage at: Fobrain.com