November 2022 Update

Accomplishments/Updates

  • Got the Forgot Password function to work with a fake smtp server (ethereal) which is only able to show that emails are sent, but not actually send them
  • Finished creating the online form with all the fields from the Kids-U physical paper form
  • Finished adding all form fields on the database website, made the appropriate form fields mandatory, and added validation for those fields
  • Started working on integration of online form with database

Issues

  • Need Kids-U to create and give us credentials for a no-reply email and smtp server
  • Issues with database migration

Goals that were set for November

  • Fully implement “forgot password” functionality
    • make it send an email and change the password for any relevant user
      • ✔️(almost complete, just need credentials)

  • Figure out how “forgot password” database of users is implemented
    • ✔️(database is updated whenever someone registers as a new user)

  • Test edits on database website’s form fields through MySQL Server Explorer
    • ✔️(complete)

  • Work on the online version of the application form
    • ✔️(complete)

  • Integrate form with Kids-U database
    • ✔️(almost complete)

What may need to be done next semester:

  • Adding electronic signature to the form
  • Creating more sorting options and filters for the data in the database