Web Application Frameworks

Web Application DesignLIS 4930

Thanks to T.A. Geo Miller for work on this presentation!

Tools you have learned so far

XHTML CSS JavaScript PHP MySQL SSH/SFTP/UNIX Modular, Security, Misc.

Common Tasks for a Web Application Manage users: profiles, messages Posting content: news, articles, media Commenting on content Forums Posting links, downloads

Web Application Framework

“Content Management System” Database-driven Web Site A huge number of solutions:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_content_management_systems

But many work very similarly, using the “MVC” framework

Model-View-Controller

Model: Code to process, retrieve, and store data on a server (PHP, MySQL)

View: Renders the Model into a website (XHTML, CSS)

Controller: Processes user input (JavaScript, PHP, XHTML)

Model-View-Controller

Adds/Removes data from the Database

Requests Data from the database

User input (click a link, submit a form)

Updates information to the webpage

Shows a webpage

What you see Database

PHP/JavaScript

Web Application Frameworks in the Real World

Code Editors & Libraries

GUI-based amateur-friendly

Case Study: DrupalInternet/Tech

Case Study: DrupalEntertainment

Case Study: DrupalBusiness

Case Study: DrupalGovernment

Case Study

http://www.sc.fsu.edu/

Drupal in the News

Drupal Mavens Unveil Open Atrium: An Intranet in a Boxhttp://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2009/07/drupal-mavens-unveil-open-atrium-an-intranet-in-a-box.php

Emmys using Drupalhttp://buytaert.net/emmys-using-drupal http://www.emmys.com/

So, let’s get on with it then

http://pic.fsu.edu/courses/wad/2009SPRING/tutorials/drupal/drupal.html