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| igottaknow |
I need to setup or find a free site that facilitates group discussions. I'm thinking calendar feature, announcements, email alerts, message board. We have a php/mysql able website that I probably could install a message board but I'd rather go with a free service that has functionality already built in so I don't need to do anything.
Serious suggestions only plz |
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| kid nyce |
sounds like you need a dashboard =)
btw, you should definitely keep a msg board open for a virtual office because more than likely everyone won't be online at the same time. |
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| Akridrot |
You want:
Group|Event Calendars
RSS/Email Alerts
Chat
Message Board
On PHP/MySQL.. for free. Hmmm
Examples (not necessarily PHP/Mysql):http://webboard.oreilly.com/
http://www.30boxes.com/webtop
Blah, there's some killer webtop thing out there but I completely forgot the name. It started with a G I believe.
You're asking for quite a lot. |
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| philliez |
| you should just set up a phpbb board |
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| kid nyce |
^^Agreed
A decent business solution is to have a private msg board and assign everyone an exchange login and email address. you'll be able to utilize shared calendars, journals, tasks, emails, and file transfers between members.
initiatives can be drawn up on the message board
thats how I am participating with my current e-business associates. it's set up so we all don't have to be on at once and we all know what we need to do. the task panel in outlook is really powerful, you can monitor completion and notes associated with tasks and it's shared so others can see it.
i think thats the closest you can get to "free" as most web-packages do offer up an exchange server for a nominal fee if not already included. msg board is the simple sql/php requirement as well. |
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| jdat |
I have read and seen intranet wikipedia systems used for companies.
There's the Socialtext wiki systemthat seems quite nice but you have to pay for it.
You can see it at work here : https://st.icann.org/web-enhancements/index.cgi
The good thing about the wikipedia system is that it is scalable, has a short learning curve for the end users, easier to track ongoing projects needs/roadmap and edits/modifications.
The platform is also fully customizable to better fit your specific needs.
I have seen other free company wikipedia versions but I can't recall their names. It's mostly because I really like the socialtext version. |
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| igottaknow |
I tried to install phpbb2 but I got a database error when I got to the installation step:
4. Using your web browser visit the location you placed phpBB 2 with the addition of install/install.php, e.g. http://www.mydomain.com/phpBB2/install/install.php, http://www.mydomain.com/forum/install/install.php etc.
5. Fill out all the requested information and hit Submit
| quote: | "Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Host '---------' is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server in /home/ccaatorg/public_html/forum/db/mysql4.php on line 48
Warning: mysql_error(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in /home/ccaatorg/public_html/forum/db/mysql4.php on line 330
Warning: mysql_errno(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in /home/ccaatorg/public_html/forum/db/mysql4.php on line 331
phpBB : Critical Error
Could not connect to the database" |
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