Online Electricity Bill Payment

ONLINE ELECTRICITY BILL PAYMENT
ABSTRACT
This paper deals with the design of Internet billing system, in which it is possible pay invoices
electronically. This approach is implemented via virtual banks, in which the process of money
transfer can be implemented. In other hand many applications can be realize such as; deposit e-
money, withdrawal e-money and determine account balance. Paper bills are now the primary
channel of communication between companies and their customers. However, their potential for
personalization is limited, and they are not interactive. An electric bill is a bill for the
consumption of electric energy.
EXISTING SYSTEM
Existing customers with traditional billing may covert to Pay As You Go at any time. Any deposit
on your existing account will be credited to the existing account. An existing owed balance after
the deposit is credited may be placed into our debt recovery program. Each time you make a
payment, a portion will go toward the outstanding balance still owed.
Should you decide prepay billing doesn't work for you, it's simple and easy to return to a
traditional account at any time, although you will need to pay any required deposits.You must
remain on Pay As You Go for six month. If you move from one location to another, your six
month will reset.
DISADVANTAGES
Accessibility at traditional eb billing is limited, as you can only conduct business at their
brick-and-mortar locations.
Less Efficient
Inaccurate or Insufficient Information.
PROPOSED SYSTEM
There was a time not so long ago when people were hesitant to pay their bills online. Many
people distrusted the security of Internet transactions and viewed online bill payment as a loss of
control over their money. If you gave your checking account number to your insurance or
utilities provider, what would stop them from overbilling you or maybe even stealing your
identity? Somehow, writing checks and stamping envelopes seemed safer, and lots of people
clung to that ritual.
ADVANTAGES
The first advantage is that it offers a paperless mode of transaction which is also
environmentally friendly and clutter free for both the receiver and sender of the electronic
billing.
The online billing services are one of the least expensive forms of billing when
compared to the traditional billing.
The electronic billing system is absolutely hassle free as one can protect the bill with the
help of password and can be opened only by the recipient.
The electronic billing services are both customer friendly and also beneficial for the bill
generators as there is focus on the process rather than on the mode of bill dispatch.
The electronic billing also provides a great advantage of saving time and effort that are
normally lost in a traditional billing system. Besides there is no loss of bill when making
use of the electronic mode of billing.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
Hard disk : 200 GB
RAM : 2GB
Processor : Pentium IV 2.4 GHz
Mouse : Microsoft
Keyboard : 110 keys
Monitor. : LCD/15 VGA color
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
OS : Windows 7/8/8.1/10
Language : PHP
Designing : HTML and CSS and JavaScript
Database : MySQL server
Additional software : notepad++, wampp Server 2.0
Web browser : Google chrome/Mozilla Firefox
SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
ER DIAGRAM
DATA FLOW DIAGRAM

ADMIN
Registration Add User

USER
Login
BILL INFO
View Bill History
Pay Bill
COMPLAINTS
Select Region
General REGION
Complaints
USE CASE DIAGRAM
SEQUENCE DIAGRAM
CLASS DIAGRAM
ACTIVITY DIAGRAM
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
LANGUAGES/TOOLS USED
The whole Project is divided in two parts the front end and the back end.
FRONT END
The front end is designed using HTML, PHP, CSS, and JAVASCRIPT
HTML- HTML or Hyper Text Markup Language is the main markup language for creating
web pages and other information that can be displayed in a web browser.HTML is written in the
form of HTML elements consisting of tags enclosed in angle brackets (like <html>), within the
web page content. HTML tags most commonly come in pairs like <h1> and </h1>, although
some tags represent empty elements and so are unpaired, for example <img>. The first tag in a
pair is the start tag, and the second tag is the end tag (they are also called opening tags and
closing tags). In between these tags web designers can add text, further tags, comments and other
types of text-based content. The purpose of a web browser is to read HTML documents and
compose them into visible or audible web pages. The browser does not display the HTML tags,
but uses the tags to interpret the content of the page.HTML elements form the building blocks of
all websites. HTML allows images and objects to be embedded and can be used to create
interactive forms. It provides a means to create structured documents by denoting structural
semantics for text such as headings, paragraphs, lists, links, quotes and other items. It can embed
scripts written in languages such as JavaScript which affect the behavior of HTML web pages.
CSS- Cascading Style Sheets is a style sheet language used for describing the look and
formatting of a document written in a markup language. While most often used to style web
pages and interfaces written in HTML and XHTML, the language can be applied to any kind of
XML document, including plain XML, SVG and XUL. CSS is a cornerstone specification of the
web and almost all web pages use CSS style sheets to describe their presentation.CSS is designed
primarily to enable the separation of document content from document presentation, including
elements such as the layout, colors, and fonts. This separation can improve content accessibility,
provide more flexibility and control in the specification of presentation characteristics, enable
multiple pages to share formatting, and reduce complexity and repetition in the structural content
(such as by allowing for table less web design).CSS can also allow the same markup page to be
presented in different styles for different rendering methods, such as on-screen, in print, by voice
(when read out by a speech-based browser or screen reader) and on Braille-based, tactile devices.
It can also be used to allow the web page to display differently depending on the screen size or
device on which it is being viewed. While the author of a document typically links that document
to a CSS file, readers can use a different style sheet, perhaps one on their own computer, to
override the one the author has specified. However if the author or the reader did not link the
document to a specific style sheet the default style of the browser will be applied.CSS specifies a
priority scheme to determine which style rules apply if more than one rule matches against a
particular element. In this so-called cascade, priorities or weights are calculated and assigned to
rules, so that the results are predictable.
JAVA SCRIPT- JavaScript (JS) is a dynamic computer programming language. It is most

