Library Management System

Web-Based Library Management System with PHP and MySQL

Bachelor’s Thesis

March 2011

Jin Jiawei

Degree Programme in Information Technology

Specialization in Network Communication Technology BACHELOR’S THESIS OF TURKU UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES | Jin Jiawei

BACHELORS’S THESIS | ABSTRACT

Turku University of Applied Sciences

Degree Programme | Information Technology

Date 05.04.2011 | Number of pages 40

Instructor: Yngvar Wikström M. Eng

Jin Jiawei

Web-Based Library Management System with PHP and MySQL

The objective of this Bachelor’s thesis was to develop a web-based library management system based on PHP and MySQL in order to reduce the cost of management and make it convenient for the user. The web-based library management system includes the most popular components a common library management system has, administration, book seeker, leasing and E-mail. Besides, it has more humanistic functions such as second-hand online book shop and top 10 ranking. The website was tested on some of the most popular browsers.

The basic functions of Internet Information Services 7.5 and detail features of PHP and MySQL were selected for the purpose of this project. The structure of Library Management System which included a website interacting with a database was determined. The system and development tools were chosen based on their specific features that benefit the system. Furthermore, all necessary components in the library management system were integrated and tested.

The first result of this study was an understanding of the advantages of PHP and how MySQL benefited a large project. The second result was building practical PHP and MySQL projects based on a web server on Windows 7 ultimate.

The understanding of the development tools directly affected the quality of the website. The website which was built in this project offered a high performance, secure, stable and an easy-to-maintain environment. In addition, the website improved the...