Shotgun

This shotgun blocks POST scripts and aims to be easily configured and integrated.

Don't hesitate to contact me to improve the code or if you need help with the configuration/integration.

Explanations

Before and during the shotgun

The index shows a countdown. When countdown is over (based on server time), the webpage refresh itself and the user can entrer his login in the input field.

Then, if his login is already in the database, the user is informed about it and redirected to the index page. Otherwise he's login is registered.

Before the shotgun, the user can't access the login-form page. If he tries he will be redirected to index.

After the shotgun

For users

The shotgun is closed and all users can only see the index.

For the person in charge

To treat the result of the shotgun you have two choices:

• Launch the script launch.sh in the folder scripts This is the best choice, set the rights to 700 on shotgun_treatment.php. If possible, you can create a cron task.

  Be careful to be the owner of the logs files if the script is launched by you.

• Access via GET method the php file shotgun_treatment.php Here the logs file have to be owned by www-data Please put an authentification to protect the scripts folder!

Installation and configuration

Code

Just edit config.php:

General config

• openningDate: ISO date-time format of the openning date: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ. Example: for 14 january 2042 at 18h30, enter "2042-01-14T18:30:00Z"
• closeOnDate : Default false, set it on true when you want the shotgun to have a close date-time.
• closingDate : Same format as openningDate
• limitNumber : The number of things you have to sell/give/...
• The database configuration is a classic
• shotgunTable: Name of the shotgun table. See the table schema bellow.

Specific to University of Technology of Compiègne config

• gingerApiKey : You need this key to retrieve the information about someone from his student login. To get a key, ask the SIMDE.
• mailFromHeader: The From header of a mail but without From: so just follow this syntax: "NameOfOrganisation <[email protected]>"
• mailSuccessObject: The object of the mail for users who succeded the shotgun.
• mailSuccessContent: Content of the mail for users who succeded the shotgun, in HTML.
• sendFailMail: Set true if you want the send an email to inform about failure.
• mailFailObject & mailFailContent: Same as success but for failure email.

Then add your html/css.

Database

It has to contain only one table with the name shotgunTable defined in config.php

Name	Type	Null	Default Value	Extra
id_shotgun	int(11)	No		AI
login	varchar(255)	No
created_at	timestamp	No	CURRENT_TIMESTAMP

License

• All that is in ./resources/flipclock/*: Copyright (c) 2013 Objective HTML, LCC shared under MIT LICENSE, copied from flipclockjs.com
• The rest is under beerware license ;)

Next features

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