Any good recommendations for server based, preferably PHP based bug tracking software?
Something simple to use and even simpler to install. I looked at Bugzilla, but the installation instructions scared the crap out of me. I don’t do Perl. I’m also on shared hosting (Media Temple Grid Server), so have limited access to what I can run and install. It’s primarily going to be for entering my own bugs on games I’m creating and keeping track of them myself, so something simple is fine.
Check out Mantis. It’s free and is written in PHP. Of the free ones that I’ve played with, it’s definitely my favorite.
I did try mantis a few days ago and had some strange config problems. Might give it another shot though.
http://www.assembla.com/ //subversion and trac
-MaTT
I used Flyspray for my bug-page here. It was quite simple to use and allowed anonymous bug-posting, because it’s rude to make people sign up just to tell you that something is broken.
i have to second mantis. Some of my clients use it and I have been using it on some personal projects and have been happy. it took about 5 minutes to set it all up.
Mantis. I used it quite a bit early on and really enjoyed it. It was even easy enough to hack/update for some additional functionality ..and I’m a flash guy, not a PHP guy.
http://www.thebuggenie.com/
Thanks for the suggestions. I gave Mantis another shot and got it running this time. Just what I needed.
Yay! mantis! We use that all the time.
There’s also this thing called mylyn for those eclipse junkies out there. I’ve been meaning to give it a shot.
http://www.eclipse.org/mylyn/images/mylyn-2.0.png I’m not sure what kind of ties it has with FDT, ASDT, or flexbuilder, but it looks cool for integrating bug tasking directly into the workbench.
It’s Mantis for me, too.
My company has been using Mantis for about two years now and it has been working great. Though the color schemes we have configured need work, but no one is perfect.
Yeah, I already started hacking the presentation. Removed that logo… 🙂
I use CVSDude for all my code. Every account comes with a Trac installation (bugtracker, Wiki and more) and I have all my code backed up in a safe place.I have the “Team” account so I usually add one module for each big project and one for various small projects. That way, I can cooperate on projects with friends and colleagues and I can even give our PM access to submit bugs.
For me, this is way cheaper than spending time on updating my own SVN software/bug tracker.
J
We’ve been using a hosted service on http://www.bughost.com/. We eventually upgraded from the free version because we wanted some of the extended functionality, but if you’re just looking for something simple the free version might work for you.
I concur with Jensa, Trac + SVN are still my preference. I use host-projects.com
trac + subversion rock. i use webfaction. up and running in 15 minutes. they install everything for you via web wizards — only time you need a shell is for administering privileges
http://www.projistics.com
I know this is an old thread but I just want to mention unfuddle.com. A friend at VideoEgg showed it to me and it’s really a great service. It’ll do your SVN/Git and bug tracking and a lot of other things. Right now I have my services spread out over Basecamp, Beanstalk (for SVN) and Lighthouse for bug tracking. But I think i’ll move them all to unfuddle. Speaking of Lighthouse, I love the look of Lighthouse but it’s extremely unintuitive in a lot of ways and I find it hard to use. My personal fav is Bugzilla but like Keith said the setup is just way too hairy. I’ve used Mantis on many projects but I don’t really like it, maybe that’s just personal preference.