User guide for the deployed application

Getting Started

Install dependencies

Install XAMPP server on your PC.

Clone FundAct

Clone the fundact repository using git into the htdocs directory of your xampp server directory:

git clone https://github.com/ashesi-SE/FundAct.git cd FundAct

Running the application

Step 1: Make sure you have your XAMPP Apache and MySQL servers are running Step 2: Set up your local mysql database by running the SQL script in the sql directory of the source files Step 3: Run the application on your browser using the local URL: http://localhost/FundAct/

After deploying the application from the link above, go through these steps to use the FundAct website:

Front end:

Working functionalities:

• adding a project to the database: navigate to ./FundAct/start_a_project.php page by clicking Start a project from the menu bar
• see all FundAct approved projects: navigate to ./FundAct/projects.php page by clicking Donate to a project from the menu bar

Back-end:

To use the back-end in reviewing all posted projects on the website:

URL

Navigate to http://localhost/FundAct/administration.php if you are running the application on your PC's local server

On Ashesi University's server, navigate to http://50.63.128.135/~csashesi/class2015/edem-anaglo/FundAct/administration.php

Working functionalities

A list of projects displays on the administrator's page. Projects which are are not displayed on the front-end have the pending status. Those that have been approved have the authenticated status and those that have been rejected have the archived status.

Where the admin can approve a project by selecting "Authenticate" button. This pushes the projects to the donor view.