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BUILDINGTHE"ENTRANCEEXAMTESTTAKER".

TECHNOLOGIESUSED:HTML,CSS,JAVASCRIPT,AZAX,PHP,MySQLSERVER,WAMPSERVER.

STRATEGY:1.SHOULDWORKASASTANDALONEAPPLICATIONUSINGWAMPSERVERINTHEBACKGROUND.

2.SHOULDLATTERONBEUPLOADABLETOAWEBSITEANDWORKPROPERLY.

PROCEDURE:

VERSION1.1

1.MakeaTest_Taker.htmlforminHTMLusingKompozer.2.OntheFormthereshouldbeaquestionfollowedbyfourchoices.

Aradiobuttonshouldbethereontheleftofeachofthechoices.ANextCommandButtonistobemadetonavigatetothenextquestion.APreviousCommandButtonistobemadetonavigatetothepreviousques

tion.3.StartWampserver.4.MakeaMySQLdatabasenamedEntrance_Exam.MakeonlyonetablenamedQuestions.

5.Thetableshouldhave7columns:Question_Number,Question,Choice_A,Choice_B,Choice_C,Choice_D,Answer.6.Populatethetablewith5questions.7.MakeaTest_Taker.html.phppagewhichtalkswiththeHTMLFormandtheMySQLDatabase.8.WritecodefortheNextandPreviousCommandButtonsinthePHPpage.9.TesttheHTMLForm.

VERSION1.2

1.Onthetopoftheform,linksavailableare:PMT.Trytofollowdesignofwww.W3SCHOOLS.COM.

VERSION1.3

1.Onthelefthandsideoftheform,relevantsubjectsalongwithchaptersofeachsubjectshouldbedisplayed.2.Onclickingalinkontheleftofthepage,questionsfromthatparticularchaptershouldonlybedisplayed.

VERSION2.1

1.Addlinksonthetopoftheform:AIIMS,AIEEE,OJEE,IIT.2.Onclickingalinkonthetopofthepage,thelefthandlinksshouldchangedynamically.


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VERSION2.2

1.MakeaCSSstylesheettogivethewebpageastandardlookwiththelogoofVidyaCoachingCentre.

Version2.3

1.Givemarkstothetesttaker.Correctanswergets4marksandwronganswergets-1.Thetesttakershouldbeabletoviewhistotalmarksachievedagainstthetotalmarksattempted.

Version2.4

1.RegisteraNewUser.2.Makedatabasetosavenewusernameandpassword.3.MakearrangementstomaketheuserLogin.

Version2.5

1.Trytorememberthemarksoftheregistereduser.

Version2.6

1.Givetheusertheoptiontogiveatestcontainingquestionswhoseanswerswerenotprovidedcorrectlybytheuserinthepreviously.

Version3.1

1.Automaticallysendtheresultsofthetestgivenbytheusertohisemailaddress.

Version3.2

1.Atthebottomofthepage,givereferencesofbooksincludingpagenumberswhereonecanrefertoincaseofdoubtsinthatquestion.2.GiveLinkstothebooks,orURLwheremoreinformationcanbehadregardingthatquestion.

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1.REFERENCE:BuildYourOwnDatabase-DrivenWebsiteUsingPHP&MySQLbyKevinYankISBN:0957921810SitePoint2003(275pages)Thisbookisahands-onguidetolearningallthetools,principles,andtechniquesneededtobuildafullyfunctionaldatabase-drivenWebsiteusingPHPandMySQLfromscratch.

2.WindowsInstallation\\\\\\\\\\InstallingMySQL\\\\\\\\\\

AsImentionedabove,MySQLmaybedownloadedfreeofcharge.Simplyproceedtohttp://www.mysql.com/downloads/andchoosetherecommendedstablerelease(asofthiswriting,itisMySQL3.23).OntheMySQL3.23downloadpage,undertheheadingofWindowsdownloads,clicktheDownloadlinknexttothelatestversionofMySQL(3.23.54asofthiswriting).Afterdownloadingthefile(it'sabout13MBasofthiswriting),unzipitandrunthesetup.exeprogramcontainedtherein.Onceinstalled,MySQLisreadytoroll(barringacoupleofconfigurationtasksthatwe'lllookatshortly),exceptforoneminorissuethatonlyaffectsyouifyou'rerunningWindowsNT,2000,XP,or.NETServer.Ifyouuseanyofthoseoperatingsystems,findafilecalledmy-small.cnfinthedirectorytowhichyoujustinstalledMySQL.CopyittotherootofyourC:driveandrenameittomy.cnf.Seethefollowingsidebarifyouhaveanytroubleworkingwith.cnffilesonyourWindowssystem.Workingwith.cnffilesinWindows.

