Task Manager Project

Task Manager is a web-application for task management, developed using Bash, HTML, MariaDB, Apache, and sockets.

Features

1. Add Tasks: Specify the description, deadline, and priority of a task.
2. Edit Tasks: Update task details using a form.
3. View Tasks: Display all tasks in a structured table format.
4. Complete Tasks: Mark tasks as completed, transfer them to an archive using sockets, and save their details in text files.
5. Delete Tasks: Delete selected tasks.
6. Task Tracking: Automatic tracking of task creation date and last modification date.

Prerequisites

Before running the project, ensure the following:

1. MariaDB:
   • Create a database named task_manager_db using mariadb.sql script.
   • Create a directory config in /lib/cgi-bin/ and place db_params.sh in it.
2. Apache Web Server:
   • Configure the server to process CGI scripts.
   • Place .sh files in the appropriate CGI directory (/lib/cgi-bin).
   • Place index.html file in the appropriate HTML directory (/var/www/html).
   • Place images in the appropriate images directory (/var/www/html/images).
3. Socket Support:
   • Ensure that the nc (netcat) command is installed.
   • Place server.sh in any directory and in this directory create another directory called archive
   • Start a socket server ./server.sh.
4. Permissions:
   • Set executable permissions for all .sh scripts using chmod +x <script_name>.

Usage

1. Start the Apache web server and ensure MariaDB is running.
2. Open the web application localhost/index.html in your browser:
   • Add tasks using the "Add Task" form.
   • Edit, delete or complete tasks by clicking the task ID in the task list.
   • Mark tasks as completed to move them to the archive.
3. For socket operations, ensure the server script is running in the background: ./server.sh