Face Recognition Attendance System A cool Python project that uses your webcam to recognize faces and track student attendance in a MySQL database. What it does

Spots faces in real-time through your webcam Automatically logs attendance when it recognizes someone Shows a nice UI with student info when someone is recognized Stores everything in a MySQL database Prevents students from marking attendance multiple times in a row (30-second cooldown)

What you'll need

Python 3.6+ MySQL Server A webcam

Setup

Install these Python packages: pip install mysql-connector-python opencv-python face-recognition cvzone numpy

Set up your folders like this: your_project_folder/ ├── Images/ # Put student photos here (named like 123456.png) ├── Resources/ │ ├── background.png # Background for the UI │ └── Modes/ # Different UI state images ├── database_setup.py ├── encode_generator.py └── face_attendance.py

Make sure MySQL is running with username "root" and password "root"

If your MySQL login is different, just update the db_config in the Python files

How to use it Important: Run these in order!

First, set up the database: python database_setup.py

Process the student images: python encode_generator.py

Start the attendance system: python face_attendance.py

How it works The system uses three scripts:

database_setup.py: Creates your MySQL database and adds some sample students encode_generator.py: Takes the photos in your Images folder and creates "face encodings" (digital face fingerprints) face_attendance.py: The main program that:

Opens your webcam Looks for faces Checks if they match any students Updates attendance in the database Shows all the info on screen

Fixing common problems

MySQL errors: Check if MySQL is running and your username/password are correct "Table doesn't exist" error: You probably skipped running database_setup.py first Camera not working: Try changing cv2.VideoCapture(0) to cv2.VideoCapture(1) in the code Missing files: The program will create placeholders for missing images, but it works best with proper images# face-recognition-attendance