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This site will be a site that geeks can post thier skills offers and customers can hire them to do tech work for them such as computer setup, break fix, networking, software installs, assembly etc.
Geek.Rentals Web Application Development Plan
I. Project Overview
- Project Name: Geek.Rentals
- Purpose: Provide a web-based platform to connect tech-savvy individuals ("Geeks") with customers needing technical help.
- Hosting Requirements: Shared hosting (LAMP Stack: Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
II. Development Outline (Project Phases)
- Requirement Gathering & Analysis
- Identify user personas (geeks, customers, admins)
- Define core features (user profiles, job postings, chat, scheduling)
- Determine business logic (job assignment, payments, ratings)
- System Design
- Database schema (users, jobs, reviews, transactions)
- Application architecture (MVC using PHP)
- Page templates and UI wireframes
- Front-End Development
- Responsive HTML/CSS templates
- JavaScript interactivity for forms and dashboard
- Use Bootstrap or Tailwind for design consistency
- Back-End Development
- User authentication (register/login)
- Job posting and bidding/matching system
- Messaging system (real-time optional via polling/AJAX)
- Admin dashboard
- Database Development
- Design and create MySQL database
- Implement data validation and security (SQL injection protection, etc.)
- Testing
- Unit testing (form validation, logic)
- Functional testing (complete workflows: post job, accept job, complete job)
- User testing with sample users
- Deployment
- Upload files via FTP/SFTP to shared host
- Import database schema via phpMyAdmin or CLI
- Set permissions and configure .htaccess
- Maintenance & Support
- Monitor for bugs and security issues
- Provide regular updates and improvements
III. Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Task List
- Planning
- Define scope, budget, and timeline
- Assemble project team
- Create risk management plan
- Requirements Analysis
- Interview stakeholders
- Document functional & non-functional requirements
- Approve requirement specification document
- Design
- UI/UX design (wireframes, mockups)
- Database ER diagram
- Select LAMP-compliant architecture
- Implementation (Coding)
- Set up shared LAMP environment
- Build backend using PHP/MySQL
- Create frontend views and integrate with backend
- Implement access control (roles: user, geek, admin)
- Integrate optional third-party APIs (Google Maps, Stripe/PayPal)
- Testing
- Unit and integration testing using PHPUnit
- Manual testing across browsers/devices
- Collect feedback from beta testers
- Deployment
- Optimize files and database
- Migrate to live shared hosting
- Final end-to-end test on production
- Maintenance
- Patch vulnerabilities
- Update components (PHP libraries, JS packages)
- Monitor uptime and error logs
- Customer support system setup
- Enhancement & Scaling
- Add new features based on user feedback
- Plan migration to VPS/cloud as user base grows
- Enable analytics and reporting dashboard