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* Select a functionality that you need in your term project and look for Wordpress plugins. Remember that the term project requires strong '''interactivity''', e.g. consider surveys, e-commerce systems, reservation systems, product reputation modules, forums, etc. | * Select a functionality that you need in your term project and look for Wordpress plugins. Remember that the term project requires strong '''interactivity''', e.g. consider surveys, e-commerce systems, reservation systems, product reputation modules, forums, etc. | ||
* Find reviews on the Internet and identify the best candidates | * Find reviews on the Internet and identify the best candidates | ||
* Install at least two candidates and test these | * Install at least two candidates (per candidate) and test these | ||
* Identify a list of plugin evaluation criteria that are important in your opinion (also check how the others did their reviews). | * Identify a list of plugin evaluation criteria that are important in your opinion (also check how the others did their reviews) and '''use''' them. | ||
* In this deliverable, summarize both information from the reviews and your own experience | * In this deliverable, summarize both information from the reviews (Cite) and your own experience | ||
Make sure that this document is useful and understandable to anyone that is somewhat familiar with portalware installations | Make sure that this document is useful and understandable to anyone that is somewhat familiar with portalware installations | ||
Revision as of 08:58, 5 October 2016
Monday part one
- Guest lecture on security by Claude Chaudet
Monday part two
- Plugin installation and configuration continued
- Each student should identify the need for a plugin that will add some interactivity. See also homework project number 4.
Wednesday part one
- Guest lecture on trust and reputation by Jean-Marc Seigneur
Wednesday part two - Short mid term exam
The exam will last for 40 minutes. As requested, it will require you to edit a file. You are allowed to use the Internet. The main difficulty will be finishing it in time !!
Exam topics (I will pick among the following items):
(1) SQL
- Creation of simple tables with integer and string fields
- Inserting data into a single table with INSERT
- Retrieving data with a WHERE CLAUSE
- Killing a table
- Defining a new user with all privileges for a database
(2) PHP (understand hw 2 code)
- Assignments (creating a variable)
- Associative arrays (e.g. $_POST)
- Function definitions and calls
- Super global variables ($_POST)
- if-then-else clauses
- Foreach loops
- String concatenation that includes variables
- Finding information obtained with phpinfo();
- Finding a definition in the online manual
- Creating instances and using methods
(3) Web servers
- Configuration files for Apache and PHP (including finding "how to")
- Log files (where are they ?)
Homework 4 (week 5)
Please write a comparative evaluation report for a plugin family.
- Select a functionality that you need in your term project and look for Wordpress plugins. Remember that the term project requires strong interactivity, e.g. consider surveys, e-commerce systems, reservation systems, product reputation modules, forums, etc.
- Find reviews on the Internet and identify the best candidates
- Install at least two candidates (per candidate) and test these
- Identify a list of plugin evaluation criteria that are important in your opinion (also check how the others did their reviews) and use them.
- In this deliverable, summarize both information from the reviews (Cite) and your own experience
Make sure that this document is useful and understandable to anyone that is somewhat familiar with portalware installations
Weight
- This homework counts double, i.e. the same as two homework
Due
- Upload to the Worldclassroom before Wednesday, week 6, 8:50am.
PS: No report about the report is required. However, you could shortly describe in your report how you made it, i.e add some sort of "methods" section.