Coin Combinations PHP

In which an amount shall be given in small coinage, July 5, 2017

By Larry Taylor and Max Scher

Description

This web application allows users to input a number of cents, and the program will give the smallest number of each coin type needed to make up that amount. This is a practice in using Behavior Driven Development PHP with the Silex micro framework and twig templates. It was tested step by step using PHPUnit.

Setup

Open GitHub site on your browser: https://github.com/Larryjtaylor/PHP_Coin_combinations
Select the dropdown (green box) "Clone or download"
Copy the link for the GitHub repository
Open Terminal on your computer
In Terminal, perform the following steps:
- type 'cd desktop' and press enter
- type 'git clone' then copy the repository link and press enter
- type 'cd php-ping-pong' to access the document root (project folder) on your computer
- type 'composer install' to download dependencies (Silex & Twig)
- type 'cd web' to access web folder, then type 'php -S localhost:8000' to open local server
Open browser and type 'localhost:8000' to view Coin Combinatins.

Specifications

It will return the inputted amount in pennies.
- Input: $0.43
- Output: 43 pennies
It will return the inputted number in nickels and pennies.
- Input: $0.62
- Output: 12 nickels and 2 pennies
It will return the inputted number in dimes, nickels and pennies.
- Input: $0.67
- Output: 6 dimes, 1 nickel and 2 pennies
It will return the inputted number in quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies.
- Input: $0.93
- Ooutput: 3 quarters, 1 dime, 1 nickel, 3 pennies

Technologies Used

PHP, Silex, Twig, PHPUnit, CSS, HTML5

License

This software is licensed under the MIT license.

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