Test the Code

Now that everything is in place, it's important that you test and verify the code before rolling it into production. You need to create a detailed plan before you start testing, and a checklist is also useful-for this site, it would look something like this:

• Did I go into each page to make sure it is functioning properly?

• Do all the site links work?

• Are there any broken or unneeded site links?

• Is the DSN set up and functional?

• Can I produce an error message by not filling out all the fields?

• Is the security setup too much, too little, just right?

• Is SSL functioning correctly?

• Do my binary certificate and request files exist on this machine?

• Are the file system permissions set up correctly?

• Can I break the system by inputting malformed data?

  Note 

  In this web site, no error checking occurs for the fields, so it is possible to enter malformed data into the fields. In the real world, it's a good idea to perform field validation on form fields.