minsoong2 / database_assignment

💡Bulletin Board Web Application

Project Overview

This project involves building a web-based bulletin board application. It features standard functionalities such as viewing, posting, and deleting posts and comments. The application uses a MariaDB database for data storage, HTML and web frameworks for the front-end, and Node.js for the back-end.

📘Features

1. View Posts
   • View all posts in a list format (excluding content/comments).
   • Implement pagination to display 'n' number of posts per page.
2. Detailed Post View
   • View all details of a post, including comments.
3. Create Post
   • Fields: Author, Title, Content, Date of Creation, Unique ID.
4. Delete Post
   • Deletes the post along with its comments.
5. Create Comment
   • Fields: Author, Timestamp, Content.
   • Comments are associated with posts (No nested comments).
6. Delete Comment
   • Deletes a specific comment.

📘Technologies Used

• Database: MariaDB
• Front-End: HTML, Optional Web Frameworks
• Back-End: Node.js with native SQL implementation

📘Project Structure

• index.html: The main entry point of the web application.
• db/: Contains scripts for database schema and initialization.
• scripts/: JavaScript files for handling front-end logic.
• server/: Node.js server files with SQL queries for database interaction.
• styles/: CSS files for styling the web application.

🚀Development and Submission Guidelines

• The project should be developed incrementally with regular commits to a private GitHub repository.
• Share the repository with [e-mail] for review and bonus points.
• Ensure to push commits periodically to demonstrate development progress.

🚀Submission

• Compress the entire project into a single file and submit it on eCampus.
• Include a Readme.md file with detailed instructions on setting up and running the application.

🚀Running the Application

1. Database Setup:

   • Set up a MariaDB database.
   • Run the provided SQL scripts to create the necessary tables.

2. Server Setup:

   • Navigate to the server/ directory.
   • Install dependencies: npm install.
   • Start the server: node server.js.

3. Accessing the Application:

   • Open index.html in a web browser to access the application.

I had a fun experience creating a bulletin board :)