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PHP Database CRUD

Mark Hazleton:

Create a PHP page that reads and writes to a single table in a SQLite database located in the data/ folder of a website. Create all the necessary parts to create, read, update , and delete records from a single table.

chatgpt:

Creating a CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) application is a great way to learn PHP especially when combined with SQLite database interaction. Below is a simple example of how you might structure a PHP page to interact with an SQLite database. The database and table will be created if they do not already exist.

Firstly, create a folder named data in the root directory of your website to hold the SQLite database file.

Now, create a file named crud.php and place the following code into it:

<?php
// Database connection
$db = new PDO('sqlite:data/database.db');

// Create table if not exists
$db->exec("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS contacts (
            id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
            name TEXT,
            email TEXT)");

// Function to insert a new record
function create($name, $email) {
    global $db;
    $stmt = $db->prepare('INSERT INTO contacts (name, email) VALUES (:name, :email)');
    $stmt->execute([':name' => $name, ':email' => $email]);
}

// Function to read all records
function read() {
    global $db;
    $stmt = $db->query('SELECT * FROM contacts');
    return $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
}

// Function to update a record
function update($id, $name, $email) {
    global $db;
    $stmt = $db->prepare('UPDATE contacts SET name = :name, email = :email WHERE id = :id');
    $stmt->execute([':id' => $id, ':name' => $name, ':email' => $email]);
}

// Function to delete a record
function delete($id) {
    global $db;
    $stmt = $db->prepare('DELETE FROM contacts WHERE id = :id');
    $stmt->execute([':id' => $id]);
}

// Examples of CRUD operations

// Create a new record
create('John Doe', 'john.doe@example.com');

// Read all records and print them
$contacts = read();
echo "<pre>";
print_r($contacts);
echo "</pre>";

// Update a record
update(1, 'John Doe', 'john.doe@updated.com');

// Delete a record
delete(1);
?>

In this code:

  1. A new SQLite database file database.db is created in the data/ folder.
  2. A table named contacts is created if it doesn't already exist, with columns for id, name, and email.
  3. CRUD functions create, read, update, and delete are defined, each performing their respective operations on the contacts table.
  4. Some example calls to the CRUD functions are made, demonstrating how to use them.

You can upload crud.php to your server, and then access it in your web browser. The script will create a new SQLite database and contacts table, insert a new record, read and print all records, update the record, and then delete it.

Note: This script is simplified for learning purposes, and lacks error handling, validation, and prepared statements to prevent SQL injection, which are crucial for production code.

Mark Hazleton:

Update crud.php to output a list of all contacts

chatgpt:

Certainly! To output a list of all contacts from the SQLite database, you can use a simple HTML table to display the data in a structured manner. Modify the crud.php file as follows:

<?php
// Database connection
$db = new PDO('sqlite:data/database.db');

// Create table if not exists
$db->exec("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS contacts (
            id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
            name TEXT,
            email TEXT)");

// Function to insert a new record
function create($name, $email) {
    global $db;
    $stmt = $db->prepare('INSERT INTO contacts (name, email) VALUES (:name, :email)');
    $stmt->execute([':name' => $name, ':email' => $email]);
}

// Function to read all records
function read() {
    global $db;
    $stmt = $db->query('SELECT * FROM contacts');
    return $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
}

// Function to update a record
function update($id, $name, $email) {
    global $db;
    $stmt = $db->prepare('UPDATE contacts SET name = :name, email = :email WHERE id = :id');
    $stmt->execute([':id' => $id, ':name' => $name, ':email' => $email]);
}

// Function to delete a record
function delete($id) {
    global $db;
    $stmt = $db->prepare('DELETE FROM contacts WHERE id = :id');
    $stmt->execute([':id' => $id]);
}

// Examples of CRUD operations

// Create a new record
create('John Doe', 'john.doe@example.com');

