cipher

By Michaela Davis 4.28.17

Description

This website was created using Drupal, a PHP framework. It contains a custom module called "shift_cipher" consisting of a form with inputs for "Shift Value", "Shift Direction", and "Encrypt Phrase" that it uses to "encrypt" your secret message.

Shift Cipher Module Specifications

Shift Value	Shift Direction	Encrypt Phrase	Output
3	right	“hello"	"khoor"
1	left	“hi there!"	"gh sgdqd!"

Prerequisites

You will need the following things properly installed on your computer:

Git v2
MAMP v4

Installation

git clone https://github.com/Michaela-Davis/drupal_cipher.git
cd drupal_cipher

Click on Preferences in your MAMP window and set your document root to the top level of your repository.

Import the Database

Open phpMyAdmin and click on the "Import" tab.
- Leave all the default settings and make sure the character set is "utf-8".
- Now click on the "Choose File" button next to "Browse your computer" and select the .sql.zip file included in the sites/db-backup folder. It's okay to leave it zipped.
- Click the "Go" button on the bottom left.
Create the Database User
- After importing the .sql.zip file, select the "Privileges" tab and click on "Add User".
- Use the username cipher and password cipher
After importing the database, if you have any trouble logging in with your Site Maintenance account, clear your browser's cookies by clearing the browser history.

Running / Development

Visit cipher at http://localhost:8888.
Use the username cipher and password cipher to login to the cipher site

License

MIT license