tvitter

MSC Advanced Computer Science

Module: Web Technologies and Security

NOTE

Searching for movies/tv shows isn't currently working due to the OMDB API now requiring a key.

Task

Create a twitter like social media platform for sharing tv/movie interests

Requirements

• Server, such as XAMPP/LAMP/MAMP
• PHP 5.5+

Instructions

To use the application:

• Clone into your htdocs directory
• Read line 2 of database-config.php
• Create a file that defines the database CONSTANTS and that matches the specified path (line 2 of database-config.php), OR remove the required file path and define the necessary constants within the file e.g...

<?php

// Create the connection
$db_connection = new mysqli('host', 'database_username', 'database_password', 'database_table');

// Check the connection, and output an error message if unsuccessful
if ($db_connection->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $db_connection->connect_error);
}

• Copy the code from statements.sql into your SQL command line
• Have fun!

Basic Features

You are tasked with developing a prototype system in PHP and JavaScript with a back-end database (e.g. MySQL), to store details of registered posters, posted TV episodes and comments. For the prototype you can make the following simplifying assumptions:

1. A reader can view all posts of all users.

2. Each user has a page that lists all of the TV episodes and comments that they have posted.

3. Any user can create an account and immediately create posts.

4. Once registered, a user can edit their own profile that contains a short biography and their contact details.

5. All posts are to be time stamped with their creation date and time.

6. Both interfaces (mobile and desktop) have the same functionality and display the same content but in a manner appropriate to each device.

You also need to provide the following functionality:

1. A post should contain the TV episode name and series/TV programme it is a part of and a comment of up to 140 characters including spaces.

2. Posters can delete their own past posts.

3. Posters can create and edit their own profile.

4. Any user can see a list of all messages for any poster ordered by date posted (most recent first).

5. Any user can view the profile of any poster.

6. Validation of all data entry forms.

7. A secure login system for posters.

8. A registration system for any user to become a poster.

Advanced Features

In addition to the basic functionality, you will get additional marks if the prototype provides the following functionality:

1. Posters should be able to “tag” the TV episode they are posting with a suitable tag e.g.actors, genre, year etc., and users should be able to view all posts that have been posted with a particular tag e.g. view all posts that have been tagged with “2017”.

2. A user’s profile page should contain their short biography/contact details as well as a list of their posts.

3. jQuery validators and Ajax functions that check the password strength and username availability within the registration form (whilst the user is typing).