Itjustsohappensthatfilesendingin.cnfhaveaspecialmeaningtoWindows,soevenifyouhaveWindowsconfiguredtoshowfileextensions,themy-small.cnffilewillstillappearassimplymy-smallwithaspecialicon.WindowsactuallyexpectsthesefilestocontainSpeedDiallinksforMicrosoftNetMeeting.Assumingyoudon'tuseNetMeeting(oratleastyoudon'tuseitsSpeedDialfacility)youcanremovethisfiletypefromyoursystem,enablingyoutoworkwiththesefilesnormally:OpentheWindowsRegistryEditor(inWinNT/2000/XP/.NET,clickStart,Run...,andthentyperegedt32.exetolaunchit,inWin9x/MErunregedit.exeinstead).

1.NavigatetotheHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classesbranchoftheregistry,whereyou'llfindalistofalltheregisteredfiletypesonthesystem.2.Selectthe.cnfkeyandchooseEdit,Deletefromthe

3.menutoremoveit.4.Logoutandlogbackin,orrestartWindowsforthechangetotakeeffect.

Ifyouprefernottomesswiththefiletypesonyoursystem,however,youshouldstillbeabletoopenthefilesinNotepadtoeditthemandyoucanrenameittomy.cnfbyrenamingtheSpeedDiallinkicontomy(Windowswillmaintainthe.cnfextensionautomatically).

Ifyoudon'tliketheideaofaMySQLconfigurationfilesittingintherootofyourC:drive,youcaninsteadnameitmy.iniandputitinyourWindowsdirectory(e.g.D:\WINDOWSorD:\WINNTifWindowsisinstalledondriveD:).Whicheveryouchoose,openthefileinNotepadandlookforthefollowinglines:

#basedir=d:/mysql/#datadir=d:/mysql/data/

Uncommenttheselinesbyremovingthe#symbolatthestart,andchangethepathstopointtoyourMySQLinstallationdirectory,usingslashes(/)insteadofbackslashes(\).Forinstance,Ichangedthelinesonmysystemtoreadasfollows:

basedir=d:/ProgramFiles/MySQL/datadir=d:/ProgramFiles/MySQL/data/


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Withthatchangemade,savethefileandcloseNotepad.MySQLwillnowrunonyourWindowsNT/2000/XPsystem!Ifyou'reusingWindows95/98/ME,thisstepisnotnecessaryMySQLwillrunjustfineas-installed.

JustlikeyourWebserver,MySQLisaprogramthatshouldberuninthebackgroundsothatitmayrespondtorequestsforinformationatanytime.TheserverprogrammaybefoundinthebinsubfolderofthefolderintowhichyouinstalledMySQL.Tomakethingscomplicated,however,thereareactuallyseveralversionsoftheMySQLservertochoosefrom:

mysqld.exeThisisthebasicversionofMySQLifyourunWindows95,98,orME.Itincludessupportforalladvancedfeatures,andincludesdebugcodetoprovideadditionalinformationinthecaseofacrash(ifyoursystemissetuptodebugprograms).Asaresultofthiscode,however,theservermightrunalittleslow,andI'vegenerallyfoundthatMySQLissostablethatcrashesaren'treallyaconcern.

mysqld-opt.exeThisversionoftheserverlacksafewoftheadvancedfeaturesofthebasicserver,anddoesnotincludethedebugcode.It'soptimizedtorunquicklyontoday'sprocessors.Forbeginners,theadvancedfeaturesarenotabigconcern.Youcertainlywon'tbeusingthemwhileyoucompletethetasksinthisbook.ThisistheversionofchoiceforbeginnersrunningWindows95,98,orME.

mysqld-nt.exeThisversionoftheserveriscompiledandoptimizedlikemysqld-opt,butisdesignedtorununderWindowsNT/2000/XP/.NETasaservice.Ifyou'reusinganyofthoseoperatingsystems,thisisprobablytheserverforyou.mysqld-max.exeThisversionislikemysqld-opt,butcontainsadvancedfeaturesthatsupporttransactions.mysqld-max-nt.exeThisversion'ssimilartomysqld-nt,buthasadvancedfeaturesthatsupporttransactions.

Alltheseversionswereinstalledforyouinthebindirectory.Ifyou'rerunningonWin98x/MEIrecommendstickingwithmysql-optfornowmovetomysqld-maxifyoueverneedtheadvancedfeatures.OnWindowsNT/2000/XP/.NET,mysqld-ntismyrecommendation.Upgradetomysqld-max-ntwhenyouneedmoreadvancedfeatures.

StartingMySQLisalsoalittledifferentunderWinNT/2000/XP/.NET,butthistimelet'sstartwiththeprocedureforWin95/98/ME.OpenanMS-DOSCommandPrompt[2]andproceedtotheMySQLbindirectory,andrunyourchosenserverprogram:

C:\mysql\bin>mysqld-opt

Don'tbesurprisedwhenyoureceiveanothercommandprompt.Thiscommandlaunchestheserverprogramsothatitrunsinthebackground,evenafteryouclosethecommandprompt.IfyoupressCtrl-Alt-Deltopullupthetasklist,youshouldseetheMySQLserverlistedasoneofthetasksthat'sactiveonyoursystem.

