implementation philosophy

• conform to current HTML and CSS standards.
• use of Smarty Templates to seperate business logic from presentation logic.
• use of PEAR::DB, a database abstraction layer.
• use of word processor codes
• careful validation of all user input.
• use of advanced relational database management system technology such as postgres to implement a robust, high quality, feature rich and SQL standards compliant database design and implementation service.
• in PHP, all code assumes register_globals is set to off. this is primarily a security consideration.
• strict style guidelines with regard to source code layout for ease of maintenance.