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	==External links==		==External links==

	* [~~http~~://~~sourceforge~~.~~net~~/~~projects/limesurvey~~/ LimeServer ~~SourceForge~~ project page]		* [https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey LimeServer GitHub project page]

	==References==		==References==

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	A list of tutorial videos is available on the [http://docs.limesurvey.org/General+FAQ&structure=English+Instructions+for+LimeSurvey#I_need_a_quick_introduction_for_LimeSurvey LimeServer FAQ page].		A list of tutorial videos is available on the [http://docs.limesurvey.org/General+FAQ&structure=English+Instructions+for+LimeSurvey#I_need_a_quick_introduction_for_LimeSurvey LimeServer FAQ page].

			==Entities using LimeSurvey==

			Examples of entities that use LimeSurvey include:

			Arizona State University, ARS Electronica, Austrian Vorarlberg State Government, GNOME Foundation, Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica, OpenOffice.org, Syracuse University, Ubuntu Server Team, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Universidade de Sao Paulo, University of Kiel, University of Sydney

			A full directory of LimeSurvey users can be found at the [http://www.limesurvey.org/en/about-limesurvey/references LimeSurvey website].

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

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	* a hosting server with MySQL 4.1.0 or later, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or later, or Postgres 8.1 or later		* a hosting server with [[MySQL]] 4.1.0 or later, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or later, or Postgres 8.1 or later
	* PHP 5.1.2 or later		* PHP 5.1.2 or later
	* mbstring (Multibyte String Functions) extension library		* mbstring (Multibyte String Functions) extension library

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	==Features==		==Features==

	Features include<ref>{{http://www.limesurvey.org/en/about-limesurvey/features \|title=Features - LimeSurvey \|publisher=LimeSurvey.org \|accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref>:		Features include<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.limesurvey.org/en/about-limesurvey/features \|title=Features - LimeSurvey \|publisher=LimeSurvey.org \|accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref>:

	* unlimited surveys, survey questions, and survey participants		* unlimited surveys, survey questions, and survey participants

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{{Infobox software
| name = LimeSurvey
| title = LimeSurvey
| logo = [[File:LimeSurveyLogo.jpg|100px]]
| screenshot = 
| caption =
| collapsible =
| author =
| developer = Carsten Schmitz, Jason Cleeland, others
| released = {{Start date and age|2003|02|20}}
| discontinued =
| frequently updated = yes
| programming language = PHP, Javascript
| operating system = Cross-platform
| platform =
| size =
| language = Multilingual
| status =
| genre = Customer service software<br />Survey software
| license = GNU General Public License v2
| website = [http://www.limesurvey.org/ LimeSurvey.org]
}}

'''LimeSurvey''' (formerly '''PHPSurveyor''') is an open-source web-based survey application. Designed to be user-friendly, it enables users to develop and publish surveys, and collect responses, without doing any coding. While the software and rudimentary support is free, the developers use an optional donation system to help fund associated servers, support, and development.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.limesurvey.org/component/nbill/ |title=Donate to the LimeSurvey project! |publisher=LimeSurvey.org |accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref>

==Product history==

LimeSurvey was registered as a SourceForge.net project called PHPSurveyor on February 20, 2003 and was originally written by the Australian software developer Jason Cleeland.<ref name="LSSFPage">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/limesurvey/ |title=LimeSurvey - the Online Survey Tool |publisher=SourceForge.net |accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="PHPSurveyorZD">{{cite web |url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/murphy/phpsurveyor-an-appreciation/513 |title=PHPSurveyor: an appreciation |author=Murphy, Paul |publisher=ZDNet |date=25 January 2006 |accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref>

In 2004, during the 2004 U.S. presidential election, PHPSurveyor was used to gather data about voting irregularities. It identified over 13500 incidents in the first 10 hours of voting and was selected as part of their Election Incident Reporting System.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.VerifiedVoting.org/article.php?id=5207 |title=PHPSurveyor Plays Key Role in US Elections |publisher=Verified Voting Foundation |date=6 November 2004 |accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref>

Starting in early 2005, Carsten Schmitz, a German IT project manager, started taking on some of the lead developer responsibilities, with the full project being transfered to him in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://docs.limesurvey.org/UserPage+c_schmitz |title=UserPage c_schmitz - LimeSurvey Documentation |author=Carsten Schmitz |publisher=LimeSurvey.org |date=16 June 2008 |accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref> On May 17, 2007 the project name was changed from PHPSurveyor to LimeSurvey in order to make software licensing easier by not including PHP in the name.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.limesurvey.org/en/component/content/article/1-general-news/64-phpsurveyor-is-now-limesurvey |title=PHPSurveyor is now LimeSurvey! |publisher=LimeSurvey.com |date=17 May 2007 |accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref>

In 2009, LimeSurvey participated in the Google Summer of Code, a program encouraging students older than 18 years old to work on projects aimed at helping open-source projects. The student projects helped develop the interface and statistical modules of the upcoming LimeSurvey 2.0.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://docs.limesurvey.org/tiki-index.php?page=Google+Summer+of+Code+2009+-+Wrapup |title=Google Summer of Code 2009 - Wrapup |author=Cleeland, Jason |publisher=LimeSurvey.org |date=11 September 2009 |accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref>. LimeSurvey once again participated in Google Summer of Code in 2010, with students developing a database storage engine for LimeSurvey 2.0, and implementing the much demanded "file upload question" type.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.limesurvey.org/en/component/content/article/198-gsoc-students-2010 |title=Google Summer of Code students selected! On your mark, get set... |publisher=LimeSurvey.org |date=30 April 2010 |accessdate 14 March 2012}}</ref>.

==Features==

Features include<ref>{{http://www.limesurvey.org/en/about-limesurvey/features |title=Features - LimeSurvey |publisher=LimeSurvey.org |accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref>:

* unlimited surveys, survey questions, and survey participants
* multilingual surveys
* user management
* quota management
* multimedia support
* conditional survey questions
* optional survey registration
* survey template and WYSIWYG HTML editor
* import and export support

The software is available in over 50 different languages.

==Hardware/software requirements==

Installation requirements include:

* a hosting server with MySQL 4.1.0 or later, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or later, or Postgres 8.1 or later
* PHP 5.1.2 or later
* mbstring (Multibyte String Functions) extension library
* mysql5 or pgsql PHP library
* a web browser that can render the application correctly

For more requirements, see the [http://docs.limesurvey.org/Installation&structure=English+Instructions+for+LimeSurvey installation documentation].

==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

Screenshots of an older version 1.53 can be found [http://www.bgsu.edu/cconline/Web_2_0_Reviews/tirrell/limesurvey/index.html here].

An online demo of LimeSurvey can be found [http://www.limesurvey.org/en/demo here].

A list of tutorial videos is available on the [http://docs.limesurvey.org/General+FAQ&structure=English+Instructions+for+LimeSurvey#I_need_a_quick_introduction_for_LimeSurvey LimeServer FAQ page].

==Further reading==

* {{cite web |url=http://docs.limesurvey.org/ |title=LimeServer Documentation Wiki |publisher=LimeServer.org}}

==External links==

* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/limesurvey/ LimeServer SourceForge project page]

==References==
<references />


[[Category:Customer service software (open source)]]

LimeSurvey - Revision history

Shawndouglas: /* External links */ Removed standalone SF links so as to not encourage downloading from that site.

Shawndouglas: Added users.

Shawndouglas: Added internal link.

Shawndouglas: /* Features */ Fixed broken reference.

Shawndouglas: Added additional content.