Simple Football Scoreboard (PHP)

A simple, self-hostable web-based football scoreboard designed for live broadcasts.
It integrates seamlessly with OBS Studio and provides a clean dashboard to update scores and team names in real time.

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Features

• Live score updates reflected instantly in OBS
• Simple signup and login system
• Unique token-based scoreboard URL for privacy
• Easy OBS Browser Source integration
• Built with PHP and MySQL (works on most shared hosting)

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Tech Stack

• PHP
• MySQL / MariaDB
• OBS Studio (for broadcasting)

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Prerequisites

• PHP-supported web server (Apache / Nginx)
• MySQL or MariaDB
• OBS Studio

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Installation

1. Download or clone the project and upload it to your web server.
2. Create a new MySQL database.
3. Import the user.sql file into the database.
4. Open connects/config.php and update your database credentials:

<?php
$server   = 'localhost';
$username = 'root';
$password = '';
$database = 'score';

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Usage

1. Create an account:

   https://yourdomain.com/signup.php
   

2. Log in:

   https://yourdomain.com/login.php
   

3. After login, you will be redirected to dashboard.php.

4. From the dashboard:

   • Set team names
   • Update scores
   • Click Update to save changes

5. Copy your unique scoreboard URL shown on the dashboard.

Example:

https://yourdomain.com/score.php?token=xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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OBS Integration

1. Open OBS Studio
2. Add a new Browser Source
3. Paste your scoreboard URL
4. Set your preferred width and height
5. The scoreboard will update automatically during the broadcast

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How It Works

• dashboard.php
  Control panel for updating teams and scores

• score.php
  Display page used inside OBS

• data.php
  Fetches scoreboard data using the token from the URL

• Database
  Stores:

  • User accounts
  • Scoreboard data
  • Unique tokens per user

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Security Notes

• Each scoreboard uses a unique token-based URL
• Only logged-in users can update scores
• OBS viewers cannot access the dashboard

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Contact

For custom broadcasting software development:

Email: contact@coderpradip.com

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License

This project is open-source.
You may modify and use it for personal or commercial broadcasts.