Proposal by Cheryl Mesagna 10/15/2014 1

PROPOSAL A web server using a database back end and hosting SQL Ledger accounting software. Advantages of this system: Hosting an accounting package on a web server allows users to access the software across the internet, so they can work remotely from any location that has internet access. 2

Requirements Virtual Machine Web server = Apache open source software SQL Database backend = MySQL Accounting Package = SQL Ledger Security = SSL Certificates 3

Advantages of Apache as webserver Open source – low expense, widely used, large user community Modular – plugins for functionality are easily added, and can be downloaded individually or built Ability to rewrite URLs – Can use regular expressions (regex) to rewrite URLs, forcing applications to use HTTPS. 4

Advantages of SQL Ledger for accounting package Free accounting software Double-entry bookkeeping (debits/credits) Standard Accounting Functionality Chart of Accounts General Ledger Subsidiary Ledgers (Accounts Payable/Receivable) Audit Trail 5

Advantages of SQL Ledger for accounting package (Continued) Billing and Invoicing Automated Transactions Billable Hours Check Printing Credit Card Processing Purchase Orders 6 Reports and Templates Balance Sheets Cash Flow Statements Profit and Loss Reports Sales Reports Budgets and Forecasting

Security Use of SSL Certificates to permit system access only to authorized individuals 7

Proposed Timeline Week 9 (10/20/14, 10/22/14) - Set up Webserver Week 10 (10/27/14, 10/29/14) – Set up Database Back-end Week 11: (11/03/14, 11/05/14) – Set up Database Back-end Week 12: (11/10/14, 11/12/14) – Install SQL Ledger Week 13: (11/17/14, 11/19/14) – Set up SSL certificates 8

Questions? 9

Advantages of SQL Ledger for accounting package (Continued) Billing and Invoicing Automated Transactions Billable Hours Check Printing Credit Card Processing Purchase Orders Reports and Templates Balance Sheets Cash Flow Statements Profit and Loss Reports Sales Reports Budgets and Forecasting 10