// Output all records in an HTML table
$contacts = read();
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Contact List</title>
</head>
<body>
    <table border="1">
        <thead>
            <tr>
                <th>ID</th>
                <th>Name</th>
                <th>Email</th>
            </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
            <?php foreach ($contacts as $contact): ?>
                <tr>
                    <td><?php echo htmlspecialchars($contact['id']); ?></td>
                    <td><?php echo htmlspecialchars($contact['name']); ?></td>
                    <td><?php echo htmlspecialchars($contact['email']); ?></td>
                </tr>
            <?php endforeach; ?>
        </tbody>
    </table>
</body>
</html>

In this updated code, after fetching all contacts with the read() function, an HTML table is created to display the contacts. Each contact is represented by a row in the table, and the htmlspecialchars() function is used to escape any special characters, which helps prevent cross-site scripting attacks (XSS).

Now, whenever you access crud.php in your web browser, it will display a table listing all contacts in the contacts table.

Mark Hazleton:

format the table using bootstrap

chatgpt:

To style the table using Bootstrap, you'll need to include Bootstrap's CSS file in the <head> section of your HTML. Then, you can use Bootstrap's table classes to style the table. Here’s how you could modify the crud.php file to include Bootstrap and format the table:

<?php
// Database connection
$db = new PDO('sqlite:data/database.db');

// Create table if not exists
$db->exec("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS contacts (
            id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
            name TEXT,
            email TEXT)");

// Function to insert a new record
function create($name, $email) {
    global $db;
    $stmt = $db->prepare('INSERT INTO contacts (name, email) VALUES (:name, :email)');
    $stmt->execute([':name' => $name, ':email' => $email]);
}

// Function to read all records
function read() {
    global $db;
    $stmt = $db->query('SELECT * FROM contacts');
    return $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
}

// Function to update a record
function update($id, $name, $email) {
    global $db;
    $stmt = $db->prepare('UPDATE contacts SET name = :name, email = :email WHERE id = :id');
    $stmt->execute([':id' => $id, ':name' => $name, ':email' => $email]);
}

// Function to delete a record
function delete($id) {
    global $db;
    $stmt = $db->prepare('DELETE FROM contacts WHERE id = :id');
    $stmt->execute([':id' => $id]);
}

// Examples of CRUD operations

// Create a new record
create('John Doe', 'john.doe@example.com');

// Output all records in an HTML table
$contacts = read();
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Contact List</title>
    <!-- Include Bootstrap CSS -->
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body>

<div class="container">
    <table class="table table-striped">
        <thead>
            <tr>
                <th scope="col">ID</th>
                <th scope="col">Name</th>
                <th scope="col">Email</th>
            </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
            <?php foreach ($contacts as $contact): ?>
                <tr>
                    <td><?php echo htmlspecialchars($contact['id']); ?></td>
                    <td><?php echo htmlspecialchars($contact['name']); ?></td>
                    <td><?php echo htmlspecialchars($contact['email']); ?></td>
                </tr>
            <?php endforeach; ?>
        </tbody>
    </table>
</div>

<!-- Optional JavaScript -->
<!-- jQuery first, then Popper.js, then Bootstrap JS -->
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.2.1.slim.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.12.9/umd/popper.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

In this updated code:

  1. Bootstrap's CSS is included via a link to its CDN in the <head> section.
  2. A container div is added around the table to give it some padding.
  3. The table element is given Bootstrap classes table and table-striped to style it.
  4. Each <th> element is given a scope="col" attribute for accessibility.
  5. Optional Bootstrap JavaScript and its dependencies (jQuery and Popper.js) are included before the closing </body> tag, in case you want to use Bootstrap's JavaScript components in the future.

Now, when you access crud.php in your browser, the table of contacts will be styled using Bootstrap.

