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INTRODUCTION
1.1
Though technology has replaced many traditional uses of the courier service,
there still exists a constant need to transport physical goods and documents over
both short and long distances as quickly as possible.
1.2
1.3
1.5
PROJECT JUSTIFICATION
The advantages of e-commerce for business entities can be summarized thus: ecommerce can increase sales and decrease costs. A firm can use e-commerce to
reach narrow market segments that are widely scattered geographically. The
internet and the web are particularly useful in creating virtual communities that
become ideal target markets. A virtual community is a gathering of people who
share a common interest, but, instead of this gathering occurring in the physical
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5.
1.6
The project is organized as follows;Chapter one comprises the background of the project with the statement of the
problems, objectives of the project, scope of the project, project justification and
definition of terms pointed out.
Chapter two reviews previous literatures on cargo transportation systems
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Chapter three discusses methodology and system analysis. It deals with the
approach used for the project, tools used, information gathering, data analysis
and limitations of the existing system.
Chapter four covers the system analysis and design. It highlights the project
modules, system and program flow charts, and the database design.
Chapter five discusses the system implementation and testing.
Chapter six covers the summary and conclusion of the project.
1.7
DEFINITION OF TERMS
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1
CARGO SHIP
Dry Bulk Carriers carry coal, grain, ore and other similar products in loose
form.
Multi-purpose Vessels, as the name suggests, carry different classes of cargo
e.g. liquid and general cargo at the same time.
Specialized types of cargo vessels include container ships and bulk carriers
(technically tankers of all sizes are cargo ships, although they are routinely
thought of as a separate category). Cargo ships fall into two further categories
that reflect the services they offer to industry: liner and tramp services. Those
on a fixed published schedule and fixed tariff rates are cargo liners. Tramp ships
do not have fixed schedules. Users charter them to haul loads. Generally, the
smaller shipping companies and private individuals operate tramp ships. Cargo
liners run on fixed schedules published by the shipping companies. Each trip a
liner takes is called a voyage. Liners mostly carry general cargo. However,
some cargo liners may carry passengers also. A cargo liner that carries 12 or
more passengers is called a combination or passenger-cum-cargo line.
The earliest records of waterborne activity mention the carriage of items for
trade; the evidence of history and archaeology shows the practice to be
widespread by the beginning of the 1st millennium BC. The desire to operate
trade routes over longer distances and at more seasons of the year motivated
improvements in ship design during the middle Ages.
Before the middle of the 19th century, the incidence of piracy resulted in most
cargo ships being armed, sometimes quite heavily, as in the case of the Manila
galleons and East Indiamen. This sometimes resulted in the ships being
escorted.
The words cargo and freight have become interchangeable in casual usage.
Technically, "cargo" refers to the goods carried aboard the ship for hire, while
"freight" refers to the compensation the ship or charterer receives for carrying
the cargo.
Generally, the modern ocean shipping business is divided into two classes:
1. Liner business: typically (but not exclusively) container vessels (whereas
"general cargo" is carried in 20 or 40-foot "boxes"), operating as
"common carriers", calling a regularly published schedule of ports. A
common carrier refers to a regulated service where any member of the
public may book cargo for shipment, according to long-established and
internationally agreed rules.
2. Tramp-tanker business: generally this is private business arranged
between the shipper and receiver and facilitated by the vessel owners or
operators, who offer their vessels for hire to carry bulk (dry or liquid) or
break bulk (cargoes with individually handled pieces) to any suitable
physically ran miles to their destinations. To this day there are marathons
directly related to actual historical messenger routes.
In cities, there are often bicycle couriers or motorcycle couriers but for
consignments requiring delivery over greater distance networks, this may often
include trucks, railways and aircraft.
Many companies who operate under a Just-In-Time or "JIT" inventory method
often utilize on-board couriers. On-board couriers are individuals who can
travel at a moment's notice anywhere in the world, usually via commercial
airlines. While this type of service is the second costliest - general aviation
charters are far more expensive - companies analyze the cost of service to
engage an on-board courier versus the "cost" the company will realize should
the product not arrive by a specified time (i.e. an assembly line stopping,
untimely court filing, lost sales from product or components missing a delivery
deadline, organ transplants).