commonly used as part of web browsers, whose implementations allow client-side scripts to
interact with the user, control the browser, communicate asynchronously, and alter the document
content that is displayed. It is also being used in server-side programming, game development
and the creation of desktop and mobile applications. JavaScript is a prototype-based scripting
language with dynamic typing and has first-class functions. Its syntax was influenced by C.
JavaScript copies many names and naming conventions from Java, but the two languages are
otherwise unrelated and have very different semantics. The key design principles within
JavaScript are taken from the self and Scheme programming languages. It is a multi-paradigm
language, supporting object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming styles. The
application of JavaScript to use outside of web pagesfor example, in PDF documents, site-
specific browsers, and desktop widgetsis also significant. Newer and faster JavaScript VMs
and platforms built upon them (notably Node.js) have also increased the popularity of
JavaScript for server-side web applications. On the client side, JavaScript was traditionally
implemented as an interpreted language but just-in-time compilation is now performed by
recent (post-2012) browsers.
PHP- PHP is a server-side scripting language designed for web development but also used as a
general-purpose programming language. PHP is now installed on more than 244 million websites
and 2.1 million web servers. Originally created by Rasmus Leadoff in 1995, the reference
implementation of PHP is now produced by The PHP Group. While PHP originally stood for
Personal Home Page, it now stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, a recursive
backronym.PHP code is interpreted by a web server with a PHP processor module, which
generates the resulting web page: PHP commands can be embedded directly into an HTML
source document rather than calling an external file to process data. It has also evolved to include
a command-line interface capability and can be used in standalone graphical applications. PHP is
free software released under the PHP License. PHP can be deployed on most web servers and
also as a standalone shell on almost every operating system and platform, free of charge.
BACK END
The back end is designed using mysql which is used to design the databases
MYSQL- MySQL ("My S-Q-L", officially, but also called "My Sequel") is (as of July 2013) the
world's second most widely used open-source relational database management system
(RDBMS). It is named after co-founder Michael Widenius daughter, My. The SQL phrase stands
for Structured Query Language. The MySQL development project has made its source code
available under the terms of the GNU General Public License, as well as under a variety of
proprietary agreements. MySQL was owned and sponsored by a single for-profit firm, the
Swedish company MySQL AB, now owned by Oracle Corporation .MySQL is a popular choice
of database for use in web applications, and is a central component of the widely used LAMP
open source web application software stack (and other 'AMP' stacks). WAMP is an acronym for
"WINDOWS, Apache, MySQL, Perl/PHP/Python." Free-software-open source projects that
require a full-featured database management system often use MySQL. For commercial use,
several paid editions are available, and offer additional functionality. Applications which use
MySQL databases include: TYPO3, MODx, Joomla, WordPress, phpBB, MyBB, Drupal and
other software. MySQL is also used in many high-profile, large-scale websites, including
Wikipedia, Google (though not for searches), Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and YouTube
SYSTEM TESTING AND VALIDATIONS

