Intranet-Based Wiki with Instant Messaging Protocol

Abstract 

This project developed an Intranet-Based Wiki with Instant Messaging Protocol (IBWIMP) for the Staff of the Department of Computer Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka to enable them collaborate on tasks; like writing of documents like, memo, project guidelines, proposal/grants, and circulars with online security consideration. The essence of this work is to improve on the contributions staff make during work, in carrying out tasks with their colleagues irrespective of the person’s location at that point in time. The existing system on ground would always require the presence of the staff within the department before they can carry out the tasks meant for them or respond to the available mails within their mail boxes located within the general office of the department. In regard to such situation, there is always delay in the processing of such mails or documents that could require urgent attention of the supposed staff therefore could cause serious damages. This project established a better internet connection for the security of the system and the documents therein by the use of virtual private server (VPS) hosting on virtual private network (VPN). This system allows the collaboration between the staff of the department and external persons or partners classified as external staff user on documents like circulars that normally come from outside the department. This system automatically sends emails to the supposed users whenever the admin posts a document via the Short Message Transfer Protocol (SMTP). The system is accessed online by the users from any location once there is internet connection available and users can collaborate on the development of any posted document at the same time. This application was designed using Object Oriented Analysis and Design Methodology (OOADM) and implemented using Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), JavaScript, Cascading Style Sheet (CSS), CkEditor, Hypertext Pre-Processor (PHP) and MySQL database management system.

Table of Contents

Title page - - - - - - - - - - i

Certification - - - - - - - - - - ii

Approval - - - - - - - - - - iii

Dedication - - - - - - - - - - iv

Acknowledgment - - - - - - - - - v

Abstract - - - - - - - - - - vi

Table of Contents - - - - - - - - - vii

List of figures - - - - - - - - - - ix

List of tables - - - - - - - - - - x

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Introduction - - - - - - - - - 1

1.2 Statement of the problem- - - - - - - - 2

1.3 Aims and objectives of the study- - - - - - - 2

1.4 Scope of the study- - - - - - - - - 2

1.5 Significance of the study- - - - - - - - 3

Chapter 2: Literature Review

2.0 Introduction - - - - - - - - - 4

2.1 Theoretical Background - - - - - - - 4

2.1.1 The Technological Approach - - - - - - - 4

2.1.1.1 HTML (HyperText Markup Language) - - - - - - 4

2.1.1.2 CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) - - - - - - - 5

2.1.1.3 PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) - - - - - - - 6

2.1.1.4 JavaScript - - - - - - - - - - 7

2.1.1.5 CKEDITOR - - - - - - - - - 7

2.1.1.6 MySQL - - - - - - - - - - 7

2.2 Review of Related Literature - - - - - - - 8

Chapter 3: System Analysis and Design

3.0 Introduction - - - - - - - - - 12

3.1 Description of the Existing System- - - - - - - 12

3.2 Analysis of the proposed System- - - - - - - 13

3.2.1 System Requirement Specification - - - - - - 14

3.3 Design of the Proposed System - - - - - - 17

3.3.1 Database Design - - - - - - - - 17

3.3.2 Input Design - - - - - - - - - 19

3.3.3 Output Design - - - - - - - - - 20

3.3.4 The Algorithm/Flowchart of the System - - - - - 20

3.3.5 The System Architecture - - - - - - - 21

3.3.6 The Network Architecture - - - - - - - 22

Chapter 4: System implementation

4.0 Introduction - - - - - - - - - 24

4.1 Choice of Development Environment - - - - - 24

4.2 Implementation Architecture - - - - - - - 24

4.3 Software Testing - - - - - - - - 25

4.4 Documentation - - - - - - - - 30

4.4.1 User Manual - - - - - - - - - 30

4.4.2 Source Code Listing - - - - - - - - 31

Chapter 5: Summary and Conclusion

5.0 Summary - - - - - - - - - 32

5.1 Conclusion - - - - - - - - - 32

5.2 Recommendation - - - - - - - - 32

5.3 Suggested Areas for Further works - - - - - - 33

References - - - - - - - - - - 34

Appendices - - - - - - - - - - 36