school bulletin system - is it possible with php?

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eliyia
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school bulletin system - is it possible with php?

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hello ,
i have an old dos school bulletin system written in c , from witch i can print the bulletin of a whole class , say the grade reports of 15 students of class A , separately . at once.

im thinking of transitioning my application to the internet and rewrite it from scratch. Knowing that php and html go hand in hand , i need to assure myself if with this technology , i can accomplish such command like the one i mentioned above .

thank you
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Well, I must say your description of the existing application leaves a lot to the imagination. In fact, I have no idea what you're asking. But even not knowing what it is you need this app to do, I am 99% certain PHP can accomplish it. It's a fantastic language :)
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Yes, this is entirely possible with PHP. One thing you'll have to be super, duper careful of though is security. Putting this app online makes it publicly accessible & potentially hackable (this is a property of all web based applications, not just PHP based).

Of course, if you want to just set up a web server on your personal computer & have the PHP app running there, the security concerns are lessened - but still important.
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Web-based school bulletin systems have become quite popular recently in my country, and as I've been designing one, I can assure you it is possible. You have to design a proper database structure and a sufficient number of CRUD panels to manage it. The thing you have to pay attention to is security. First of all, such a bulletin should be accessible through an encrypted SSL connection only, secondly - strong passwords, access control lists are necessary. You should also check if there are any legal requirements for servers concerning personal data protection in your country.
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