Over time, demand for a new type of representative courier has emerged. With
the increase in fuel prices and productivity goals monitored closely by
companies, this new type of all-in-one courier has been developed to "take care
of business". Workers in companies have more work and less time to be out of
the office. Operating largely using independent contractors that have gone
through a screening process and background checks have found a niche in the
courier industry. Research, in transit pet care, complex paperwork filing, and a
host of other services are now offered in this new category of courier service.
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The genus of the UK same-day courier market stems from the London Taxi
companies but soon expanded into dedicated motorcycle dispatch riders with
the taxi companies setting up separate arms to their companies to cover the
courier work. During the late 1970s small provincial and regional companies
were popping up throughout the country. Today, there are many large
companies offering next-day courier services, including City Link Ltd. and UK
divisions of worldwide couriers such as APC Overnight, FedEx, DHL, UPS and
TNT.
There are many 'specialist' couriers usually for the transportation of items such
as freight/palettes, sensitive documents and liquids.
The 'Man & Van'/Freelance courier business model is highly popular in the
United Kingdom, with thousands upon thousands of independent couriers and
localized companies, offering next-day and same-day services. This is likely to
be so popular because of the low business requirements (a vehicle) and the
lucrative number of items sent within the UK every day. Since the turn of the
millennium there has been a noticeable increase in owner drivers, self employed
couriers, operating mainly from home with a sole vehicle. Advantages of this
rather than working for an established same-day courier firm are that they are
able to offer far better rates to their customers. Self employed couriers come
from varied employment backgrounds; from non-skilled through to highly
qualified trades people.
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Motorbike couriers still exist, but mainly in and around London (and other large
cities), where there is often congestion, as they are much cheaper to run in
heavy traffic.
Large companies such as APC Overnight, Interlink Express, Citylink and FedEx
all now provide P.O.Ds online. Lots of the smaller companies and freelance
'Man & Vans' are unable to provide this, but this is changing with forever
lowering costs of technology.
Royal Mail was up until recently a reasonable competitor of most of the large
couriers; offering next day and special delivery services. This has however
changed, with higher costs, strike action and a lowering public perception of the
company. With companies like Royal Mail & the DX (who offer a private
courier 'box network'), it can be difficult to draw a clear-cut line between postal
services and couriers.
Some UK couriers offer next-day services to other European countries. FedEx
and Interlink Express both offer next-day air delivery to many EU countries.
Cheaper 'By-Road' options are also available, varying from 2 days delivery time
(e.g. France), up to a week (e.g. Former USSR countries).
Large couriers often require an account to be held (and this can include daily
schedule
collections).
Senders
are
therefore
primarily
in
the
commercial/industrial sector (and not the general public); some couriers such as
DHL do however allow public sending (at higher cost than regular senders).
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The courier industry has long held an important place in United States
commerce and been involved in pivotal moments in the nation's history such as
westward migration and the gold rush. Wells Fargo was founded in 1852 and
rapidly became the preeminent package delivery company. The company
specialized in shipping gold, packages and newspapers throughout the West,
making a Wells Fargo office in every camp and settlement a necessity for
commerce and connections to home. Shortly afterward, the Pony Express was
established to move packages more quickly than the traditional method, which
followed the stagecoach routes. It also illustrated the demand for timely
deliveries across the nation, a concept that continued to evolve with the
railroads, automobiles and interstate highways and which has emerged into
todays courier industry.
The Courier industry in the United States is a $59 billion industry, with 86% of
the business shared by only four companies, including DHL, FedEx and UPS.
The remaining 14% shared among almost 11,900 other small businesses ranging
in size from 1 employee to over 600. These businesses comprise of mostly same
day deliveries and are strong offline businesses like Diamond Express and
strong online businesses like Naparex.
