2019, Fall
8 Hours
For my PHP coursework, our final project was creating a mock checkout website using PHP and MySQL. I set up a local server on my PC using xampp software. Here, I was able to host the files to create my prototype of an online shopping cart. Using javascript, users can add items to their shopping cart which were then stored in the server's database. Users can then input their essential information as if they were going to check out. IE Name, address, phone number, etc. Upon checking out, the site would validate that the user put all the correct information in. If not, a pop up would appear informing the user of their mistake.
Once the form is filled out correctly, the user's information is stored in the database so the shop's owner could eventually send out the goods.
Creating the website in an organized way, easy for a user to read. The project was graded more on functionality than looks, but it was important to me that the website could be easily read and understood.
Looking hard into the HTML/CSS so it would match up with the PHP side of things. This was my first time using HTML alongside PHP, so there was a learning curve there.