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micknc
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A real "how to build a business system" question

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It is ironic that there is another topic about building a business system (although it was close to incoherent at times).

I have been charged with the task of getting a new order entry, invoicing, tracking, inventory control system for our business. We are a small family place but have around 4,000 customers and who knows how many orders a year. We have been using a system that is proprietary and charges us a fortune every time we want to change a form or module.

I have written our current tracking system using php, mysql, and some upc scanner software and we were so impressed that we are going to write a new system to get away from the current one. It would be a php intranet system that allows for quick import/export from/to our web system (oscommerce).

Here is the question? Where do I start? Is there a good free open source php to start with and adjust to my hearts desire? I have looked at redhat's system but it looks like it would be difficult to change. Our existing system has free tables so I thought about pulling down all the data from there into our MySql and just build pages as I go through the process (order entry, order modification, billing and so on).

The goal is to get it done by the end of the summer so I want to make sure I start in the right place.
Look forward to hearing suggestions.
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Would http://www.compiere.com work for you? Sounds like it might, and it's OSS.
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hi, that sound so cool... I wonder how your system's like... hmmmmmm... I have that friend of mine who had developed an online sales and monitoring sytem with an online inventory as well. It's quite a big system but he only uses ASP and MS access as its repository system. Don't you have enough idea about PHP? if you are still learning it, I believe it would took time...
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