IMPLEMENTATION DESCRIPTION
LOGIN MODULE
The login module is the very first and the most common module in all applications. In
the suggested system only registered users will be allowed to login the system the unauthorized
users will be unable to login. Registered users with their username and password only being
correct will moved on to the next page. Or else they will be unable to login.
REGISTRATION MODULE
Registration is one of the primary modules in any data management system. A complaint
must be registered for it to be processed furthering the proposed system the end users are allowed
to register their complaints by filling in all the required details needed to take action for the given
request. If all the fields have been filled and if the submit button was clicked the user gets a pop
up message telling that their complaints were registered successfully. So the registration module
is an important module in a program.
SYSTEM IMPLIMENTAION
Under this section we will see a step by step procedure to deploy the ONLINE
ELECTRICITY BILLING on a standalone system and get it working
Step 1: Download Wamp server version 2.0 or higher
Step2: Saved in C: as Wamp
Step 3: Save the project in C:\wamp\www\project
Step 4: Start Wamp server
Step 5: Open a Web Browser eg. Google Chrome
Step 6: In the address bar type http://localhost
Step 7: The wamp server home page opens
Step 8: Under tools select phpmydmin
Step 9: Under create database type the database name and click create
Step 10: Create the required tables as shown in the data dictionary (Appendix A) OR click on
import and under file to import click on choose file and select the .sql file
Step 11: Go back to wamp server home page
Step 12: Under Your Projects select the developed project
Step 13: The developed project can be seen on the web browser
The main limitation of the previous system of Online Electricity Billing System:
The existing system only provides text-based interface, which is not as user-friendly as
Graphical user Interface.
Since the system is implemented in Manual, so the response is very slow.
The transactions are executed in off-line mode, hence on-line data capture and
modification is not possible.
Off-line reports cannot be generated due to batch mode execution.
Hence, there is a need of reformation of the system with more advantages and flexibility. The
Online Electricity Billing System eliminates most of the limitations of the existing software. It
has the following objectives:
Enhancement:
The main objective of Online Electricity Billing System is to enhance and upgrade the existing
system by increasing its efficiency and effectiveness. The software improves the working
methods by replacing the existing manual system with the computer-based system.
Automation:
The Online Electricity Billing System automates each and every activity of the manual system
and increases its throughput. Thus the response time of the system is very less and it works very
fast.
Accuracy:
The Online Electricity Billing System provides the uses a quick response with very accurate
information regarding the users etc. Any details or system in an accurate manner, as and when
required.
User-Friendly:
The software Online Electricity Billing System has a very user-friendly interface. Thus the users
will feel very easy to work on it. The software provides accuracy along with a pleasant
interface.Make the present manual system more interactive, speedy and user friendly.
Availability:
The transaction reports of the system can be retried as and when required. Thus, there is no delay
in the availability of any information, whatever needed, can be captured very quickly and easily.
Maintance Cost:
Reduce the cost of maintenance.

