Projects & Case Studies

Overview

A complete website for the Areos game server — built from scratch to handle player accounts, live hiscores, and server status monitoring. Everything from the frontend design to the database backend to the hosting deployment was done by me.

What I Built

• Complete game server website frontend
• Player registration and account system
• MySQL database integration for player data
• Hiscores system with player lookups and comparison
• Live deployment hosted on Namecheap
• Game server connectivity and status monitoring
• Responsive design for mobile and desktop
• Secure login with hashed passwords and sessions
• Admin tools for managing player accounts

Challenges & Solutions

• Syncing live game data with the website database in real-time
• Building a hiscores system that handles thousands of player entries efficiently
• Making the site fully responsive without any CSS frameworks
• Configuring Apache and SSL for production hosting

Tech Stack

Outcome

The site is live, actively used by players, and hosted on Namecheap. It handles player registrations, real-time hiscores lookups, and server status checks — all running smoothly without downtime issues.

What I Built

• Player lookup system with instant search
• Skill comparison tool between players
• Dynamic leaderboard with sorting and filtering
• Database-driven stats with real-time updates
• Secure SQL queries with prepared statements
• REST-style API endpoints for data retrieval

Tech Stack

What I Built

• Clean, modern landing page design
• Mobile-first responsive layout
• SEO optimised structure and meta tags
• Fast loading — no frameworks or bloat
• Contact form integration
• Deployed on VPS with SSL certificate

Tech Stack

What I Built

• Secure login system with session management
• User management dashboard (CRUD operations)
• Data tables with search and pagination
• Role-based access control
• Activity logging and audit trail
• Clean, intuitive admin UI

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