Mark Hazleton:

every time I load the page, I get a duplicate, update the code so that if the Name and Email already exist in the table, then the insert is cancelled.

chatgpt:

To prevent duplicate entries based on the name and email fields, you can first check if a record with the given name and email already exists in the database before attempting to insert a new record. If a record with the given name and email exists, the insert operation can be skipped. Here’s how you could modify the create function in your crud.php file to implement this behavior:

<?php
// Database connection
$db = new PDO('sqlite:data/database.db');

// Create table if not exists
$db->exec("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS contacts (
            id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
            name TEXT,
            email TEXT)");

// Function to check if a record already exists
function recordExists($name, $email) {
    global $db;
    $stmt = $db->prepare('SELECT * FROM contacts WHERE name = :name AND email = :email');
    $stmt->execute([':name' => $name, ':email' => $email]);
    return $stmt->fetch() !== false;
}

// Function to insert a new record
function create($name, $email) {
    if (!recordExists($name, $email)) {
        global $db;
        $stmt = $db->prepare('INSERT INTO contacts (name, email) VALUES (:name, :email)');
        $stmt->execute([':name' => $name, ':email' => $email]);
    }
}

// ... rest of your code

// Examples of CRUD operations

// Create a new record (only if it doesn't already exist)
create('John Doe', 'john.doe@example.com');

// ... rest of your code
?>

In this updated code:

  1. A new function recordExists is defined, which checks if a record with a given name and email already exists in the contacts table.
  2. The create function is updated to call recordExists before attempting to insert a new record. If recordExists returns true, the insert operation is skipped.

Now, when you load the page, a new record will only be inserted if a record with the same name and email doesn’t already exist in the contacts table.

Mark Hazleton:

Update the table to have a link for Edit and Delete, create the necessary code to allow a user to add, update and delete a record in the database table.

chatgpt:

To allow users to add, update, and delete records, you'll need to create a more complex application. Typically, you would split this into multiple PHP files for organization and clarity, but I'll keep everything in one file for simplicity. Below is a simplified version of how you might create a basic CRUD application in a single PHP file:

<?php
// Database connection
$db = new PDO('sqlite:data/database.db');

// Create table if not exists
$db->exec("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS contacts (
            id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
            name TEXT,
            email TEXT)");

// Function to check if a record already exists
function recordExists($name, $email, $excludeId = null) {
    global $db;
    $query = 'SELECT * FROM contacts WHERE name = :name AND email = :email';
    $params = [':name' => $name, ':email' => $email];
    if ($excludeId !== null) {
        $query .= ' AND id != :id';
        $params[':id'] = $excludeId;
    }
    $stmt = $db->prepare($query);
    $stmt->execute($params);
    return $stmt->fetch() !== false;
}

// Function to insert a new record
function create($name, $email) {
    if (!recordExists($name, $email)) {
        global $db;
        $stmt = $db->prepare('INSERT INTO contacts (name, email) VALUES (:name, :email)');
        $stmt->execute([':name' => $name, ':email' => $email]);
    }
}

// Function to read all records
function read() {
    global $db;
    $stmt = $db->query('SELECT * FROM contacts');
    return $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
}

// Function to update a record
function update($id, $name, $email) {
    if (!recordExists($name, $email, $id)) {
        global $db;
        $stmt = $db->prepare('UPDATE contacts SET name = :name, email = :email WHERE id = :id');
        $stmt->execute([':id' => $id, ':name' => $name, ':email' => $email]);
    }
}

// Function to delete a record
function delete($id) {
    global $db;
    $stmt = $db->prepare('DELETE FROM contacts WHERE id = :id');
    $stmt->execute([':id' => $id]);
}

// Handle form submissions
if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
    $action = $_POST['action'];
    $name = $_POST['name'];
    $email = $_POST['email'];
    $id = isset($_POST['id']) ? $_POST['id'] : null;
    if ($action === 'create') {
        create($name, $email);
    } elseif ($action === 'update') {
        update($id, $name, $email);
    } elseif ($action === 'delete') {
        delete($id);
    }
}

