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Currently supported database systems are MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and SQLite. Bugzilla is usually installed on Linux and runs using the Apache HTTP Server, but Microsoft Internet Information Services or any web server that supports a common gateway interface (CGI) such as Lighttpd, Hiawatha, or Cherokee can be used. Bugzilla's installation process is command line-driven and runs through a series of stages where system requirements and software capabilities are checked. | Currently supported database systems are [[MySQL]], PostgreSQL, Oracle, and SQLite. Bugzilla is usually installed on Linux and runs using the Apache HTTP Server, but Microsoft Internet Information Services or any web server that supports a common gateway interface (CGI) such as Lighttpd, Hiawatha, or Cherokee can be used. Bugzilla's installation process is command line-driven and runs through a series of stages where system requirements and software capabilities are checked. | ||
==Videos, screenshots, and other media== | ==Videos, screenshots, and other media== | ||
Revision as of 23:37, 19 March 2012
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| Original author(s) | Terry Weissman |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Mozilla Foundation |
| Initial release | August 26, 1998[1] |
| Stable release |
5.0.6 (February 9, 2019) [±] |
| Preview release | none [±] |
| Written in | Perl |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Type |
Bug tracking software Ticket tracking software |
| License(s) | Mozilla Public License[2] |
| Website | Bugzilla.org |
Bugzilla is an open-source, general-purpose bugtracker and testing tool originally developed and used by the Mozilla project. Released as open source software by Netscape Communications in 1998, it has been adopted by a variety of organizations for use as a bug tracking system for both free and open source software and proprietary projects and products.
Product history
Bugzilla was originally written by Terry Weissman in 1998 for the nascent Mozilla.org project, as an open-source application to replace the in-house system then in use at Netscape Communications for tracking defects in the Netscape Communicator suite. Originally written in Tcl, Terry decided to port Bugzilla to Perl before its release as part of Netscape's early open-source code drops, with the hopes that more people would be able to contribute to it, as Perl seemed to be a more popular language at the time.[3]
Bugzilla 2.0 was the result of that port to Perl and the first version released to the public via an anonymous concurrent versions system (CVS). In April 2000, Weissman handed off control of the Bugzilla project to Tara Hernandez. Under Tara's leadership, some of the regular contributors were coerced into taking more responsibility, and Bugzilla development became more community-driven. In July 2001, facing distraction from her other responsibilities in Netscape, Tara handed off control to software developer Dave Miller, who was still in charge as of 2007.[4]
Bugzilla 3.0 was released on May 10, 2007, bringing with it a refreshed user interface, XML-RPC interface, custom fields and resolutions, mod_perl support, shared saved searches, and improved UTF-8 support among other things.
Bugzilla 4.0 was released on February 15, 2011.
Features
Some of the primary features of Bugzilla for end-users and administrators include[5]:
- automatic duplicate bug detection
- bug lists in multiple formats
- scheduled reports and charts
- e-mail integration
- advanced search tools
- custom fields
- custom workflow
- user-based security and group management
- multiple database engine support
Hardware/software requirements
Bugzilla's system requirements include[6]
- a compatible database management system
- a suitable release of Perl 5
- an assortment of Perl modules
- a compatible web server
- a suitable mail transfer agent, or any SMTP server
Currently supported database systems are MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and SQLite. Bugzilla is usually installed on Linux and runs using the Apache HTTP Server, but Microsoft Internet Information Services or any web server that supports a common gateway interface (CGI) such as Lighttpd, Hiawatha, or Cherokee can be used. Bugzilla's installation process is command line-driven and runs through a series of stages where system requirements and software capabilities are checked.
Videos, screenshots, and other media
You can find Bugzilla screenshots on ostatic.com.
Bugzilla demo installations can be found at landfill.bugzilla.org.
Further reading
- "Bugzilla documentation". Mozilla.org. http://www.bugzilla.org/docs/.
External links
References
- ↑ "New version of "Bugzilla" (the mozilla.org bugsystem) -- with source!". netscape.public.mozilla.announce. 26 August 1998. http://groups.google.com/group/netscape.public.mozilla.announce/browse_thread/thread/b52aa841db9f7e9b/f10c0f781841f10d#f10c0f781841f10d. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Bugzilla:FAQ". Mozilla. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Bugzilla:FAQ#What_license_is_Bugzilla_distributed_under.3F. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Brief History". Development Roadmap. Mozilla.org. http://www.bugzilla.org/status/roadmap.html#history. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Developer Profiles". Bugzilla Website. Mozilla.org. http://www.bugzilla.org/developers/profiles.html. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Features:Bugzilla". Mozilla.org. http://www.bugzilla.org/features/. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "The Bugzilla Guide - 4.2 Release - Chapter 2. Installing Bugzilla". Mozilla.org. http://www.bugzilla.org/docs/4.2/en/html/installation.html. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
