Electric Consumption Monitoring Web Application

Electric Meter Reading Application*

1. Introduction
I am seeking a developer to design and develop a simple web-based application for recording and analyzing electric meter readings for two office locations. The system will store data in a MySQL database and provide graphical insights into daily electricity consumption.

2. Project Overview
The application should allow manual entry of meter readings, store the data securely, calculate daily consumption, and generate graphical reports for better analysis.

3. Scope of Work
The selected developer will be responsible for:
- Designing a user-friendly web-based interface.
- Developing backend functionality using PHP and MySQL.
- Implementing authentication for secure access.
- Enabling manual data entry for meter readings.
- Storing meter readings in a MySQL database.
- Calculating and displaying daily consumption.
- Generating a graphical representation of energy consumption trends.
- Ensuring mobile responsiveness.

4. Key Features & Modules
### *User Features
- Secure login/logout functionality.
- Manual entry of daily electric meter readings for two office locations.
- Automatic timestamp generation for each entry.
- Ability to edit or delete incorrect entries.
- View historical readings.

### *Admin Features
- Role-based access control.
- Manage users and access permissions.
- Export consumption data as CSV.
- Set alerts for excessive power consumption.
- View and compare data for both locations.

### *Graphical Representation
- Daily electricity consumption graph.
- Weekly and monthly consumption trends.
- Comparison charts for both office locations.
- Interactive filtering and selection of date ranges.

5. Technical Requirements
- *Frontend HTML, CSS, JavaScript (Bootstrap, jQuery)
- *Backend PHP (Laravel/CodeIgniter preferred but not mandatory)
- *Database MySQL
- *Charting Library Chart.js or similar
- *Authentication Secure login with role-based access
- *Hosting Compatible with LAMP stack

6. Security Considerations
- Secure authentication and authorization mechanisms.
- Data encryption for sensitive information.
- Protection against SQL Injection & XSS vulnerabilities.

7. Timeline
Proposal Submission Deadline:


8. Budget
developer are requested to submit cost estimates, including development, deployment, and optional maintenance/support costs.

9. Submission Guidelines
Interested developer must submit:
- Company profile or developer experience.
- Relevant portfolio/projects.
- Proposed approach and technology stack.
- Cost breakdown.
- Support & maintenance plan (if any).