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Best groupware for PHP?

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:40 am
by DaveTheAve
Good Morning America! um... I mean DevNet...

I've recently found the need for some good groupware for freelancing that runs off PHP has the ability to keep track of invoicing.

I tried DotProject, it works, but the invoicing system is screwed up and its not really that great when it comes to freelance work. I mean it keeps track of issues and time spent, but if i'm getting paid per hour or per task, it does handle that, it only handles per project budgets.

I tryed eGroupWare.... yeah, tried it doesn't work very well... and very VERY.... VERYx^100^100 bulky.

Any thoughts, or do I have to add this as a project on my ToDo list?

Oh, and I would like it free but I can pay a little.

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:21 am
by Luke
We use basecamp at my work. It's built with ruby on rails though (actually the company that wrote basecamp also wrote the rails framework). This is the most intuitive software I've seen as far as the web goes. Excellent product. (not free or open source)

If it must be php, there is a project called active collab, which is basically a rewrite of basecamp in php. The author has done an outstanding job of rewriting it in php, but it's not quite finished yet. Still, worth taking a look at. (free and open-source)

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:36 pm
by DaveTheAve
That activeCollab seems to be the one I want. Now, if I can just help them develop the "extra" features I want into it.... Thanks A LOT!!!