Academics and jobs development Higher Education Community, Academics and jobs developed in open source technologies like PHP, MySQL.

1. Case Study for Academics
and jobs development
Higher Education
Community
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2. Client Requirement
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Social networking site for higher education community
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An online platform of academic and professional networking
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It was designed for anyone who is interested in higher education
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College Portal & Social Networking Site for Higher Education Community
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Consists of related news, events, college and graduate programs, course
information, financial aids, career information
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If user is a prospective student then he would find site useful in finding school
information
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If the user is a studying student, he can share the site info with his peers
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If he is graduating, he may find job information in academic and industry areas
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3. Project Challenges
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Developing a robust framework for the site which is capable of managing
millions of users at the same time without slowing the site down
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Synchronizing the integrated features like blogs, messenger and mail to
function smoothly while being executed simultaneously
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Enabling the site to operate at top speed even in peak traffic hours and
maintaining good load balance
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Ensuring easy navigation through the implementation of web usability
principles in the website design
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Developing and incorporating an extensive list of profile customization options,
complex ranking systems
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Voting contests designed for enhancing users’ active participation
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Ensuring safe and secure transfer of data
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4. Technologies Used
Operating System & Server
Management
Red Hat Linux OS, Multi-Server Architecture
with Staging & Production Environment
through Version Controlling releases, Server
Optimization, Security & SSL Implementation,
Scheduler for Back-ups, Alert Monitoring
System Integration, Server Performance
Tuning at regular intervals, Software Firewall
Configuration & Maintenance
Development Tools & Environments PHP5+, Apache Web Server, Symfony
Framework, AJAX, Java Script, HTML5, CSS3
etc
Database MYSQL Database Server, DB Clustering, DB
Optimization, Master Slave Replication, Query
Optimization, Scheduler for Backups
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5. Manpower
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Project Manager 1
Project Leader 1
Developers 3
Designers 1
Quality Assurance Testers 1

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The Database layer containing MySQL Server Database, Tables, Stored
Procedures
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The User Interface layer which forms the Graphical User Interface of the
website
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The Interface layer and Database Abstraction layer for converting data
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The Business Logic layer consisting of all the business logic procedures
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Planning

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Architecture
Online networking characteristic of the website called for the design approach
Modules like User Profiles, Invitations, Forums & Blogs were developed in PHP
PHP files consisted of all the business logics used for respective modules
Were designed to be capable of handling many more logics which were not
related to the database
In order to most effectively access the database in an object-oriented context, an
interface translating the object logic
An intermediary abstraction layer was created for accessing data from the
database
Stored procedures were used only for complex retrieval of data

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Development Highlights
The site was equipped with a robust architecture to offer centralized access to
multiple users
Using blogs, groups, chat and other tools under one roof
Customizable viewing options were designed to enhance user experience
Allow for extensive personalization of the site
Extensive pre-development research was carried out to create a robust
application in minimum time
SEO activities performed ensured high visibility for the site over the internet
Web usability guidelines were strictly followed during development
The interface was made easily navigable through judicious use of AJAX, CSS
and HTML controls

9. Sources :
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networking-site-for-higher-education-community/
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10. Contact Us
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Contact Info : 1-631-897-7276
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Website : www.brainvire.com
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