The Online Attendance Tracker is a web-based application built using PHP and MySQL that allows institutions like schools, colleges, or offices to digitally record and manage attendance. It simplifies manual processes, reduces paperwork, and provides real-time tracking and reporting of attendance data.

Key Features

User Authentication & Role Management

Admin: Manages users, attendance settings, and views reports.

Teacher/Staff: Marks attendance for students/employees.

Student/Employee: Views personal attendance records.

Mark Attendance

Teachers can mark present, absent, late, or excused per student per class/date.

Option to take daily, subject-wise, or session-based attendance.

Attendance Dashboard

Visual summary of total presents, absents, and percentage.

Filter attendance by date, student, or class.

Reports & Exports

Generate attendance reports by date range, class, or user.

Export reports as PDF or Excel files.

Notifications (Optional)

Alert students or parents via email/SMS about absences or low attendance.

 Technologies Used

Sample Database Tables

• Users: Stores user details (id, name, email, password, role)
• Classes: List of classes or departments
• Students: Student records with class references
• Attendance: Date, student_id, status (Present/Absent/Late)
• Subjects (optional): For subject-wise attendance

 Project Objectives

• Digitize and streamline the attendance process.
• Provide real-time access to attendance data for all stakeholders.
• Reduce manual errors and paperwork.
• Build a scalable system that can be used in any educational or corporate environment.

 Benefits

• Saves time for teachers/admins.
• Improves accuracy in attendance tracking.
• Can be expanded to include biometric/RFID or QR-based scanning.
• Helps identify attendance trends and take necessary actions.