Mantis Bug Tracker
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| Original author(s) | Kenzaburo Ito (2000-2002), Victor Boctor (2002-Present) |
|---|---|
| Initial release | February 4, 2006[1] |
| Stable release |
2.26.2 (May 11, 2024) [±] |
| Preview release | none [±] |
| Written in | PHP |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Type |
Bug tracking software Ticket tracking software |
| License(s) | GNU General Public License v2 |
| Website | MantisBT.org |
Mantis Bug Tracker (sometimes referred to as MantisBT or simply Mantis) is an open-source, web-based bugtracker and testing tool. The most common use of MantisBT is to track software defects; however, MantisBT is often configured by users to serve as a more generic issue tracking system and project management tool.
The name "Mantis" and the logo of the project refer to the Mantidae family of insects, known for the tracking of and feeding on other insects, colloquially referred to as "bugs".
Product history
Kenzaburo Ito started the Mantis Bug Tracking project on November 18, 2000 on SourceForge, beginning with version 0.9.0 on December 1, 2000.[2][3] In 2002 Victor Boctor became the maintainer of the project, though it's not clear why. Version 1.0.0 was released in January 2006[1], followed by 1.1.0 in December 2007.[4]
In November 2008, the project switched from using the Subversion revision control tool to Git, a distributed revision control tool.[5] In February 2010, version 1.2.0 was released.[6] Shortly afterwards, Mantis was named SourceForge Project of the Month for April 2010.[7]
Features
The main features of Mantis Bug Tracker include[8]:
- project, sub-project, and category support
- user-based security
- advanced search tools
- reporting and graphing
- e-mail and RSS feed support
- customizable issue pages and workflow
- revision control integration
- document management
- customizable fields and personal start pages
- time tracking
- user and issue grouping
- optional wiki and chat integration
- mobile access through MantisTouch[9]
Hardware/software requirements
MantisBT 1.1.x
- PHP 4.3.0 and higher
- MySQL database 4.1.1 and higher, MS SQL, or DB2
- a web server (Apache, IIS, etc.)
More requirement information can be found here.
MantisBT 1.2.x
- PHP 5.2.0 and higher
- MySQL database 4.1.1 and higher, MS SQL, DB2, or PostgreSQL
- a web server (Apache, IIS, etc.)
More requirement information can be found here.
Videos, screenshots, and other media
An online demo is available on the MantisBT site, though it appears users must register for access to it.
A video demonstrating the installation of Mantis can be found on YouTube.
Further reading
- "Mantis Bug Tracker Blog". MantisBT.org. http://www.mantisbt.org/blog/.
External links
- Mantis Bug Tracker project page on SourceForge
- Mantis Bug Tracker Wiki
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "MantisBT". SourceForge.net. 4 February 2006. http://sourceforge.net/projects/mantisbt/files/mantis-stable/1.0.0/. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "MantisBT". SourceForge.net. http://sourceforge.net/projects/mantisbt/. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "This commit was generated by cvs2svn to compensate for changes in r4". GitHub.com. https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/91417fa8908afab2554be800ed82aaf5194cdd0b#diff-1. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Mantis 1.1.0 Released « Mantis Bug Tracker Blog". Mantisbt.org. 20 December 2007. http://www.mantisbt.org/blog/?p=21. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "MantisBT Git - mantisbt.git/commit". Git.mantisbt.org. 10 November 2008. http://git.mantisforge.org/w/mantisbt.git?a=commit;h=3dc1e8439ff7cdf87404b412b710fcda6325a26e. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ↑ Reese, John (22 February 2010). "MantisBT 1.2.0 Released". Mantisbt.org. http://www.mantisbt.org/blog/?p=76. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ↑ "Project of the Month, April 2010 - Mantis Bug Tracker". SourceForge.net. April 2010. http://sourceforge.net/blog/potm-201004/. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ↑ "Mantis Feature List". MantisBT.org. http://www.mantisbt.org/wiki/doku.php/mantisbt:features. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ↑ "MantisTouch for MantisBT". MantisBT.org. http://www.mantistouch.org/. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