According to Fincham, Ben (2004), Same-day couriers deliver in less than 24
hours and are an integral part of any modern economy. There are roughly seven
thousand courier companies in the United States that make up this multi-billion
dollar sector. The business model for the courier industry is particularly
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2.3
E-COMMERCE
To many people, the term electronic commerce (sometimes shortened to ecommerce) (Kalakota & Whinston 1999) means shopping in the part of the
internet called the World Wide Web. However, e-commerce has a much broader
scope and encompasses many more business activities other than just web
shopping. Some people and businesses use the term electronic business (or ebusiness) when they are talking about e-commerce in this broader sense. In this
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paper, we will use the term e-commerce in its broadest definition. Although the
web has made online shopping possible for many businesses and individuals, in
a broader sense, e-commerce has existed for many years. For decades, banks
have been using electronic funds transfers (EFTs) (Schneider & Perry 2001),
which are electronic transmissions of account exchange information over
private communications networks. Businesses also have been engaging in a
form of e-commerce, known as electronic data interchange (EDI), for many
years. EDI occurs when one business transmits computer readable data in
standard format to another business. In the 1960s, businesses realized that many
of the documents they exchanged related to the shipping of goods such as
invoices, purchase orders, and bills of lading and included the same set of
information for almost every transaction. They also realized that they were
spending a good deal of time and money entering these data into their
computers, printing paper forms, and then re-entering the data on the other side
of the transaction. Although the purchase order, invoice, and bill of lading for
each transaction contained much of the same information, each paper form had
its own unique format for presenting that information. By creating a set of
standard formats for transmitting that information electronically, businesses
were able to reduce errors, avoid printing and mailing costs, and eliminate the
need to re-enter data. Businesses that engage in EDI with each other are called
trading partners. The standard formats used in EDI contain the same
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2.4
POSTAL SERVICES
The Post Office provides information on services and accepts postal items and
payment on behalf of the two collection and delivery divisions of the Royal
Mail group, Royal Mail and Parcel force. These include a variety of ordinary
and guaranteed services both for delivery within the United Kingdom and to
international destinations. Postage stamps (including commemorative stamps
and other philatelic items), air letters and international reply coupons are sold,
while applications for redirection of mail are accepted on behalf of Royal Mail.
Post Office Local Collect is a scheme whereby undelivered mail can be
redirected at customer request to a post office for convenient collection.
Personal banking services are offered on behalf of a number of "partner banks"
that the Post Office has agreements with. Although different services are
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SAVINGS PRODUCTS
The Post Office has long been an agent for National Savings and Investments,
which was originally the Post Office Savings Bank but is now a wholly separate
institution. Information is available for most NS&I products, including
Premium Bonds, and numerous transactions can be carried out in post offices.
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In recent years the Post Office has launched its own range of branded savings
products, which are sometimes in competition with those offered by NS&I. The
most recently introduced, in September 2008, is a Post Office ISA. Also on
offer is an instant access account (Instant Saver), while issues of two fixed term
investments (Five Year Saver and Growth Bond) are periodically available. The
Post Office is also a provider for the Child Trust Fund.
The Post Office operates as a provider of a home landline telephone service
(branded as Post Office Home Phone) and has recently added broadband
internet to its portfolio. Mobile phone E Top-up is available on behalf of most
networks. Post Office branded prepay phone cards are available, offering
potential savings particularly on international call rates.
The Post Office is now seeking to establish itself as a financial service provider
and provides a number of branded insurance products including for cars, vans
and motorbikes; home insurance (buildings and/or contents); pet insurance and
travel insurance. Life insurance, over 50s life cover and lifestyle protection
insurance are also available.
The Post Office is now offering itself as a mortgage lender and also offers
personal loans, although the latter are now marketed purely through the
company's website and not through the branch network.
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CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY AND SYSTEM ANALYSIS
According to oxford advanced learners dictionary, methodology is a set of
methods and principles used to perform a particular activity. This chapter deals
with the methods used in carrying out the project and the analysis of the
methods used.
