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==Product history==
==Product history==


web2Project started as a fork of open-source project management software [[dotProject]] in 2007. The software was forked due to concerns about reworking the dotProject code in its entirety, potentially leaving behind numerous users in the process.<ref name="w2PFork">{{cite web |url=http://gigaom.com/2010/08/05/open-source-project-management-with-web2project/ |title=Open Source Project Management with web2Project |author=Bram, Thursday |publisher=Gigaom |date=05 August 2010 |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="w2PAbout">{{cite web |url=http://web2project.net/about-us/ |title=web2Project - About the Project |publisher=web2Project.net |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref> An open-source SourceForge project was started for web2Project on October 26, 2007<ref name="w2PSF">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/web2project/ |title=web2Project |publisher=SourceForge |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref>, though work was slow initially.<ref name="w2PAbout" /> Finally on June 8, 2009, a stable version 1.0 release of the software arrived on SourceForge.<ref name="w2PSF10" /> The project continued in force to 2011, though the number of releases stalled after version 2.4 was released on August 17.<ref name="w2PSF24">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/web2project/files/web2Project/v2.4%20Release/ |title=web2Project > Files > web2Project > v2.4 Release |publisher=SourceForge |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref> A rough estimate of November 2012 was made for a version 3.0 release, though it's not clear if work is continuing towards that goal.<ref name="w2PTimeline">{{cite web |url=http://web2project.net/2010/07/isnt-web2project-just-dotproject-with-a-new-theme/ |title=Isn’t web2project just dotProject with a new theme? |author=Casey, Keith |publisher=web2Project.net |date=18 July 2010 |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref> As of September 2013, version 3.0 has still not been released, though a second release candidate was made public at the end of August on GitHub.
web2Project started as a fork of open-source project management software [[dotProject]] in 2007. The software was forked due to concerns about reworking the dotProject code in its entirety, potentially leaving behind numerous users in the process.<ref name="w2PFork">{{cite web |url=http://gigaom.com/2010/08/05/open-source-project-management-with-web2project/ |title=Open Source Project Management with web2Project |author=Bram, Thursday |publisher=Gigaom |date=05 August 2010 |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="w2PAbout">{{cite web |url=http://web2project.net/about-us/ |title=web2Project - About the Project |publisher=web2Project.net |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref> An open-source SourceForge project was started for web2Project on October 26, 2007<ref name="w2PSF">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/web2project/ |title=web2Project |publisher=SourceForge |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref>, though work was slow initially.<ref name="w2PAbout" /> Finally on June 8, 2009, a stable version 1.0 release of the software arrived on SourceForge.<ref name="w2PSF10" /> The project continued in force to 2011, though the number of releases stalled after version 2.4 was released on August 17.<ref name="w2PSF24">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/web2project/files/web2Project/v2.4%20Release/ |title=web2Project > Files > web2Project > v2.4 Release |publisher=SourceForge |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref> A rough estimate of November 2012 was made for a version 3.0 release, though it's not clear if work is continuing towards that goal.<ref name="w2PTimeline">{{cite web |url=http://web2project.net/2010/07/isnt-web2project-just-dotproject-with-a-new-theme/ |title=Isn’t web2project just dotProject with a new theme? |author=Casey, Keith |publisher=web2Project.net |date=18 July 2010 |accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref> On September 9, 2013, version 3.0 was officially released.


==Features==
==Features==

Revision as of 21:44, 7 January 2014

web2Project
Developer(s) web2Project development team
Initial release June 8, 2009 (2009-06-08) (1.0)[1]
Stable release

3.4  (January 1, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-01-01))

[±]
Preview release none [±]
Written in PHP, JavaScript
Operating system Cross-platform
Available in Multi-lingual
Type Project management software
License(s) BSD License
Website web2Project.net

web2Project is free open-source web-based project management software.

Product history

web2Project started as a fork of open-source project management software dotProject in 2007. The software was forked due to concerns about reworking the dotProject code in its entirety, potentially leaving behind numerous users in the process.[2][3] An open-source SourceForge project was started for web2Project on October 26, 2007[4], though work was slow initially.[3] Finally on June 8, 2009, a stable version 1.0 release of the software arrived on SourceForge.[1] The project continued in force to 2011, though the number of releases stalled after version 2.4 was released on August 17.[5] A rough estimate of November 2012 was made for a version 3.0 release, though it's not clear if work is continuing towards that goal.[6] On September 9, 2013, version 3.0 was officially released.

Features

The features of web2Project include[7]:

  • unlimited project, companies, departments, and users
  • central information portal
  • user-based and role-based permissions
  • charting
  • calendar and iCalendar support
  • modular architecture

Hardware/software requirements

Installation requirements for web2Project include:

  • Apache 2.0 or greater; IIS 7 server software or greater
  • PHP 5.3.x or greater
  • MySQL 5.0 or greater

Consult the documentation for more information.

Videos, screenshots, and other media

  • Installation videos of web2Project can be found on the wiki.
  • Screenshots of web2Project can be found on SourceForge.
  • A demo of web2Project can be found here.

Entities using web2Project

Further reading

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "web2Project > Files > web2Project > v1.0 Release". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/web2project/files/web2Project/v1.0%20Release/. Retrieved 28 December 2012. 
  2. ↑ Bram, Thursday (5 August 2010). "Open Source Project Management with web2Project". Gigaom. http://gigaom.com/2010/08/05/open-source-project-management-with-web2project/. Retrieved 28 December 2012. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "web2Project - About the Project". web2Project.net. http://web2project.net/about-us/. Retrieved 28 December 2012. 
  4. ↑ "web2Project". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/web2project/. Retrieved 28 December 2012. 
  5. ↑ "web2Project > Files > web2Project > v2.4 Release". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/web2project/files/web2Project/v2.4%20Release/. Retrieved 28 December 2012. 
  6. ↑ Casey, Keith (18 July 2010). "Isn’t web2project just dotProject with a new theme?". web2Project.net. http://web2project.net/2010/07/isnt-web2project-just-dotproject-with-a-new-theme/. Retrieved 28 December 2012. 
  7. ↑ "web2Project". web2project.net. http://web2project.net/. Retrieved 27 December 2012. 
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