The Collections Keeper A collections management system Brian J. Mullen

System Overview Goal –Blend the functionality of a collections management system with a database management system –Do this through a web application interface Why –Existing collections management systems provide poor support for web pages –Existing database management systems can be overly complex and intimidating

Design: Event based design lends naturally to a web interface Primary object, Table, inherent in a database Each script represents an action

Design: View Data Create Data Modify/Delete Data Create Table Modify Table Delete Table User Management Settings Management Event scripts:

Design: Script Execution: Grab user privilege Grab user id Grab settings Verify permissions Perform action Header Scripted Page Start page layout Footer Finish page layout

Final Product

Foreign Key Support: Uses MySQL key naming feature:

Using Key Naming For Viewing Data: Recognizes a foreign key and creates a link to the entry

Using Key Naming For Entering Data: Recognizes a foreign key and creates a drop down box

Creating Tables:

Modifying Tables: Changing Foreign Keys

Modifying Tables: Changing Existing Columns

Modifying Tables: Adding Columns

Image Support: Generates Thumbnails And Links To Image

Excel File Creation: Create excel files from the tables in the database

Referential Integrity: When removing users can remove all of user’s entries

Referential Integrity: When changing table names can update name in all tables

Referential Integrity: When removing a table can automatically remove for any tables that contain as a foreign key

SQL Bookmarks: Given the broad scope of Collections Keeper it is inevitable that all cases will be covered. SQL Bookmarks are there when Collections Keeper can’t do what you want.

SQL Bookmarks: Create a bookmark from the “View Collection” page

SQL Bookmarks: Manage SQL Bookmarks

Batch Entry: Essential when adding a lot of entries at one time

Batch Entry: Fill in common data on first form and set all forms to that data

Conclusion Merged the features of a collections management system with a database management system I learned: –More about programming in PHP and MySQL –Better coding practices due to large breaks in the creation of Collections Keeper