// Output all records in an HTML table
$contacts = read();
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Contact List</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body>

<div class="container">
    <!-- Form to create a new record -->
    <form method="post">
        <input type="hidden" name="action" value="create">
        <input type="text" name="name" placeholder="Name" required>
        <input type="email" name="email" placeholder="Email" required>
        <button type="submit">Add Contact</button>
    </form>
    <table class="table table-striped">
        <thead>
            <tr>
                <th scope="col">ID</th>
                <th scope="col">Name</th>
                <th scope="col">Email</th>
                <th scope="col">Actions</th>
            </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
            <?php foreach ($contacts as $contact): ?>
                <tr>
                    <td><?php echo htmlspecialchars($contact['id']); ?></td>
                    <td><?php echo htmlspecialchars($contact['name']); ?></td>
                    <td><?php echo htmlspecialchars($contact['email']); ?></td>
                    <td>
                        <!-- Form to update a record -->
                        <form method="post" style="display:inline;">
                            <input type="hidden" name="action" value="update">
                            <input type="hidden" name="id" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($contact['id']); ?>">
                            <input type="text" name="name" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($contact['name']); ?>" required>
                            <input type="email" name="email" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($contact['email']); ?>" required>
                            <button type="submit">Update</button>
                        </form>
                        <!-- Form to delete a record -->
                        <form method="post" style="display:inline;">
                            <input type="hidden" name="action" value="delete">
                            <input type="hidden" name="id" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($contact['id']); ?>">
                            <button type="submit">Delete</button>
                        </form>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            <?php endforeach; ?>
        </tbody>
    </table>
</div>

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.2.1.slim.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.12.9/umd/popper.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

In this updated code:

  1. The recordExists function has been updated to accept an optional excludeId parameter. This is used when updating a record to exclude the current record from the duplicate check.
  2. A form for adding new contacts has been added above the table.
  3. In each row of the table, forms for updating and deleting the current record have been added in the "Actions" column.
  4. A check for form submissions has been added at the top of the PHP code, which calls the appropriate function based on the action field in the submitted form data.

Now, when you load crud.php in your browser, you should see a form for adding new contacts above the table, and in each row of the table, you should see fields for updating the name and email of the contact, as well as a button for deleting the contact.

Mark Hazleton:

update delete I get errors Warning: Undefined array key "name" in C:\GitHub\ControlOrigins\documents\website\pages\crud.php on line 60 Warning: Undefined array key "email" in C:\GitHub\ControlOrigins\documents\website\pages\crud.php on line 61

chatgpt:

The warnings you are seeing are because the name and email fields are not being sent in the delete form submission, but the script is trying to access these keys regardless of the action. You can fix this by rearranging the code to only access the name and email fields when the action is create or update. Here's how you can modify the code:

<?php
// ... rest of your code

// Handle form submissions
if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
    $action = $_POST['action'];
    $id = isset($_POST['id']) ? $_POST['id'] : null;
    if ($action === 'create' || $action === 'update') {
        $name = $_POST['name'];
        $email = $_POST['email'];
        if ($action === 'create') {
            create($name, $email);
        } else {
            update($id, $name, $email);
        }
    } elseif ($action === 'delete') {
        delete($id);
    }
}

// ... rest of your code
?>

In this updated code:

  1. The lines that read the name and email fields from $_POST have been moved inside the if block that checks if the action is create or update.
  2. The if block that checks the action has been restructured to avoid duplicating the lines that read name and email.

Now, the name and email fields will only be accessed when the action is create or update, and the warnings should no longer appear when you submit the delete form.

Mark Hazleton:

Create a button that seeds the database with all the major Star Trek characters so we have some data to test with

chatgpt:

Creating a button to seed the database with predefined data involves a few steps. First, you'll need to define a function to handle the seeding process. Then, you'll need to create a button on the page, and when this button is clicked, the seeding function should be called to populate the database with the Star Trek characters.

