Entity-Relationship Diagram (ERD)

The System Flowchart

Some Research on basic PHP and MySQL

• What is PHP?
  - PHP stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
  - PHP is a server-side scripting language, like ASP
  - PHP scripts are executed on the server
  - PHP supports many databases (MySQL, Informix, Oracle, Sybase, Solid, PostgreSQL, Generic ODBC, etc.) - PHP is an open source software (OSS)
  - PHP is free to download and use
  
• What is a PHP File?
  - PHP files may contain text, HTML tags and scripts
  - PHP files are returned to the browser as plain HTML
  - PHP files have a file extension of ".php", ".php3", or ".phtml"
  
• What is MySQL?
  - MySQL is a database server
  - MySQL is ideal for both small and large applications
  - MySQL supports standard SQL
  - MySQL compiles on a number of platforms
  - MySQL is free to download and use
  
• PHP + MySQL
  - PHP combined with MySQL are cross-platform (means that you can develop in Windows and serve on a Unix platform)
  
• Why PHP?
  - PHP runs on different platforms (Windows, Linux, Unix, etc.)
  - PHP is compatible with almost all servers used today (Apache, IIS, etc.)
  - PHP is FREE to download from the official PHP resource: http://www.php.net/
  - PHP is easy to learn and runs efficiently on the server side

**Taken from: http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_intro.asp

Online Survey Link

Online Survey for student

Online Survey for supervisor

Project Schedule

Part I


Part II

Progress 3

• Consultation with the supervisor
• Submit FYP's form
• Dividing tasks among group members

Project Proposal

Title: FOE FYP’s Online Management System.

Objectives:
- To make an enhancement to the current FOE FYP’s system.
- To help FOE students to search FYP’s titles that related to their interests.
- To develop FOE FYP's management system to ease the managing of FYP's results.

Description:
This project is basically a program that can make the FOE FYP’s online management system more convenient. This system will provide the services that the students, supervisors and admission staff need.
Other than that, the system will work as a centre that connects them together. In explanation, the student can directly view the supervisor’s details as the system will be linked to the particular supervisor in the FOE staffs directory webpage. Then every important thing that related to FYP such as proposal, registration form and result of the supervisor’s and dean’s approval will be online. This system will provide online FYP’s marking system and the submission of the student’s result will be done via online to the admission staff instead of using Excel.

Method:
This system involves PHP language because it has the ability to override many of its internal subsystems. As a developer, this provides the freedom and flexibility to make PHP perform in ways specific to the application's needs. It also uses MySQL language to make the program runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases.


Tasks:
Student 1: Design & create the system for the students purpose
Student 2: Design & create the system for the supervisor and administration

References:
1. http://foe.mmu.edu.my/fyp/browse.php
2. http://foe/main/staff/staff_all.html
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP

Progress 2

• Submit proposal to the supervisor
• Proposal accepted - successful candidate
• Supervisor : Mr. Khairil bin Anuar
• Title ID : 2010
• FYP title : FOE FYP's Online Management System

Progress 1

• Approaching supervisor to get FYP Title
• Doing proposal