Abstract

This report presents the database design and implementation of the CINDI System (Concordia INdexing and DIscovery) based on the World Wide Web. It is part of the work to develop a Web-based CINDI system. The information resource is described using a metadata called a Semantic Header, which is stored in MySQL database management system. The Web based CINDI system is a 3-tier application that includes a Browser, an Apache Server and a MySQL Server. In the application, E-R (Entity-Relationship) modeling has been employed for the analysis and design of the MySQL Database Management system The hierarchy searching of subjects was implemented. The Apache Web Server is used to communicate between the Browser and the Databases subsystems using the HTTP protocol. The interface was developed using PHP script language.