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Stick with custom or migrate to CMS?

I have a site that has been built from scratch by a few different programmers over time. The first programmer, who built the initial system and database, was not very tech savvy. Other programmers ...
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Which open source PHP project has the 'perfect' OOP design I can learn from? [closed]

I am a newbie to OOP, and I learn best by example. You could say this question is similar to Which Scala open source projects should I study to learn best coding practices - but in PHP. I have ...
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2answers
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Full text search with Sphider

I am searching for a good, light weight, open source, full text search engine for php. I came across a number of options like Lucene, Zend Lucene, Solr etc but at the same time I also find out many ...
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2answers
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Which license for commercial software?

At the moment we are writing modules for an open source cms. We would like to sell these with a license. But which are the best options? Any suggestions and experiences.
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Best practices for releasing an open source PHP application

I'm a PHP developer for a living but have never worked on or contributed to any open source projects before. I am developing a CMS for my own use. I have a working prototype and I think that once ...
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3answers
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What PHP based software are good examples for beginners? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Your easiest PHP framework to learn What frameworks, CMS's, or other PHP based projects are good examples for beginner level PHP developers on how to properly code in ...
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2answers
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Open Source Ecommerce - OpenCart a good choice?

I am considering learning the ropes for an open source ecommerce package. I've played with opencart in the past and I basically want to get opinions on actually using it for clients. Make any ...
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3answers
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PHP Open Source Tools for Agile Development [closed]

Hello Everyone, There are so many Questions on Stackoverflow about Agile tools, but I haven't seen a tool which can be installed on a PHP Server. I'm just looking for an Open Source Scrum Tool or ...
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5answers
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Which open-source license is right for my project?

I am trying to choose the right license for a project that I would like to release as open-source later this year but I am unsure as to what the most appropriate license would be. I was originally ...
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1answer
266 views

Is there a need for a reporting system in PHP?

I have designed a reporting system to be used in our enterprise level application. I am able to open source it as this is not our business, and we can gain improved code by contributing it to the ...
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1answer
161 views

Who is supporting PHP?

I would like to know if PHP is an open source server side language then who is supporting it? Do we when we buy a shared hosting or a server that has PHP installed, do we support PHP in this way? I ...
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3answers
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I'm hoping to start an online supermarket and needs advice on open source shopping cart software and applications [closed]

I have been researching on both open source software and off-the-shelf software for an online supermarket project in Africa. I have now narrowed by search to X-cart and the PHP based PrestaShop ...
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why exactly php can't have full unicode support

everybody knows, that PHP have a problems with Unicode. Version 6 is effectively abandoned, because of Unicode implementation difficulties. But I wonder if anyone knows what are the exact reasons? ...
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Should a poll framework be closed sourced

I was having a chat with a coworker who is working on a polling app and framework. He was asking technical questions and I suggested he open source the application to get more quality opinions from ...