3.1 APPROACH
The software development approach used in the design of this project is the topdown approach. A top-down approach (also known as stepwise design or
deductive reasoning) is essentially the breaking down of a system to gain insight
into its compositional subsystems. In a top-down approach, an overview of the
system is formulated, specifying but not detailing any first level subsystem.
Each subsystem is then refined in yet greater detail, sometimes in many
additional subsystem levels, until the entire specification is reduced to base
elements.
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Main Menu
Customers
View
Products
Check Credit
Card Balance
View Cart
Create Admin
Password
Database Administrator
Exit
Add
Products
Delete
Products
Create
Credit Card
Fund Credit
Card
Update
Products
View Order
List
Place Order
View
Payment
Make
Payment
View
Customers
Home
Browse
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3.2 TOOLS
The tools used for the project are PHP, mysql, and web server (wamp).
II.
Input Analysis
Data analysis and restructuring was based on the identification of the basic
needs and the structure required for the project. The information gathered were
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analyzed and restructured in such a way that the subsystems and the modules
were achieved efficiently. The analysis and restructuring of these data were
such that the system is capable of entering the data to the input form.
III.
Process Analysis
The information gathered was processed into a more meaningful format for
entry into the system. The processing was basically on the parcel records.
IV.
Output Analysis
The output from the system designed is generated from the system inputs. More
of the output generated is on parcel received and delivery information.
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CHAPTER FOUR
SYSTEM DESIGN
4.1
SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
The project applies a modular architecture with the various project features
represented using modules.
4.2
PROJECT MODULES
Sign in module
This module enables a user or administrator to log in to an already created
account. Text boxes are provided for the user name and password, and an
option box for selecting which type of user you want to sign in as.
Register module
This module enables a visitor to the site to register as a new user. The
following information must be entered before the visitor is registered as a
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new user: user name, password, re-password, first name, last name, phone
number, e-mail address and home address.
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Product
Price
Date
Delete
name
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Payment module
Here, the user can pay for the goods selected by filling out his information
such as first name, last name, card number, expiry date, secret pin and
signature. The total sum of goods and number of items are displayed
automatically.
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Product
Product
ID
name
price
Status
Date
Price
Date
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First name
Last name
Phone
Address
number
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4.3FLOWCHART
Input Data -
Form
Input From
the
Keyboard
Result to
Screen
Control
Unit
Disk
Storage
Output (Report)
Store
internally
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Program Flowchart
Start
Yes
User login
No
Yes
Admin Login
C
C
No
Control Panel
Yes
No
Stop
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Select Menu
Option
Yes
Sign Up?
Enter
Customers
Registration
Information
No
Enter User
Name &
Password
No
Valid?
Yes
Place Your
Purchase Order
No
Valid Credit
Account?
Display Invalid
Credit Account
Information
Yes
Submit the purchase order
Exit
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Enter Admin
Password
Valid
Password?
No
Yes
Select Menu Options
New
Product ?
Yes
Enter Product
Information
and Picture
No
Edit Product
Information
Update
Product?
Yes
No
Yes
View
Order?
No
Yes
View
Income?
Display
customers
Product Order
Display
customers
payment
No
Stop
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Enter control
Password
Valid
Password?
No
Yes
Select Menu Options
Enter Admin
ID
New ID?
Yes
No
New Card?
Yes
Edit credit
Card
Information
No
Funding?
Yes
Update Credit
card account
No
Stop
In figure 4.16, the user opens the website and views the various login options.
Clicking on the user login option will take him to the user login page (A), else
clicking on the admin login option will take him to the administrator login page
(C), if not clicking on the control panel option will take him to the control panel
login page (D). If none of the options are clicked, the user may exit the site.
In option A, the user can select a variety of options. If he chooses to sign up, he
must enter customers registration information and exit the page, else he can
sign in by entering his user name and password. If not confirmed, he must enter
them again, if confirmed, he can place an order. If his credit card is not valid,
invalid credit card information is displayed and he must enter it again. If valid,
he can submit the purchase order and exit
In option C, inserting the admin password will display the admin menu, if not, it
must be typed again. Amongst the menu options are new product, update
product, view order and view income.
