Nothing is built here yet. This page exists to prove the foundations work before anything is built on them. It gets replaced by the applicant's form in step 2.
Checks that PHP is running, the router dispatches, and the new database answers with all 15 tables.
Sends a real email through authenticated SMTP. Use an @akanksha.org address — Google Workspace is the strict receiver that silently rejects unauthenticated mail, so if it lands there, it will land anywhere.
Then step 1 is finished and step 2 can start.
If the database check fails, db_connect.php is missing or has the wrong details. If email fails, check smtp_config.php exists on the server with 'enabled' => true, then read mail_log.txt — it records what the mail server actually said.