Custom PHP

Simple PHP Content Management System

This project request was for converting a .psd to xHTML and then an easy way to update the home page content. I converted the psd to code and then built a simple content management system for the user to be able to edit the page content from a password protected tool in the browser. Data was stored in a MySQL database. Each block of content was separated for easy management. The ability to embed videos from youtube was also incorporated.

Affiliate Link Manager – URL Redirect Tool

This week I coded a custom affiliate redirect link manger tool.

• The client wanted an easy to remember, vanity url to be able to use instead of the longer affiliate url  link.
• A custom 404 page was created to check a database table to see if the url contained the affiliate vanity url. If it did, code  then checked if it was active and the expire data had not passed. If the expire date passed, it would send them to a default page. If the affiliate link had not yet expired, it would track the click in the database and then send the user to the affiliate page.
• A back end password protected online tool to was created to create, edit and delete affiliate links. You can activate or inactivate a url at any time, along with setting an date for the link to automatically expire.

Web Design Portfolio Manager

A web designer colleague asked for me to create a web application for him to be able to easily manage his web design portfolio. He had been creating static pages for each web design and logo design project and it was getting difficult to manage.

Programming with PHP and MySQL, I created a password protected back end for him to be able to upload multiple images for the web design project, along with input multiple fields of information. The ability to categorize each project by type of either web design project or logo design was also incorporated. By doing this, code on the front end could easily separate out the types of project by category and display as differetn pages. An excerpt of each project displays, with a link clicking through to a full detail page about the project.

Custom PHP Registration Form

I coded a custom PHP project management application for a commercial construction company. Subcontractors can gain access projects  to view documents and photos, RFIs and other information.

Subcontractors can only access projects once they have been invited to view it. This worked out fine for subcontractors that are already in the system. When my client wanted to give a new subcontractor access to the project though, it was a bit cumbersome for the sub to register, and then have to wait for the client to send an email invitation in order to gain access.

To address this problem, code modifications where made to the project manager tool and registration process.  Each project now has the option to assign a unique registration code to it. During the registration process, if a register code is entered, the sub is automatically “invited” and gains instant access to the project once logging in.

Custom PHP Form for Job Applications

The client needed a custom PHP form for users to submit job applications online. The wanted the form to look as close as possible to the paper version so it could be printed. An html form was created that was similar to their job application form. The form was processed with PHP on a secure server. Upon submission, the form data was inserted into a MySQL database and email notification was sent to the client.

A back end, password protected tool was created to view the form data. Logic was added to be able to view each submission, add notes about the application and then check that it was processed. The option to view all forms that had or had not been processed was also coded.