foodstamp
09-27-2003, 08:01 PM
please note I am no writer by any means. So if you see a mistyped word ten flame if ya want. It wont bother me. What you are about to read is the past 2 years in my life of starting a web hosting business.
First off let me start by saying thanks for reading if you do. This article must not be reproduce in any way shape or form period.
So now that you have your reseller account setup you probably want to know where all this "FREE" software is. Well first were gonna learn about this "FREE" software. The software I used when I first started was open source except my billing program.
What is open source? Well there's many different definitions of open source but ill use the one from OSI (http://www.opensource.org/) The basic idea behind open source is very simple: When programmers can read, redistribute, and modify the source code for a piece of software, the software evolves. People improve it, people adapt it, people fix bugs. And this can happen at a speed that, if one is used to the slow pace of conventional software development, seems astonishing.
We in the open source community have learned that this rapid evolutionary process produces better software than the traditional closed model, in which only a very few programmers can see the source and everybody else must blindly use an opaque block of bits.
Open Source Initiative exists to make this case to the commercial world.
Open source software is an idea whose time has finally come. For twenty years it has been building momentum in the technical cultures that built the Internet and the World Wide Web. Now it's breaking out into the commercial world, and that's changing all the rules. Are you ready?
With that out of the way here is some links and short descriptions. And my rating with 5 being the highest.
Rank 4
Phpmysupport (http://www.phpmysupport.com/)phpMySupport is a FREE CRM (Customer Relationship Manager) with NO ADVERTISEMENTS and runs completely on YOUR SERVER.
Rank 3.9
Php Dig (http://phpdig.toiletoine.net/)
PhpDig is a http spider/search engine written in Php with a MySql database in backend.
Indexing after indexing, PhpDig builds a glossary with the key words found in indexed pages. On a search query, it displays a result page with documents which contains the search keys, ranked by occurence.
Rank 4.8
Support Services Manager (http://scripts.sheddtech.com/ssm/)
SSM is your complete support desk, knowledge base management, and customer relations management solution!
Rank 4.3
Invisions Board (http://www.invisionboard.com/)
Unlimited free trial!
Fast and efficient programming and database usage
Customize the look of every page using standard HTML in the skinning system
Powerful and easy to use administration area and tools to control your board and your members
No limits on storage of posts or topics
COPPA support to comply with new laws
Professional support services and enhancements
Rank 4
PHP Coin (http://www.phpcoin.com/) Although I used this very little it has shown great progress
The phpCOIN package is for resellers to handle clients, orders, invoices, and notes.
Well there you go thats the main programs I used and i still use most of them, except invision board and phpcoin. I may write more little articles in the near future or I may not. But Good Luck in your search for becoming a reseller.
For a billing manager I recommend WHM Autopilot (http://www.whmautopilot.com)
First off let me start by saying thanks for reading if you do. This article must not be reproduce in any way shape or form period.
So now that you have your reseller account setup you probably want to know where all this "FREE" software is. Well first were gonna learn about this "FREE" software. The software I used when I first started was open source except my billing program.
What is open source? Well there's many different definitions of open source but ill use the one from OSI (http://www.opensource.org/) The basic idea behind open source is very simple: When programmers can read, redistribute, and modify the source code for a piece of software, the software evolves. People improve it, people adapt it, people fix bugs. And this can happen at a speed that, if one is used to the slow pace of conventional software development, seems astonishing.
We in the open source community have learned that this rapid evolutionary process produces better software than the traditional closed model, in which only a very few programmers can see the source and everybody else must blindly use an opaque block of bits.
Open Source Initiative exists to make this case to the commercial world.
Open source software is an idea whose time has finally come. For twenty years it has been building momentum in the technical cultures that built the Internet and the World Wide Web. Now it's breaking out into the commercial world, and that's changing all the rules. Are you ready?
With that out of the way here is some links and short descriptions. And my rating with 5 being the highest.
Rank 4
Phpmysupport (http://www.phpmysupport.com/)phpMySupport is a FREE CRM (Customer Relationship Manager) with NO ADVERTISEMENTS and runs completely on YOUR SERVER.
Rank 3.9
Php Dig (http://phpdig.toiletoine.net/)
PhpDig is a http spider/search engine written in Php with a MySql database in backend.
Indexing after indexing, PhpDig builds a glossary with the key words found in indexed pages. On a search query, it displays a result page with documents which contains the search keys, ranked by occurence.
Rank 4.8
Support Services Manager (http://scripts.sheddtech.com/ssm/)
SSM is your complete support desk, knowledge base management, and customer relations management solution!
Rank 4.3
Invisions Board (http://www.invisionboard.com/)
Unlimited free trial!
Fast and efficient programming and database usage
Customize the look of every page using standard HTML in the skinning system
Powerful and easy to use administration area and tools to control your board and your members
No limits on storage of posts or topics
COPPA support to comply with new laws
Professional support services and enhancements
Rank 4
PHP Coin (http://www.phpcoin.com/) Although I used this very little it has shown great progress
The phpCOIN package is for resellers to handle clients, orders, invoices, and notes.
Well there you go thats the main programs I used and i still use most of them, except invision board and phpcoin. I may write more little articles in the near future or I may not. But Good Luck in your search for becoming a reseller.
For a billing manager I recommend WHM Autopilot (http://www.whmautopilot.com)