SYSTEM DESIGN(Introduction)
The systems objectives outlined during the feasibility study serve as the basic from which the
work of system design is initiated. Much of the activities involved at this stage is of technical
nature requiring a certain degree of experience in designing systems, sound knowledge of
computer related technology and through understanding of computers available in the market and
the various facilities provided by the vendors. Nevertheless, a system cannot be designed in
isolation without the active involvement of the user. The user has a vital role to play at this stage
too. As we know that data collected during feasibility study wills we utilized systematically
during the system design. It should, however be kept in mind that detailed study of the existing
system is not necessarily over with the completion of the feasibility study. Depending on the plan
of feasibility study, the level of detailed study will vary and the system design stage will also
vary in the amount of investigation that still needs to be done. This investigation is generally an
urgent activity during the system. Sometimes, but rarely, this investigation may form a separate
stage between feasibility study and computer system design. Designing a new system is a
creative process, which calls for logical as will as lateral thinking. The logical approach involves
systematic moves towards the end product keeping in mind the capabilities of the personnel and
the equipment at each decision making step. Lateral thought implies encompassing of ideas
beyond the usual functions and equipment. This is to ensure that no efforts are being made to fit
previous solutions into new situations.
System Design Considerations
The system design process is not a step-by-step adherence of clear procedures and guidelines.
Though, certain clear procedures and guidelines have emerged in recent days,But still much of
design work depends on knowledge and experience of the designer.When designer starts working
on system design, he will face different type of problems. Many of these will be due to
constraints imposed by the user or limitations of the hardware and software available in the
market. Sometimes, it is difficult to enumerate the complexity of the problems and solutions
there of since the variety of likely problems is so great and no solutions are exactly similar.
However, following considerations should be kept in mind during the system designing phase:
Design Objectives
The primary objective of the design of course, is to deliver the requirements as specified in the
feasibility reports. In general the following design objectives should be kept in mind.
Practicality
The system must be stable and can be operated by people with average.
Efficiency
This involves accuracy, timeliness and comprehensiveness to the system output.
Cost
It is desirable to aim for a system with a minimum cost subject to the condition that it must
satisfy all the requirements.
Flexibility
The system should be modifiable depending on the changing needs of the user. Such
modifications should not entail extensive reconstructing or recreation of software. It should also
be portable to different computer systems.
Security
This is very important aspect of the design and should cover areas of hardware reliability, fall
back procedures, physical security of data and provision for detection of fraud and abuse.
System design involves first logical design and then physical construction of the system. The
logical design describes the structure and characteristics of features, like the outputs, inputs,
files, database and procedures. The physical construction, which follows the logical design,
produces actual program software, files and a working system.
Major System Design Activities
Several development activities are carried out during structured design. They are database
design, implementation planning, system test preparation, system interface specification, and
user documentation.
Database design
This activity deals with the design of the physical database. A key is to determine how the
access paths art to be implemented. Program design: In conjunction with database design is a
decision on the programming language to be used and the flowcharting, coding, and debugging
procedure prior to conversion. The operating system limits the programming languages that will
run of the system. System and program test preparation. Each aspect of the system has a separate
test requirement. System testing is done after all programming and testing completed he test on
system and program test requirements become a part of design specifications a prerequisite to
implementation.
In contrast to the system testing is acceptance testing, which puts the system through a procedure
design to convince the user that the proposed system will meet the stated requirements.
Acceptance testing is technically similar to system testing but politically it is different.
Design Process
The computer system design process is an exercise of specifying how, the system will work. It is
an iterative process, which is based on what the system will be do as shown in the feasibility
report. Mainly, following five parts have been included in the system design process
SCOPE OF THE PROJECT
It may help collecting perfect management in details. In a very short time, the collection will be
obvious, simple and sensible. It will help a person to know the management of passed year
perfectly and vividly. It also helps in current all works relative to College. It will be also reduced
the cost of collecting the management & collection procedure will go on smoothly.
The present project has been developed to meet the aspirations indicated in the modern age. An
attempt has been made through this project to do all work ease & fast. It provide current add,
Update, MoveNext, MovePrevious, MoveLast, Find & Delete all facilities to accomplish the
desired objectives. The facility Include in this project and the suggested activities have been
organized to impart knowledge & develop skill & attitude in the College official works.
CONCLUSION
We have been given the problem of Billing of Electricity Consumers in APCPDCL at

APTRANSCO. Earlier the Billing process is manually calculated by using the database small
tools and small scale packages at their desktop. In our project POWER BILLING SYSTEM
we have automated the entire billing system to Online .This information can be easily made
available to all the stores throughout the APCPDCL Offices through intranet/ Internet. As a
result of this automation, manual workload is reduced and data retrieval becomes easy.

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Hard disk : 200 GB

Processor : Pentium IV 2.4 GHz

Keyboard : 110 keys

Monitor. : LCD/15 VGA color

Designing : HTML and CSS and JavaScript

Database : MySQL server

Additional software : notepad++, wampp Server 2.0

Web browser : Google chrome/Mozilla Firefox

DATA FLOW DIAGRAM

Registration Add User

View Bill History

JAVA SCRIPT- JavaScript (JS) is a dynamic computer programming language. It is most

SYSTEM TESTING AND VALIDATIONS

Step2: Saved in C: as Wamp

Step 3: Save the project in C:\wamp\www\project

Step 4: Start Wamp server

Step 5: Open a Web Browser eg. Google Chrome

Step 6: In the address bar type http://localhost

Step 7: The wamp server home page opens

Step 8: Under tools select phpmydmin

Step 11: Go back to wamp server home page

Step 12: Under Your Projects select the developed project

Since the system is implemented in Manual, so the response is very slow.

Off-line reports cannot be generated due to batch mode execution.

Reduce the cost of maintenance.

System Design Considerations

This involves accuracy, timeliness and comprehensiveness to the system output.

We have been given the problem of Billing of Electricity Consumers in APCPDCL at

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