Profile: Alex Farran

Skills: Content Management, E-Commerce, Open Source Software, Object Oriented Programming, PHP, MySQL, Linux, Javascript, CSS, XHTML

I write the software that runs database driven websites, using a combination of my own code and the best open source software. Being familiar with a number of open source projects, I can combine the benefits of custom designed software and the large library of existing software.

Examples of my work

The Survey Centre This site has three primary functions:

1. It describes the activities of the surveycentre through a content managed web site.
2. It classifies and cross references case studies of completed surveys.
3. It allows clients to log in and view progress reports of ongoing studies.

Playwork South East A site to help coordinate communication between playworkers and to publicise the activities of this voluntary organisation. I split this project into five smaller goals:

1. A content managed site, allowing easy updates of news, events, contact details and other content.
2. A members area giving access to functions according to three different privilege levels.
3. A questionnaire, created in the content management system by the most privileged user. With results available only to that user.
4. An email function that is used to send a newsletter to selected members based on their registration details. The most privileged user has unlimited use of this function, while other users are limited by number and frequency of emails.
5. Integration of an existing PHP sub-site into the new design.