ElectroCom

Electronical devices web page to compare between models. Ratings and comments will help make up your mind!

Topics involved:

Model View Controller pattern with Php Templates management with Smarty engine Custom routing Different authorization levels for users

Steps to get started:

Prerequisites: A local web server installed. I will use Xampp in this example which is the most famous but you could use any other. Some examples for you here

Clone the repo in the htdocs folder of your Xampp download. The path should be like C:xampphtdocsyourCutePage Open Xampp and click Start of Apache and MySql Open your broser and go to localhostphpMyAdmin. There, click on the Import tab and click Examine. A window will open and you must select the electrocom.sql file that is in the file you cloned, in the Extras folder. This will relieve you from having to create the database tables by yourself In your browser, go to localhostyourCutePage Have fun with the marvels of programming!

Note: The starting admin user is iamroot and its password is pass. The other users are Kratos, Magnolia, Felipe, Ralph and Hermione, and their passwords are 1234

Actions in the page:

The page allows the user to do actions according to their authorization levels

If the user enters as visitor, it will be able to:

See the categories and details of models See the comments of a specific model Sort comments by user, date or score

If the user is logged in, it could:

Perform the same actions of a visitor Add a score and a comment for a product model

If the user is logged in with the admin account, it will be able to:

Do the same things a common user can Delete comments Add, delete and modify categories Add, delete and modify models as well See and delete user accounts Give and remove admin permission to other users