Verbose Project Information

 

License: GNU General Public License (GPL)

Fairly detailed description:

"BpLhOpB" pronounced simply as 'blob' (acronym for 'Binary Large OBject') seeks to provide a means of storing and retriving binary data (e.g. any application/octet-stream mime type such as pdf, jpg, tar, sxw, ogg etc.) from a MySQL database. As part of the name suggests, it is coded in php (4.x.x). Some of the salient features of this project are:

• Platform independence
• Advanced search features (logical AND/OR) and multiple field queries
• Security (end-user logins will be needed to connect to the database)
• "Automatic stow" feature which will create a periodic backup of the existing MySQL database
• An intuitive and simple frontend (coded in html) to enable the end-user to easily interact (upload, search and download) with the database

The intended audience would comprise anyone and everyone who requires a reliable, multi-featured, php-based database tool to organize their binary data (e.g. a music collection, a picture album, a journal/ebook database etc.)

Requirements for an end-user would comprise only a web browser (even lynx will do!)

Requirements for a server hosting BpLhOpB would comprise:

• MySQL
• A web server (usually Apache)
• php