Tools
MYSQL is
the world's most popular free open-source database.
We will be using a MySQL relational database to store information about items, trips, users details, etc. The
MySQL database server is the most popular open source
database in the world. It is extremely fast and easy
to customise, due to its architecture. MySQL is noted
mainly for its speed, reliability, and flexibility.
http://www.mysql.com
Textpad
is a shareware text editor. It provides syntax coloring, as well as a number of nifty features that make coding more enjoyable. Robert uses Textpad exclusively
when coding php.
http://www.textpad.com/
PhpMyAdmin is an excellent platform
independent web-based administration client for MySQL
databases. We will be using it to easily create, update,
select to and from the database, and test our database
queries in this program before implementing them into
the software and web interface.
http://www.phpmyadmin.net
PHP is
a scripting language for the generation of dynamic HTML
web pages, among other things. We will utilise PHP 5 for our web interfaces
and MySQL database connectivity. PHP(Hypertext Preprocessor)
is an open-source, server-side scripting language for
creating dynamic Web pages. It is widely used and it's
strength lies in its compatibility with many types of
databases and webservers.
http://www.php.net
VertrigoServ
was developed to make available a highly professional
and easily installable package of Apache, PHP, MySQL
and PhpMyAdmin for Windows platform. It is extremely easy to install and requires little configuration before it can be used to develop the Project.
http://vertrigo.sourceforge.net/
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX is
a web development tool. We will be using Dreamweaver
for the report layouts, templates for our Project's web interface, and our
team web site.
http://www.dreamweaver.com/software/dreamweaver/
Mozilla Firefox is currently
the best browser on the internet. We use it as our main browser while we develop the Project.
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
Microsoft Internet Explorer is the most popular
web browser on the internet. We will use this browser to test our Project to ensure compatability with the client's software.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/
Microsoft
Office 2003. We are using
the XP versions (2003) of the Microsoft Office Suite for a number of documents for the project. These include design documents, user manuals, and even rough prototypes for the website pages.
http://www.microsoft.com/office/
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