Project Management Week 13

Paperwork, It's never ending.

Somehow i've managed to get a fair bit of it done, screen dumps, algorithms and lists of variables with their respective functions detailed. I've been testing it as i go along, which led to a few areas which needed cleaned up.

I've made sure that the edit/delete user/vehicle sections check through database rows to make sure the input exists, as before i had left it alone - in order to quickly finish creating all the sections.

I also took time out to structure my PHP so that authorisation is required to view the content of the PHP page, using typical IF/ELSE statements.

I've got to knock together some extensive test data, i'll use a few volunteers and test logs for that. I've also got to go back and amend my storyboards and the navigation map, as i changed a great deal of my site after the planning stage.

I'm on track to finishing that work next week. I'll hand everything in on Wednesday, just before the turn of June - leaving me with a few weeks to work on some new projects.

Steven (lecturer) has found me some paying work with a fellow starting up his own business, he's meeting with him to discover what he's requiring. So in the next few weeks i'll be working for real money! Giving me much needed experience for my progression into full time employment.

Soon i'll be signing off, the blog will become a boneyard - but it's served it's purpose and allowed me to bounce my ideas back at myself without talking out loud to myself. If all goes well, the blog will resurface as an account of my day to day work in a web design firm.

Excellent!

Project Management Week 12 Part 2

That's it, my website shall be touched no more. I've closed the work that i've been taking so much pleasure in, in order to begin the last of the documentation that is needed.

I'll update this as the documentation progresses, i'll need to use this entire diary as documentation also!

So nearly finished!

Project Management Week 12 Part 1

Having some free time, i've essentially overhauled the look and feel of my website. Although most of this is within the login systems for both user and admin.

I've made all the pages .php rather than .htm - which will be handy for automated updates through the admin system. Part of which i have created at college, although i forgot to transfer it home. It concerns the news page, and allows it to be driven by content entered - through forms - into the database.

I have posted a few pictures to show you what i've done so far to the administration sections, as well as a few new additions - including the 10 latest vehicles added on the front page.

Back to college tomorrow, hopefully i'll add the last of the design then!

Project Management Week 11 Part 1

Forever striving to out-do my work, i've went back to my coding and added some new bits and pieces to the search engine.

Users can now click on any one of the search results and theoretically purchase the vehicle, although there is no credit-card system in place. This added feature will allow for future expansion, as we are not required to code a secure shopping environment for the project.

Tomorrow the college week begins again, so i'll have much to ponder over - as well as alot of code to restructure. This week i'm tackling the format of the code, making sure the if/else statements are in place to create a secure atmosphere - free of error messages especially!

I also need to write useful comment lines to show what each section of code does in regards to the page.

I'll need to remember to show my site to Mike, to make sure that everything is valid enough for the project.

Project Management Week 10 Part 2

Being keen on the methods of internet advertising, i have signed up to Adsense and Amazon Associates. So clicking those there links will help me out with college, doesn't that make you feel good?

Also, as part of the Amazon Associates program, if you click through and buy the "PHP & MYSQL" book advertised on this site - i'll make some pennies too!

I'd strongly recommend the book to both beginners and professionals, it comes with a CD filled with code and it is absolutely packed full of useful dynamic design tips.

Project Management Week 10

With all the coding now in the past, i'm beginning to piece together all the things i will need to have for documentation. The course finishes in a little over 2 months, so i need to get started next week.

That's about it really, not much to report on - it's been an uneventful week thus far!

Project Management Week 9 part 2

I found a rather useful website that i think i'll utilise today, in the hopes that i can create some nice CSS website designs. The website is called LayoutGala and it has 40 HTML/CSS page templates to edit and work with.

Needless to say, today will be spent creating some site templates in a bid to create a nice portfolio of design work!

My big MySQL tome arrived, moments after posting my last blog. It's a meaty piece of kit and i hope that it will be of use when i reach the milestone of full-time employement.

Yesterday i got side-tracked and created a Pixel-Ad site, although some problems with the script have hindered my process. Perhaps i'll solve it, either way it's not important.

Project Management Week 9 part 1

Having finished the implementation and coding for my project, i've decided to take a step back and look into alternative methods of secure log-in. At present i have implemented a simple system without cookies or session variables.

It is Session Variables that i plan to experiment with now, writing cookies to the server and to the client machine whenever they log in or out.

It's not essential for the project but it would be useful to utilise in the future.

Hopefully i'll recieve a new book this week, i ordered a big MySQL tome. I want to learn more about the DB side of dynamic websites, perhaps i'll code a e-commerce site!