In option D, inserting the control panel password will display the admin menu,
if not, it must be typed again. Amongst the menu options are new ID, new card
and funding.
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4.4DATABASE DESIGN
MySql database was used in the design of the new system database. The
structure of the data tables in the database includes:
ecard
tbl_admin
tbl_cpanel
tbl_order
tbl_payment
tbl_product
tbl_user
Field
Type
Null
Key
Default
First name
varchar(20)
YES
(NULL)
Last name
varchar(20)
YES
(NULL)
Card number
varchar(40)
NO
Signature
varchar(20)
YES
(NULL)
Exp date
Date
YES
(NULL)
Pin
int(6)
YES
(NULL)
Amount
Double
YES
(NULL)
PRI
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The field column here contains the users credit card information such as first
name, last name, card number, signature, expiry date, pin and amount. The type
column specifies the data type used and maximum length. The null column
contains null values and is set to yes, except for the primary key which is set to
no. The key column specifies the key used in the database design. Only the
primary key is specified here. The primary key constraint specifies that the
column(s) of a table can contain only unique non null values. Only one primary
key can be specified for a table, whether as a column or table constraint. The
default clause assigns a default value for the column whose column definition it
appears within. All the cells in the default column are set to null.
Field
Type
Null
username
varchar(10)
NO
password
varchar(20)
YES
Key
PRI
Default
(NULL)
(NULL)
Field
Type
Null
Key
PRI
Default
Sn
int(4)
NO
(NULL)
Id
int(4)
YES
(NULL)
User
varchar(20)
YES
(NULL)
Dates
Date
YES
(NULL)
Status
varchar(10)
YES
(NULL)
Price
Double
YES
(NULL)
Product
varchar(20)
YES
(NULL)
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Field
Type
Null
Username
varchar(10)
NO
password
varchar(20)
YES
Key
PRI
Default
(NULL)
(NULL)
Field
Type
Null
Key
PRI
Default
Sn
int(5)
NO
(NULL)
Id
int(5)
YES
(NULL)
User
varchar(15)
YES
(NULL)
Items
int(5)
YES
(NULL)
Amount
Double
YES
(NULL)
Dates
Date
YES
(NULL)
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The field column here contains the serial number, identification (ID), user,
items, amounts and dates. The type column specifies the serial number, ID and
the items rows as integers (int) of lengths 5 numbers, the user row as a variable
character (varchar) type of length 15 characters respectively, the dates row as a
date type and the amount row as a double type. The null column is set to YES
except for the primary key which is set to NO. The key column is set to primary
for the first row and the default column is set to NULL for all rows.
Field
Type
Null
Key
PRI
Default
Id
int(5)
NO
(NULL)
Productname
varchar(50)
YES
(NULL)
Img
varchar(50)
YES
(NULL)
Price
Double
YES
(NULL)
Table4.6:Product
The field column here contains the identification (ID), product name, image and
price. The type column specifies the ID as an integer (int) of length 5 numbers,
the product name and image rows as variable character (varchar) types of
lengths 15 characters respectively and the price row as a double type. The null
column is set to YES except for the primary key which is set to NO. The key
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column is set to primary for the first row and the default column is set to NULL
for all rows.
Field
Type
Null
Key
Default
Username
varchar(10)
NO
PRI
Password
varchar(20)
YES
(NULL)
Firstname
varchar(20)
YES
(NULL)
Lastname
varchar(20)
YES
(NULL)
Phone
varchar(13)
YES
(NULL)
varchar(20)
YES
(NULL)
Address
varchar(50)
YES
(NULL)
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CHAPTER FIVE
SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION AND TESTING
5.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Computer system is made up of units that are put together to work as one in
order to achieve a common goal. The requirements for the implementation of
the new system are:
The Hardware
The Software
Software Requirement
For the effective implementation of the new system, the following software has
to be installed on the computer system.
