web based alumni database community
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WEB BASED ALUMNI DATABASE COMMUNITY. Justin Roberts EKU, Dept. of Technology, Computer Electronic Networking. OUTLINE. Motivation For Doing This Project Introduction To The Problem Technology Used How It Was Done Results – Live Demo Conclusion Q & A?. MOTIVATION. Interest in web design - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
WEB BASED ALUMNI DATABASE COMMUNITY
Justin RobertsEKU, Dept. of Technology,
Computer Electronic Networking
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OUTLINE
Motivation For Doing This Project Introduction To The Problem Technology Used How It Was Done Results – Live Demo Conclusion Q & A?
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MOTIVATION
Interest in web design
Learn a new language
Learn about a different type of website
Applications after project
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Introduction – The Problem
The Web Site Needs To: Make it easier to collect needed
information from graduates.
Provide graduates a method to communicate with each other after graduation
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Introduction - Research Methods of accessing a database
via the web. PHP, Perl, ASP, etc…
Open Source Community Web Designs Profile Manger 3 ELGG Joomla PHPBB
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TECHNOLOGY
MySQL The world's most
popular open source database
Easy To Use Multiple ways to
access FREE!!!!
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TECHNOLOGY – Cont.
PHP Hypertext
Preprocessor Widely used for
dynamic web design Most common for
this type of application
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TECHNOLOGY – Cont.
PHPBB Most widely used Open
Source forum solution Uses PHP and MySQL Easy to set up and
administer GUI Interface, No PHP
Experience Needed
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TECHNOLOGY – Cont. PHPBB Modifications (Hacks)
XData Custom Profiles Users Management List Global Announcements Encrypted Passwords Real Name Replacement
http://www.phpbbhacks.com
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How It Was Done Installing PHPBB
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How It Was Done – Cont.
Modification (Hacks)##-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------#posting.php
##-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------#include($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/functions_post.'.$phpEx);
##-----[AFTER, ADD ]------------------------------------#include($phpbb_root_path . 'backup-cfg.'.$phpEx);#
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RESULTS Database Can Be
Easily Managed User Friendly Easily Modified Upgradeable Lots of Support
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CONCLUSIONS
It can be implemented with ease It can be modified for several uses I was Introduced to LOTS of new
technology that I plan on using in the future
Have a better understanding of this type of web design
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FUTURE WORK Can turn into full Content
Management System
Add more modifications
Use one of many different options to accomplish goal
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Q & A
Any Questions?
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Information
www.php.net www.phpmyadmin.net www.mysql.com www.phpbb.com www.phpbbhacks.com www.google.com
