I'm looking around for an open source form building package for PHP, and figured the hive-mob-mind of StackOverflow might be able to tilt me in the right direction.
Specifically, I'm looking for a form/survey builder application. I want something that lets an end user use a web based GUI to create and configure/surveys and web-based forms.
What are the de-facto standard tools/packages that people use for this kind of thing these days. I'm interested in software packages, not in hosted services.
php-form-builder-class is an open-source project hosted on Google's Project Hosting service - http://code.google.com/p/php-form-builder-class/. There are many examples included to get you started quickly. I don't believe there is currently a GUI provided for end users to build forms though. I use this in my development and would recommend.
Hey you should check the jquery.formbuilder by botskonet on github in URL:
jquery.formbuilder
I don't know of a stand-alone package, but I know some CMS solutions have this. Maybe you could look into their code base and if it's modulare use it in your project.
One I know of that uses it is WebSiteBaker. Don't know if the code is any good thoug.
I think you want something with a GUI that your users can use to make forms...
Try this..
http://blog.sonuku.com/2009/04/11/php-formbuilder/
-FT
Apponitro pForm is the only thing I've ever seen with a GUI. You still have to paste the code into your page (and write the handler). They have a paid version MachForm with more features. I've never used them so I can't make any recommendations.
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I am working on a project (already started), but I do not know if it is done with framework since there are files in many different folders, but I do not see any syntax referring to some framework that I know of.
I hope someone can help me...
Well it would depend on the Folder Hierarchies and the code.
If the views folder has the term "blade" on it, it's definitely laravel.
If the the code of the library has the term "CI Controller" somewhere in the libraries its definitely CodeIgniter.
If the code has a lot of "wp-" string in its code, its definitely Wordpress.
TIP: Put the whole folder in Sublime, search the folder (right click the folder and choose "Find in folder...") and search for terms that are generally reserved words for mostly used frameworks.
There are different methods to identify the PHP framework used by a web application. But one of the easiest way I would like to share it with you to use this extension in your browser called Wappalyzer.
Wappalyzer is a cross-platform utility that uncovers the technologies used on websites. It detects content management systems, e-commerce platforms, web frameworks, server software, analytics tools and many more.
There are a few other tools out there that analyze what a website is using.
BuiltWith - Stand alone site, also available as a plugin
W3Techs - Stand alone site, also available as a plugin
Auto-generated comments may also help. In my case, I can tell from the comments in index.php that it's written in CodeIgniter.
If you have a copy of the project hosted somewhere you can use https://builtwith.com
I'm looking for a script (there has to be one) that help me to let me user translate my getText based PHP project.
Right now, I don't have time to create a solution on my one, so I were looking for some proper open-source solution using Google Search, but I could not find anything.
There are a lot of commercial solutions for this, but I would like to use a simple PHP alternative on my own server. It does not have to have a lot of features; I just want to select the languages I need and let the people translate and check translations.
I don't know of any solutions in PHP, but there are several open source projects for web-based translation tools. For example:
Weblate is based on Python/Django and supports Git integration. I think it is used by phpMyAdmin, so it should be suitable for PHP projects.
Zanata is written in Java and used by JBoss.
I also found SimplePO on Google Code which is written in PHP, but it does not seem to support plural forms. There is also a more recently updated fork on GitHub.
I am building a Flash, jQuery, and PHP based project which I would like to subversion from the get go. I have experience using Dreamweaver CS5's sub versioning capabilities. So, as far as the PHP and jQuery (the non-flash portion) goes, I'm pretty comfortable.
However, I would like some recommendations on how to subversion the Flash portion. I know Flash Builder has SVN capabilities, however, the flash portion isn't going to function as and RIA, but more, if you will, like a game. As far as my experience with Flash goes, this type of project will work best if done in Flash Professional. Here are the options, as I see them:
find an extension for Flash Professional which will enable SVN. Is there one???
create a "Flash Professional Project" in Flash Builder, built it in Flash Professional, and subversion with Flash Builder.
place my project within a defined site in Dreamweaver, and subversion from Dreamweaver.
I would like to avoid something like Tortoise SVN, as I have had more difficulty with that than I am up for for now. :)
Does anyone have any suggestions, or pointers as to how I can handle this?
Thank you for your time.
Well, any SVN client can handle any kind of file - you don't have to have an extension built into each piece of software you're using. The best way to do this is to put all of your project files into a folder somewhere and then using whatever SVN client you want just add that whole folder to your repo. Does that make sense? The front-end that you're using is more or less irrelevant.
I don't really understand what you are saying about TortoiseSVN, but since you are using different IDE's I would recommend you to use TortoiseSVN as the uniform interface to SVN. And IMO, TortoiseSVN is simple and powerful.
