Hospital Appointment Management System

A Java-based application for managing hospital appointments, patients, and doctors.

Overview

This system allows for the management of hospital operations including:

• Patient Registration: Register new patients with their details.
• Doctor Management: Manage doctor profiles and specializations.
• Appointment Booking: Schedule appointments between patients and doctors.
• Data Persistence: Uses MySQL database for storing all records.

Features

• User Authentication (Login/Register)
• Role-based Access (Admin, Doctor, Patient)
• View and Manage Appointments
• Database integration with MySQL

Prerequisites

• Java Development Kit (JDK): Version 8 or higher.
• MySQL Server: Ensure MySQL is installed and running.
• MySQL Connector: Included in lib/mysql-connector-j-8.2.0.jar.

Setup Instructions

1. Database Configuration

1. Open your MySQL client (e.g., MySQL Workbench or Command Line).
2. Run the database_schema.sql script provided in the root directory to create the database and tables.

   source database_schema.sql;

   Or open the file and execute the SQL commands manually.

2. Application Configuration

Ensure the database credentials in the application match your local MySQL setup. Check the DBConnection or DAO classes (likely in src/com/hams/dao or util) if you need to change the username/password (default usually root / password or empty).

Execution Process

Compiling

Compile the Java source files, including the MySQL connector in the classpath.

javac -cp "lib/mysql-connector-j-8.2.0.jar;src" -d bin src/com/hams/main/Main.java
# (Note: You may need to compile all files if dependencies are complex)
# Find all java files
dir /s /B *.java > sources.txt
javac -cp "lib/mysql-connector-j-8.2.0.jar" -d bin @sources.txt

Running

Run the application using the java command, pointing to the compiled classes and the library.

java -cp "bin;lib/mysql-connector-j-8.2.0.jar" com.hams.main.Main

Project Structure

• src/: Source code
  • com.hams.controller: Logic controllers
  • com.hams.dao: Database Access Objects
  • com.hams.model: Data models
  • com.hams.view: GUI views
  • com.hams.main: Entry point
• lib/: External libraries (MySQL Connector)
• database_schema.sql: SQL script for database setup