WebGraveStone: An online gravestone design system based on jQuery and MVC framework

In 21st century fast convenient and reliable access to the internet, the commodity management and online shopping have attracted various industries. Gravestone-which is relatively uncommon as compared to other commodities is used by various Christian and Muslim societies as a headstone in cemeteries for their deceased ones as memorials. In this paper, a gravestone design and ordering application based on PHP, jQuery and MVC framework have been designed and developed with MySQL database. This system not only efficiently helps managers to manage various stone types, their colors, sizes availability information and various frames for selected sizes but also allows customers to design the headstone for their beloved ones. The system allows them to input the details for the deceased person and to choose the design, style, font, and place for the text elements over selected stone. This paper also explains how MVC framework is implemented in the system and jQuery is employed to meet customer design needs. System data modeling and access techniques are also discussed. Developed system has been utilized in a granite company and actual operation has exhibited that the presented designer and shopping application is stable, efficient and safe.