PackIt

PackIt

PackIt is a smart packing list generator for outdoor activities. Select the activities you're planning — camping, skiing, kayaking, and more — and PackIt produces a deduplicated, grouped checklist of everything you need to bring.

How it works

1. Choose your activities — Pick one or more activities from the activity selection page. Activities are organised into groups (e.g. Overnight, Water Activities, Winter Sports).
2. Generate your list — PackIt merges all item requirements across your selected activities, removing duplicates, and groups the result by category (Clothing, Shelter, Navigation, etc.).
3. Pack and check off — Work through the interactive checklist, ticking items as you pack them. A progress bar tracks how far along you are.
4. Share or print — Every list gets a permanent, shareable URL. You can also print the list directly from the browser.

Features

• Activity-based list generation — Items are mapped to activities in the database. Selecting multiple activities produces a single merged list with no duplicate entries.
• Grouped items — Items are organised into logical categories (Clothing, Shelter, Navigation, Medical, Water & Food, Safety Gear) for easy scanning.
• Interactive checklist — Click any item to mark it as packed. Checked items are visually struck through and a progress bar updates in real time.
• Shareable URLs — Each unique activity selection is stored with a SHA-256 hash and accessible via a permanent link you can send to teammates or trip partners.
• Print support — The packing list page has a print stylesheet that removes UI chrome and renders a clean black-and-white checklist.
• Admin panel — A password-protected admin interface at /admin/ lets you manage all content:
  • Activity groups and activities
  • Item groups and items
  • Activity-to-item mappings
  • Dashboard with counts of all entities

Tech stack

• Backend: PHP with PDO
• Database: MySQL (schema in schema.sql)
• Frontend: Vanilla HTML/CSS/JS — no build step required

Setup

1. Create the database by running schema.sql:

   mysql -u <user> -p < schema.sql
   

2. Copy config.php and set your database credentials.

3. Serve the project with any PHP-capable web server (Apache, Nginx, PHP built-in server).

4. Open the site in a browser and start selecting activities.

Default admin credentials

Username	Password
admin	packit-admin

Change the password after first login.

Project structure

index.php              Activity selection page
list.php               Processes selection, stores hash, redirects
packing.php            Displays the shareable packing list
db.php                 PDO connection helper
config.php             Database credentials
schema.sql             Database schema and sample data
admin/
  index.php            Dashboard
  activities.php       Manage activities
  activity_groups.php  Manage activity groups
  items.php            Manage items
  item_groups.php      Manage item groups
  mappings.php         Manage activity-to-item mappings
  login.php / auth.php Authentication