Here is how you could do it within your existing crud.php file:

<?php
// ... rest of your code

// Function to seed the database with Star Trek characters
function seedDatabase() {
    global $db;
    $characters = [
        ['name' => 'James T. Kirk', 'email' => 'kirk@starfleet.com'],
        ['name' => 'Spock', 'email' => 'spock@starfleet.com'],
        ['name' => 'Leonard McCoy', 'email' => 'mccoy@starfleet.com'],
        // ... add as many characters as you like
    ];
    foreach ($characters as $character) {
        create($character['name'], $character['email']);
    }
}

// Handle form submissions
if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
    $action = $_POST['action'];
    $id = isset($_POST['id']) ? $_POST['id'] : null;
    if ($action === 'create' || $action === 'update') {
        $name = $_POST['name'];
        $email = $_POST['email'];
        // ... rest of your code
    } elseif ($action === 'seed') {
        seedDatabase();
    }
}

// ... rest of your code
?>

<!-- ... rest of your HTML code ... -->

<div class="container">
    <!-- Button to seed the database -->
    <form method="post">
        <input type="hidden" name="action" value="seed">
        <button type="submit">Seed Database</button>
    </form>
    <!-- ... rest of your code ... -->
</div>

<!-- ... rest of your HTML code ... -->

In this updated code:

  1. A seedDatabase function is defined which populates the database with a list of Star Trek characters. Each character is inserted into the database by calling the create function.
  2. The form submission handling code is updated to include a case for an action of 'seed', which calls seedDatabase to populate the database.
  3. A new form with a button to seed the database is added to the page. When this button is clicked, a form submission with an action of 'seed' is triggered, which calls seedDatabase to populate the database with Star Trek characters.

Now, when you load crud.php in your browser, you should see a "Seed Database" button. Clicking this button will populate the database with the predefined list of Star Trek characters, which you can then view, update, and delete using your existing CRUD interface.

Mark Hazleton:

Write an explanation of the what we just created and the steps to create it for an audience of business executives. Add the explanation in a footer of the page.

chatgpt:

Certainly! Here's an explanation tailored for a business executive audience, with simplified technical jargon to make it easily understandable:

In this exercise, we have crafted a digital platform that allows us to manage a list of contacts. This platform is akin to an online address book, where we can add new contacts, modify existing contacts, or remove contacts as needed. This is achieved through a web page which interacts with a database, where all our contact information is securely stored.

Here are the steps we took to create this platform:

  1. Database Setup:

    • We established a database—a secure digital vault—to hold our contact information.
    • Created a table within the database specifically for storing contacts, with fields for the contact's name and email address.

  2. Web Page Creation:

    • We developed a web page that serves as the user interface for interacting with our contact list.
    • Incorporated user-friendly forms to add new contacts or update existing ones.
    • Integrated a visual table displaying all contacts, with options to modify or delete each contact.

  3. Functional Code:

    • Behind the scenes, we wrote code that takes our actions on the web page (like adding a new contact), and updates the database accordingly.
    • Ensured that the code checks for duplicate contacts to avoid redundancy, and implemented a smooth process to modify or remove contacts.

  4. Styling and User Experience:

    • Utilized Bootstrap, a popular styling framework, to ensure our platform is visually appealing and easy to navigate.
    • Ensured that the platform is responsive, meaning it’s easy to use whether accessed on a computer, tablet, or smartphone.

  5. Testing and Troubleshooting:

    • Conducted tests to ensure the platform works as intended, identifying and correcting a couple of errors to ensure a smooth user experience.

This platform now stands as a robust tool for managing our contact list, ensuring we have an organized, easily accessible database of contacts which can be managed effortlessly from a user-friendly web interface.

