URL: http://forum.jordanstoneportfolio.com
Testing Account:
user email: test@gmail.com
password: 12345678
Development:
This website is made using the Laravel MVC framework
The server side language used is php and the database manager is MySQL
On the client side I used html, css, bootstrap, and javascript
Ajax request were made in javascript to update the liked comments feature in realtime
The website is hosted on DigitalOcean
Functionality:
supports user accounts creation
supports Create, edit, and deletion of both posts(questions) and comments(answers)
users can like posts and comments
can sort posts by most recent, oldest, or by number of likes
search features allows users to search through posts
There is a user account dashboard where user can see all their posts and comments
User can upload an account profile picture that shows up in the navbar
pagination is used for the main forum page
User is prompted to login or signup whenever attempting to create, edit, like, or delete posts or comment
Details:
User must create account to create, edit, and delete posts
user can then ask a questions but must select topic that the question falls under. If the topic is not in the dropdown then the user can create one under the Topics heading in the navigation bar.
The resources page provides valuable help resources for various cs topics