jkeagle13
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Paperless Registration Script/App Question
Hello,
I am looking for a good paperless enrollment script or web app for a school that is database driven. I want parents to be able to securely register their students, filling out all sorts of information like address, phone numbers, emergency contacts, etc.
I think there is probably no need for it to be education specific. Any data collection web script should work, even one used for medical intakes or something of that nature.
The critical element is that we want one that can prevent duplicate registrations. We have had a huge problem with that and need a system that can automatically prevent duplicate registrations.
I have tried all sorts of things, including scripts like FormFields (didn't work well and is no longer updated) and more crude implementations like Survey Monkey or a Google form linked to a Google Doc spreadsheet. Nothing has really satisfied me yet.
I do have a lot of web experience, so finding a more complex system would be fine; I could implement it. Note that while I would prefer free, this is important enough to me that I am willing to pay to license a script or service that provides these functions.
Thanks!
Joseph Irvine
I am looking for a good paperless enrollment script or web app for a school that is database driven. I want parents to be able to securely register their students, filling out all sorts of information like address, phone numbers, emergency contacts, etc.
I think there is probably no need for it to be education specific. Any data collection web script should work, even one used for medical intakes or something of that nature.
The critical element is that we want one that can prevent duplicate registrations. We have had a huge problem with that and need a system that can automatically prevent duplicate registrations.
I have tried all sorts of things, including scripts like FormFields (didn't work well and is no longer updated) and more crude implementations like Survey Monkey or a Google form linked to a Google Doc spreadsheet. Nothing has really satisfied me yet.
I do have a lot of web experience, so finding a more complex system would be fine; I could implement it. Note that while I would prefer free, this is important enough to me that I am willing to pay to license a script or service that provides these functions.
Thanks!
Joseph Irvine
Hi jkeagle13,
for your requirement i will suggest to use any ready made cms or open source that are providing you such a same functionality..you can choose joomla,word press and many more are there...
let em know if i can help u more.
for your requirement i will suggest to use any ready made cms or open source that are providing you such a same functionality..you can choose joomla,word press and many more are there...
let em know if i can help u more.
critical element is that we want one that can prevent duplicate registrations -- how you define "duplicate" is essential. Can you please give us more information about this part?
Creating web forms that provide for online event registration is a fairly well understood design concept. ConstantContact and CVent are two of the "big dogs" in that space.
Creating web forms that provide for online event registration is a fairly well understood design concept. ConstantContact and CVent are two of the "big dogs" in that space.
ASKER
Hello,
I am not sure I want to learn PHP & MySQL. I know enough to be dangerous, but am concerned about SQL injection, XSS, and other issues. I want something more robust than I could build.
Do the CMS systems such as Joomla provide good registration modules?
For duplicate detection, I am mainly concerned about not allowing the same student to register twice. For example, if it sees a John Doe and a certain birthday, and another John Doe with the same birthday attempts to register, I would like for it to prevent the registration and display a message accordingly.
Thank you,
Joseph Irvine
I am not sure I want to learn PHP & MySQL. I know enough to be dangerous, but am concerned about SQL injection, XSS, and other issues. I want something more robust than I could build.
Do the CMS systems such as Joomla provide good registration modules?
For duplicate detection, I am mainly concerned about not allowing the same student to register twice. For example, if it sees a John Doe and a certain birthday, and another John Doe with the same birthday attempts to register, I would like for it to prevent the registration and display a message accordingly.
Thank you,
Joseph Irvine
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Are there any registration systems that support automatic duplicate detection? In the era of database-driven EVERYTHING, I have been extraordinarily shocked at how few resources I have found. I was honestly hoping someone would point me to a handful of scripts that I overlooked simply because I was looking in the wrong places online.
It seems like a fundamental concept to me, to be able to allow online registration and prevent duplicates. Perhaps it is because it is so fundamentally easy that nobody has felt the need to set up a comprehensive framework. FormFields looked VERY close to what I wanted, but it seems like that development was abandoned two or three versions before a truly solid product was churned out with all of the features in place. I was hoping for a link to something similar, but far superior, to FormFields.
Anyone else have other suggestions for a registration system that could be used for a school registration?
Thanks,
Joseph
It seems like a fundamental concept to me, to be able to allow online registration and prevent duplicates. Perhaps it is because it is so fundamentally easy that nobody has felt the need to set up a comprehensive framework. FormFields looked VERY close to what I wanted, but it seems like that development was abandoned two or three versions before a truly solid product was churned out with all of the features in place. I was hoping for a link to something similar, but far superior, to FormFields.
Anyone else have other suggestions for a registration system that could be used for a school registration?
Thanks,
Joseph
It goes back to this: how you define "duplicate" is essential.
Example: I am just one person, but there are many ways to write my name and birthday. Here are a few:
Ray Paseur September 15
Paseur, Ray 9-15
Paseur, Ray, 09-15
The list is endless. For this reason many sites will ask a client to register, and will give the client a "key" that is unique. Since the key is generated by the computer it is easy to control the values in the key and easy to ensure that the key is unique. The key may be used in a cookie, etc.
Example: I am just one person, but there are many ways to write my name and birthday. Here are a few:
Ray Paseur September 15
Paseur, Ray 9-15
Paseur, Ray, 09-15
The list is endless. For this reason many sites will ask a client to register, and will give the client a "key" that is unique. Since the key is generated by the computer it is easy to control the values in the key and easy to ensure that the key is unique. The key may be used in a cookie, etc.
and try to build your own form and host it securely with any hosting provider like GoDaddy
and some advanced level you can try CakePHP framework to make the form easily
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/getting-started-with-cakephp/