GlobalBites is a modern, multilingual PHP recipe portal designed to bring international cuisines to your website. Integrated with TheMealDB API, it allows automatic recipe import as well as manual recipe management, giving administrators full control. Users can browse recipes by category or country, rate and review dishes, save favorites, and adjust serving sizes.

The platform supports Multi languages  with SEO-friendly URLs and Google Cloud Translation integration. The responsive Bootstrap 5 design ensures smooth performance across all devices.

The powerful admin panel lets you manage recipes, categories, countries, users, reviews, products, affiliate links, and site settings with complete CRUD functionality. Built-in SEO tools, analytics integration, and Amazon affiliate support help monetize the platform effectively.

Whether you are a food blogger, cooking enthusiast, or entrepreneur, GlobalBites provides a fully functional, multilingual, and engaging recipe portal ready to deploy.

Website / Frontend Features:

• Browse recipes by category or country
• Automatic recipe import from TheMealDB API
• Manual recipe creation with rich text editor
• Recipe ratings, reviews & favorites collection
• Serving size adjuster & print-friendly view
• Multi-language support
• Responsive Bootstrap 5 design
• SEO-friendly URLs and schema markup
• Search functionality & product/shop pages
• Amazon affiliate product integration

Admin Panel Features:

• Complete CRUD for recipes, categories, and countries
• User management with role-based access
• Review & comment moderation
• Product & affiliate management
• Language & translation settings
• Site settings configuration
• API import control and caching
• Powerful dashboard with analytics overview
• Security features & audit logs
• Content page management

Server Requirements:

• PHP 7.4+ (Recommended 8.0+)
• MySQL 4.0+ 
• Apache 2.4+ or Nginx
• Minimum 128 MB RAM (Recommended 256 MB+)
• Minimum 100 MB disk space (Recommended 500 MB+)

PHP Extensions Required:

• PDO 
• cURL
• JSON
• mbstring
• OpenSSL

Optional Requirements:

• Google Cloud Translation API key (for multi-language)
• Amazon Associates account (for affiliate products)
• Google Analytics account
• Google AdSense account

• Upload Files: Upload all project files to your web server’s public directory (e.g., public_html).
• Create Database: Create MySQL database and user with full privileges.
• Configure Database: edit files: Update database credentials in includes/db.php.
• URL Rewriting:
• Apache: Update .htaccess with RewriteEngine rules
• Nginx: Add try_files rule in server block
• Set Permissions: chmod 755 uploads/ and uploads/products/
• Run Initial Setup: Visit your website URL to create database tables automatically.
• Admin Login:
• URL: yoursite.com/admin
• Default: Email: [email protected] | Password: admin123
• Change password immediately.
• Configure Settings: Update site info, meta tags, social links, analytics, ads, and language settings.
• Enable Translation (Optional): Enter Google Cloud Translation API key in Admin > Language Settings.

Import Recipes: Go to Admin > Recipes > “Import from API” to fetch recipes.