ToensurethattheserverisstartedwheneverWindowsstarts,youmightwanttocreateashortcuttotheprogramandputitinyourStartupfolder.Thisisjus

tlikecreatingashortcuttoanyotherprogramonyoursystem.

OnWinNT/2000/XP/.NET,youmustinstallMySQLasasystemservice.Fortunately,thisisveryeasytodo.SimplyopenaCommandPrompt(underAccessoriesintheStartMenu)andrunyourchosenserverprogramwiththe--installoption:C:\mysql\bin>mysqld-nt--installServicesuccessfullyinstalled.ThiswillinstallMySQLasaservicethatwillbestartedthenexttimeyourebootWindows.TomanuallystartMySQLwithouthavingtoreboot,justtypethiscommand(whichcanberunfromanydirectory):C:


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\>netstartmysql

TheMySQLserviceisstarting.TheMySQLservicewasstartedsuccessfully.

ToverifythattheMySQLserverisrunningproperly,pressCtrl-Alt-DelandopentheTaskList.Ifalliswell,theserverprogramshouldbelistedontheProcessestab.

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************DOWNLOADMySQLSERVERANDINSTALLITTOYOURCOMPUTER***********************ACTUALPROCEDUREOND.NAYAK'SCOMPUTER***************************

1.LogintothecomputerasanAdministrator.2.MySQLcanbedownloadedfreeofcharge.Gotohttp://www.mysql.com/downloads/3.DownloadthefreeMySQLServerCommunityEdition.DownloadaversionthatincludesaWindowsInstaller.Ifnotsureseenextpoint.4.Ifyourenotsurewhichversiontoselect,downloadMySQLInstallerforWindo

ws.5.Unzipthedownloadedfile.6.Double-clickSetup.exe.Thisinitiatesthesetupprocess.7.

3.Followthestepsgiveninthispage:http://www.wikihow.com/Install-the-MySQL-Database-Server-on-Your-Windows-PC

3.choosetherecommendedstablerelease(asofthiswriting,itisMySQL3.23)

.4.OntheMySQL3.23downloadpage,undertheheadingofWindowsdownloads,clicktheDownloadlinknexttothelatestversionofMySQL(3.23.54asofthiswriting).5.Afterdownloadingthefile(it'sabout13MBasofthiswriting),unzipitandrunthesetup.exeprogramcontainedtherein.6.Onceinstalled,MySQLisreadytoroll(barringacoupleofconfigurationtasksthatwe'lllookatshortly),exceptforoneminorissuethatonlyaffectsyouifyou'rerunningWindowsNT,2000,XP,or.NETServer.7.Ifyouuseanyofthoseoperatingsystems,findafilecalledmy-small.cnfinthedirectorytowhichyoujustinstalledMySQL.8.CopyittotherootofyourC:driveandrenameittomy.cnf.Seethefollowingsidebarifyouhaveanytroubleworkingwith.cnffilesonyourWindowssystem.

Workingwith.cnffilesinWindows.

Itjustsohappensthatfilesendingin.cnfhaveaspecialmeaningtoWindows,soevenifyouhaveWindowsconfiguredtoshowfileextensions,themy-small.cnf


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filewillstillappearassimplymy-smallwithaspecialicon.WindowsactuallyexpectsthesefilestocontainSpeedDiallinksforMicrosoftNetMeeting.Assumingyoudon'tuseNetMeeting(oratleastyoudon'tuseitsSpeedDialfacility)youcanremovethisfiletypefromyoursystem,enablingyoutoworkwiththesefilesnormally:OpentheWindowsRegistryEditor(inWinNT/2000/XP/.NET,clickStart,Run...,andthentyperegedt32.exetolaunchit,inWin9x/MErunregedit.exeinstead).

1.NavigatetotheHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classesbranchoftheregistry,whereyou'llfindalistofalltheregisteredfiletypesonthesystem.2.Selectthe.cnfkeyandchooseEdit,Deletefromthe3.menutoremoveit.4.Logoutandlogbackin,orrestartWindowsforthechangetotakeeffect.

Ifyouprefernottomesswiththefiletypesonyoursystem,however,youshouldstillbeabletoopenthefilesinNotepadtoeditthemandyoucanrenameittomy.cnfbyrenamingtheSpeedDiallinkicontomy(Windowswillmaintainthe.cnfextensionautomatically).

