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Project 1 Workflow setup + PHP foundation

Summary

For this first project you will create a basic string-processing application.

Example: e15p1.hesweb.dev

The goal of this project is to:

• demonstrate that you have successfully set up the development workflow we’ll use this semester
• demonstrate your ability to apply your programming knowledge in the context of PHP

Note: Consider this first project a “warm-up” for the semester. For Projects 2 and 3 you’ll have the opportunity to build an application with greater utility/creativity.

String processors

1. (Required) Is palindrome?

Indicates whether the input string is a palindrome (same forwards and backwards). Case insensitive. Non-alphabetic characters are ignored.

Example strings and results:

"racecar" => Yes
"Racecar" => Yes
"racecar!" => Yes
"!racecar!" => Yes
"Hello World" => No

2. (Required) Vowel count

Indicates a count of how many vowels (aeiou) are in the input string. Case insensitive.

Example strings and results:

"the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" => 11
"Hll Wrld" => 0
"AeIoU" => 5

3. (Optional) Letter shift

Processes an input string such that each letter is shifted +1 position in the alphabet.

So a becomes b, b becomes c, [...], z becomes a.

Capitalization should be retained so A becomes B, B becomes C, [...], Z becomes A.

Any non-alphabetic characters should be left as is.

Example strings and results:

"The zoo is open" => "Uif app jt pqfo"
"foobar@1" => "gppcbs@1"
"aAb" => "bBc"

4. (Optional) Create your own...

Design one additional processor that is similar in concept to the above tasks in that it provides some calculation and/or takes some input and produces some altered result.

Setup

• Build your project in your e15 repository under a subdirectory called p1.
• Your project should be accessible on your production server following the URL convention of http://e15p1.yourdomain.com.
• Your project should be set up to run as an independent application with its own document root. It should not run as a subdirectory.

Submissions

This project will be submitted/due with your Week 3 assignment (due Tue Feb 18 11:59pm); in that assignment I will have a question asking you for the Github URL to your project.

All final commits should be made before you submit your Week 3 assignment. Small commits made after the assignment deadline (e.g. a small bug fix, a typo correction, etc.) will be considered when grading, but any notable commits will not.

README.md

• Use this template...
• File must be named README.md and located in your course repo at p1/README.md (i.e. application root)
• Use proper Markdown syntax.
• All links must be clickable.
• For outside resources, do not include course notes or examples, but do include any/all of the following:
  • External blogs/tutorials/books
  • Specific forum posts (e.g. StackOverflow) that provided information you utilized in your code
  • Sources for images that you did not create
  • Outside resources such as CSS frameworks, Google fonts, etc.
  • Anything else (if in doubt, cite!)

Code

• Use modern and semantic HTML. CSS is optional but a minimal amount of CSS is suggested to present a clear and clean interface.
• Code should be organized and easy to follow.
• Code should be accurately indented with consistent spacing, styling, and syntax.
• Any non-obvious lines of code should be commented.
• Any extraneous code (including old, commented-out code) should be removed before submission.

Getting help

You are allowed to post questions about this project/your code in the forum. You are also allowed to utilize the PHP documentation, Google, StackOverflow, etc. to assist with project development/troubleshooting.

Be sure to read Policies: Original work and academic integrity to make sure you are responsibly using outside resources and getting the most out of this project.

Misc

• Follow any/all other best practices not explicitly mentioned above but discussed in lecture/notes.