https://github.com/olafwrieden/php-status-posting-system
A simple Status Posting System using PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS. AUT Web Development Assignment 1. Grade: A+
https://github.com/olafwrieden/php-status-posting-system
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A simple Status Posting System using PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS. AUT Web Development Assignment 1. Grade: A+
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/olafwrieden/php-status-posting-system
- Owner: olafwrieden
- Created: 2020-06-08T07:59:06.000Z (about 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2020-06-08T09:09:13.000Z (about 6 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2023-03-04T17:12:17.340Z (over 3 years ago)
- Topics: assignment, aut, css, html, mysql, php, skeleton-css, university-course, web-development
- Language: PHP
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- Size: 1.13 MB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# PHP Status Posting System (Web Development Assignment 1)
> The aim of this assignment is to create a status system for a social networking site. This system will allow users to post their status and save it to a database table. These posted status details can also be retrieved using text matching.
## Introduction
Following an introduction to PHP, in this assignment I built a very simple PHP / HTML system where a user enters the details of their fictitious status update (including status code, message, date of publication, share, and permission type). This data is validated and stored in a MySQL database by the server-side PHP scripts.
A user is warned about duplicate status codes, failed submissions etc. This system uses [Skeleton CSS](http://getskeleton.com) - a simple and responsive boilerplate. Overall, this assignment received full (100/100) marks as it met all required criteria.
## Getting up and running
### Connecting to a Relational Database
1. Navigate to [poststatusprocess.php](/poststatusprocess.php#L79) (Line #79) and replace the database credentials placeholders with your MySQL connection details.
```php
// Database Credentials
$servername = "[YOUR_DB_SERVER_STRING]";
$username = "[YOUR_DB_USERNAME]";
$password = "[YOUR_DB_PASSWORD]";
$dbname = "[YOUR_DB_NAME]";
```
2. Navigate to [searchstatusprocess.php](/searchstatusprocess.php#L39) (Line #39) and replace the database credentials in this file too. **Note:** The assignment did not permit for an additional `settings.php` file to consolidate the database details and `require_once('./settings.php');` where needed.
3. Upload these files to your PHP environment or install a PHP Server extension in your IDE to serve the project locally.
4. Simply post a new status. As the database table `posts` does not yet exist, the PHP script will firstly create this table, then proceed to insert the post (provided it meets all criteria). **Note:** *Status Code* follows the format `S0000` (an **S** followed by four digits).
## Screenshots
| Post Status | Success Message |
| :-------------------: | :----------------------: |
|  |  |
| Search Status | Show Search Result |
| :---------------------: | :----------------------------: |
|  |  |
| Showing Multiple Results | About Screen |
| :-------------------------------: | :--------------------: |
|  |  |
### Example Rows in Database
### Table Structure