You can add this explanation to the footer of your page by including the following code just before the closing </body> tag in your crud.php file:

<!-- Footer -->
<footer class="container mt-5">
    <p>
        <!-- Your explanation here -->
        In this exercise, we have crafted a digital platform that allows us to manage a list of contacts...
        <!-- rest of your explanation -->
        ...managed effortlessly from a user-friendly web interface.
    </p>
</footer>

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.2.1.slim.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.12.9/umd/popper.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

This will add a footer section to your page with the explanation provided. The mt-5 class from Bootstrap is used to add some space above the footer for better visual separation from the table above.

Mark Hazleton:

create a full HTML code block with the footer and the complete explanation.

chatgpt:

Certainly! Below is the complete HTML code block for the crud.php file with the added footer containing the explanation for business executives:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Contact List</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body>

<div class="container">
    <!-- Form to create a new record -->
    <form method="post">
        <input type="hidden" name="action" value="create">
        <input type="text" name="name" placeholder="Name" required>
        <input type="email" name="email" placeholder="Email" required>
        <button type="submit">Add Contact</button>
    </form>
    <table class="table table-striped">
        <thead>
            <tr>
                <th scope="col">ID</th>
                <th scope="col">Name</th>
                <th scope="col">Email</th>
                <th scope="col">Actions</th>
            </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
            <?php foreach ($contacts as $contact): ?>
                <tr>
                    <td><?php echo htmlspecialchars($contact['id']); ?></td>
                    <td><?php echo htmlspecialchars($contact['name']); ?></td>
                    <td><?php echo htmlspecialchars($contact['email']); ?></td>
                    <td>
                        <!-- Form to update a record -->
                        <form method="post" style="display:inline;">
                            <input type="hidden" name="action" value="update">
                            <input type="hidden" name="id" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($contact['id']); ?>">
                            <input type="text" name="name" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($contact['name']); ?>" required>
                            <input type="email" name="email" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($contact['email']); ?>" required>
                            <button type="submit">Update</button>
                        </form>
                        <!-- Form to delete a record -->
                        <form method="post" style="display:inline;">
                            <input type="hidden" name="action" value="delete">
                            <input type="hidden" name="id" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($contact['id']); ?>">
                            <button type="submit">Delete</button>
                        </form>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            <?php endforeach; ?>
        </tbody>
    </table>
</div>

<!-- Footer -->
<footer class="container mt-5">
    <p>
        In this exercise, we have crafted a digital platform that allows us to manage a list of contacts. This platform is akin to an online address book, where we can add new contacts, modify existing contacts, or remove contacts as needed. This is achieved through a web page which interacts with a database, where all our contact information is securely stored.
        <br><br>
        Here are the steps we took to create this platform:
        <ol>
            <li><strong>Database Setup</strong>: We established a database—a secure digital vault—to hold our contact information. Created a table within the database specifically for storing contacts, with fields for the contact's name and email address.</li>
            <li><strong>Web Page Creation</strong>: We developed a web page that serves as the user interface for interacting with our contact list. Incorporated user-friendly forms to add new contacts or update existing ones. Integrated a visual table displaying all contacts, with options to modify or delete each contact.</li>
            <li><strong>Functional Code</strong>: Behind the scenes, we wrote code that takes our actions on the web page (like adding a new contact), and updates the database accordingly. Ensured that the code checks for duplicate contacts to avoid redundancy, and implemented a smooth process to modify or remove contacts.</li>
            <li><strong>Styling and User Experience</strong>: Utilized Bootstrap, a popular styling framework, to ensure our platform is visually appealing and easy to navigate. Ensured that the platform is responsive, meaning it’s easy to use whether accessed on a computer, tablet, or smartphone.</li>
            <li><strong>Testing and Troubleshooting</strong>: Conducted tests to ensure the platform works as intended, identifying and correcting a couple of errors to ensure a smooth user experience.</li>
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        This platform now stands as a robust tool for managing our contact list, ensuring we have an organized, easily accessible database of contacts which can be managed effortlessly from a user-friendly web interface.
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