Specifications

Wrapping Up and Possible Extensions
That’s the basic functionality of the PHPBookmark application. There are many possible
extensions. You might consider adding
• A grouping of bookmarks by topic
• An “Add this to my bookmarks” link for recommendations
• Recommendations based on the most popular URLs in the database, or on a particular
topic
• An administrative interface to set up and administer users and topics
• Ways to make recommended bookmarks more intelligent or faster
• An auto-logout of users after a certain time
• Additional error checking of user input
Experiment! It’s the best way to learn.
Next
In the next project we’ll build a shopping cart that will enable users to browse our site, adding
purchases as they go, before finally checking out and making an electronic payment.
Building User Authentication and Personalization
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