Man up and use the command line ;). Why SVN? Yes, I personally prefer it but there are other great alternatives, have a think about GIT, Mercurial and others too. Mercurial/Git have massive benefits for single developer projects. The flash file will be versioned just like everything else in there. Remember to set your ignore files appropriately to cut out all the os specific poop.
Soon as you get yourself a good versioning repository set up, it doesn't really matter what client you use. I like the one bundled with netbeans / versions or the cli.
So, every so often you get sites like http://www.twitmaps.com - sites created quickly and pushed online for a random purpose.
Often either you have plenty of spare time, or you just don't have the opportunity to get your own ideas online. For example in this one, the snow images are very vague and could do with more accuracy.
What tools / languages do people use to make a site as quickly and efficiently as possible? Not one with a shop or anything like that - just 1-5 simple php pages, some API linkins to other sites, and a mysql backend. Wordpress is great for blogs, but what about general purpose websites?
I've written sites in ASP, php and am happy playing around with databases and the like - I just want a way to quickly shove something online :)
You have a few choices.
Established blog/CMS software like Wordpress/Joomla/Drupal. You can do almost everything with plugins.
If you need something more flexible use one of frameworks like ROR, Django, CodeIgniter, Zend etc
Use code generator tool like PHPRunner.
Really depends on what you familiar with.
You will find frameworks like drupal and Joomla of great service for this.
http://cakephp.org/
Best web framework I have ever used
CakePHP is good for a PHP-based framework. Since you have PHP experience, this is probably a good place to start. It's designed for rapid website development using a database for storing information.
If you're willing to experiment with new things, give Ruby on Rails a go. CakePHP was initially modelled after Rails, and it's even easier to use when creating simple websites.
For smaller sites that don't really require a database, I would wholeheartedly recommend Sinatra. It is Ruby-based, just like Rails. With Passenger (also known as mod_rails), deploying Rails or Sinatra websites become as easy as uploading files with FTP.
Since you are asking for the quickest way, I'll have to say absolutely, definitely Wordpress or Dokuwiki. They both come with a very quick installer. Wordpress is richer in Plugins, has more good looking templates and requires even less time to get familiar with than Dokuwiki. Dokuwiki doesn't need a database, Wordpress does.
Whenever I need to set up something really quick, without touching a line of code, I go for one of these.
I've been asked by a client to make an online tracking system for work we do for them (we will be typesetting a high volume of books for this client). Basically, it would be a database showing the books we are currently working on, with information on what stage of the project we are at, and estimated completion dates. The only people with access to this system would be us and employees of the client company.
I've worked in MySQL and PHP before; should I just go with what I know? This answer to a similar question suggests using Google Apps. I don't have any experience with Python, but happy to learn...
You're the only one using this therefore I see no reason to use Google Apps. I'm usually weary of people suggesting Google Apps, Amazon's s3, Microsoft Azure, etc. Also, you're going to be using a radically different data store. Unless you want an excuse to learn to do Google Apps and Python, I'd say go with MySQL+PHP and be done with it! In short, there aren't really any technical reasons for you to go with Google Apps here.
Sticking with what you know is always a good solution when dealing with delivering products to customers. No customer likes to be your guinea pig while you learn a new technology, although that's often how it's done. If you are comfortable with MySQL and PHP then stick with it if it satisfies your requirements, if it seems not to then look for libraries, frameworks and components written in PHP that might help you reach that goal. If you still have difficulties (unlikely given the scope of the project given) then ask questions here :) & search the web for solutions and patterns.
If all that fails and you can clearly solve your problem with another technology, then look at moving but make sure your customer is aware of how that's going to affect you timeframes.
When you've implemented this project and have some spare time, if there's a new direction you'd like to explore then use this project as your base and set to work without the stress of a deadline.
That's my 2p worth... good luck!
When developing a CRUD application such as this, you may be required to reinvent the wheel a little if starting from scratch. Many parts of your project are not unique to the project. E.g authentication, database access, form manipulation etc.
If getting things done is important to you it may be important to give your project a kick start and stop you wasting too much time.
Use a coding framework
Frameworks often have a lot of functionality ready for use straight out of the box.
Options may include Django, Ruby on Rails, Joomla, CakePHP, CodeIgniter.
Hack a tried and tested application
Open source projects are often quite easy to mould to your needs. Drupal and Joomla are CMS products which can be used in a wide variety of ways. If your book-tracking drupal module is any good, maybe you could go on to offer it as an open source plugin?
Use a currently available app in a new way
Your app seems to be tracking the status of items added to a database. How about using software designed for tracking other types of items. E.g. bug tracking software, project management to-do list software or customer relationship management software?
Well, as everyone has already said, if you already know PHP, that's got to be awfully tempting.
But it sounds simple enough that something like Django might save you a lot of time: its built-in admin interface could be used for the "update" side of the job, so all you'd need to template up is the "read" side, which is pretty easy.
I suggest you too look at Viravis.