Windows Xp, Windows 2000 , Windows Vista ,Windows 7or above
PHP
Mysql
Web Server
Hardware Requirement
Pentium VI and Above
1GB Ram and above
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40GB HD
Internet Access
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58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
ITEM
PRICE ()
5000
5000
6500
Laptop
120000
Total
136500
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CHAPTER SIX
SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION
6.1 SUMMARY
E-post is a major improvement on the post office as it delivers better services in
a very convenient manner and eliminates the time wasted in standing in long
queues waiting to buy stamps and other postal products. This system enables a
registered user to buy postal products online and have them sent to his mail box
without having to visit the post office. It also enables him to buy goods online
and have them delivered to his residence address via courier service. This
makes the prospect of using this service more appealing as it saves time and
money, plus it is a very fast way of purchasing goods online.
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6.3 RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that:
The management of DHL Enugu should adopt the automated method rather
than continuing with their manual system.
The staff of DHL Enugu should be given training on how to use this system and
other related computer application.
CONCLUSION
The project work has exposed a lot of information relating to courier service
information management. Also it has been observed that with the trend in
technology, most businesses are computerized and with the computerization of
the process for parcel delivery record, the courier service company can easily
track purchases and online product ordering records.
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APPENDIX A
SOURCE CODE
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<title>E-Post platform</title>
<style type="text/css">
<!-body {
margin-left: 0px;
margin-top: 0px;
margin-right: 0px;
margin-bottom: 0px;
}
-->
</style>
<link href="css.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<style type="text/css">
<!-.style1 {color: #343031}
a:link {
color: #4A1414;
text-decoration: none;
}
a:visited {
text-decoration: none;
color: #4E3921;
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}
a:hover {
text-decoration: none;
}
a:active {
text-decoration: none;
}
.style2 {font-size: 9px}
.style3 {background-repeat: repeat; height: 18px; font-family:"Bodoni MT";
font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; border-top-style: none; border-right-style:
none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; width: 70px;
cursor:pointer; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; background-image:
url(images/btn_bg.jpg);}
-->
</style>
</head>
<body>
<table width="1000" border="0">
<tr>
<td height="341" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="cyan"><table
width="900" height="309" border="0">
<tr>
<td height="50" align="left"><table width="900" height="50" border="0"
cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td width="70"><img src="images/images9.jpg" width="145"
height="82" /></td>
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<tr>
<td> </td>
<td align="right" class="smallfont"><a href="adminlogin.php">Admin</a> |
<a href="cpanellogin.php">CPanel</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><img src="images/protection.jpg" width="201" height="30"
/></td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="40" align="left" valign="middle" bgcolor="#E1E1E1"><table
width="100%" border="0">
<tr>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="84%" align="left"><marquee>E-Post Management System
</marquee></td>
<td width="15%"> </td>
</tr>
</table></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td height="270" align="left"><table width="900" height="270" border="0"
cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td width="150" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#000000"><table
width="150" height="270" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"
bgcolor="#E1E1E1">
<tr>
<td height="25" bgcolor="#f9f9f9" class="smallfont ">Home</td>
</tr>
<tr><td height="25" bgcolor="#f9f9f9" class="smallfont "><a
href="new%20%201.html">Contact us</a></td></tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="smallfont"><img src="images/images05.jpg" width="150"
height="150"/></span></td>
</tr>
</table></td>
<td width="750"><img src="images/MERC-Hor.jpg" width="750"
height="270" /></td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="20" bgcolor="#F3F3F3"><table width="900" border="0"
cellspacing="5" bgcolor="#F3F3F3">
<tr>
<td width="200" align="left" class="titles">Welcome</td>
<td width="200" align="left" class="titles"> Shop safely </td>
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<tr> <td> </td></tr>
</table></td>
<td width="300" align="center" valign="middle" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
class="smallfont"><img src="images/postoffice.jpg" width="278"
height="183" /></td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" class="smallfont">©2013 all right reserved. E-Post
platform</td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
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APPENDIX B
User manual
1. Turn on the system
2. Click on the windows button to bring out the start menu
3. Click on the web browser icon
4. Type in the following URL (uniform resource locator): http://localhost/Epost/signin.php. This will bring out the home page of the website.
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