DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CLOUD-BASED DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

ABSTRACT Challenges Nigeria organizations are facing which include embezzlement, fraud, misappropriation and mismanagement can be checkmated if there is a proper and secure documentation of all documents. Hence this work focuses on the design and Implementation of a Cloud-Based Document Management System with special emphasis on security and space management. By cloud-based we mean having an online storage rather than leaving the documents in our local computer memory. Waterfall design model and three-tier architecture was used in the design of this work. HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery were used for the codes at the Client side, PHP was used at the Server-side scripting and MySQL was used at the Data Server side in the work. PHP AES encryption algorithm was used in encryption and decryption of all allowed document types in the system while Zzlib library was used for the compression module in the work. A two weeks user evaluation of the system showed interesting usage scenarios and future trends for improving user interaction. The work made it easier for organizations to find document, securely store document, share document without stress. Considering the immense benefit this work holds, it is important for all organizations to key into this work as a means of securely documenting its documents.