Ifyoudon'tliketheideaofaMySQLconfigurationfilesittingintherootofyourC:drive,youcaninsteadnameitmy.iniandputitinyourWindowsdirectory(e.g.D:\WINDOWSorD:\WINNTifWindowsisinstalledondriveD:).Whicheveryouchoose,openthefileinNotepadandlookforthefollowinglines:

#basedir=d:/mysql/#datadir=d:/mysql/data/

Uncommenttheselinesbyremovingthe#symbolatthestart,andchangethepathstopointtoyourMySQLinstallationdirectory,usingslashes(/)insteadofbackslashes(\).Forinstance,Ichangedthelinesonmysystemtoreadasfollows:

basedir=d:/ProgramFiles/MySQL/datadir=d:/ProgramFiles/MySQL/data/Withthatchangemade,savethefileandcloseNotepad.MySQLwillnowrunonyourWindowsNT/2000/XPsystem!Ifyou'reusingWindows95/98/ME,thisstepisnotnecessaryMySQLwillrunjustfineas-installed.

JustlikeyourWebserver,MySQLisaprogramthatshouldberuninthebackgroundsothatitmayrespondtorequestsforinformationatanytime.TheserverprogrammaybefoundinthebinsubfolderofthefolderintowhichyouinstalledMySQL.Tomakethingscomplicated,however,thereareactuallyseveralversionsoftheMySQLservertochoosefrom:

mysqld.exeThisisthebasicversionofMySQLifyourunWindows95,98,orME.Itincludessupportforalladvancedfeatures,andincludesdebugcodetoprovideadditionalinformationinthecaseofacrash(ifyoursystemissetuptodebugprograms).Asaresultofthiscode,however,theservermightrunalittleslow,andI'vegenerallyfoundthatMySQLissostablethatcrashesaren'treally

aconcern.

mysqld-opt.exeThisversionoftheserverlacksafewoftheadvancedfeaturesofthebasicserver,anddoesnotincludethedebugcode.It'soptimizedtorunquicklyontoday'sprocessors.Forbeginners,theadvancedfeaturesarenotabigconcern.Youcertainlywon'tbeusingthemwhileyoucompletethetasksinthisbook.ThisistheversionofchoiceforbeginnersrunningWindows95,98,orME.

mysqld-nt.exeThisversionoftheserveriscompiledandoptimizedlikemysqld-o


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pt,butisdesignedtorununderWindowsNT/2000/XP/.NETasaservice.Ifyou'reusinganyofthoseoperatingsystems,thisisprobablytheserverforyou.mysqld-max.exeThisversionislikemysqld-opt,butcontainsadvancedfeaturesthatsupporttransactions.mysqld-max-nt.exeThisversion'ssimilartomysqld-nt,buthasadvancedfeaturesthatsupporttransactions.

Alltheseversionswereinstalledforyouinthebindirectory.Ifyou'rerunningonWin98x/MEIrecommendstickingwithmysql-optfornowmovetomysqld-maxifyoueverneedtheadvancedfeatures.OnWindowsNT/2000/XP/.NET,mysqld-ntismyrecommendation.Upgradetomysqld-max-ntwhenyouneedmoreadvancedfeatures.StartingMySQLisalsoalittledifferentunderWinNT/2000/XP/.NET,butthistimelet'sstartwiththeprocedureforWin95/98/ME.OpenanMS-DOSCommandPrompt[2]andproceedtotheMySQLbindirectory,andrunyourchosenserverprogram:

C:\mysql\bin>mysqld-opt

Don'tbesurprisedwhenyoureceiveanothercommandprompt.Thiscommandlaunchestheserverprogramsothatitrunsinthebackground,evenafteryouclosethecommandprompt.IfyoupressCtrl-Alt-Deltopullupthetasklist,youshouldseetheMySQLserverlistedasoneofthetasksthat'sactiveonyoursystem.

ToensurethattheserverisstartedwheneverWindowsstarts,youmightwanttocreateashortcuttotheprogramandputitinyourStartupfolder.Thisisjus

tlikecreatingashortcuttoanyotherprogramonyoursystem.

OnWinNT/2000/XP/.NET,youmustinstallMySQLasasystemservice.Fortunately,thisisveryeasytodo.SimplyopenaCommandPrompt(underAccessoriesintheStartMenu)andrunyourchosenserverprogramwiththe--installoption:C:\mysql\bin>mysqld-nt--installServicesuccessfullyinstalled.ThiswillinstallMySQLasaservicethatwillbestartedthenexttimeyourebootWindows.TomanuallystartMySQLwithouthavingtoreboot,justtypethiscommand(whichcanberunfromanydirectory):C:\>netstartmysql

TheMySQLserviceisstarting.

TheMySQLservicewasstartedsuccessfully.

ToverifythattheMySQLserverisrunningproperly,pressCtrl-Alt-DelandopentheTaskList.Ifalliswell,theserverprogramshouldbelistedontheProcessestab.

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