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    Suggestions for free help desk?

    Hi all. I've got a little reseller account that I use to host sites for my family and friends. I'd like to set up a help desk area for my "clients" to be able to send me requests. In all honesty I'm not sure it'll be used and I don't make any money from these hosting accounts because I host them all for free so I'm looking for a good free helpdesk program.

    My cpanel account comes with OneOrZeroHelpDesk and phpSupportTickets. I have no problem downloading other scripts as well. I thought I'd ask here first before I start installing random help desk programs. Anybody have any suggestions?

    Thanks in advance,

    Matt

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    We tested out phpSupportTickets before going with PerlDesk; it was a good piece of software if you just need something simple.
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    Hey We usually direct our client to use Help center live. It integrates live chat and a support desk together and its free. This comes in the fantastico bundle. But i don't know if your host has this on there cpanel. There are 6 different support ticket desk programs to choose from.

    Hope this helps .

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    http://www.helpcenterlive.com/

    Thats the link for you.

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    Thanks for the suggestions! I'll give those a try.

    Matt

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    I'd also recommend HCL. I had a quick look at it before using Kayako.

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    There is also OSTickets It's also free.

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    Yes i also use Ostickets. Its good and easy to install.

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    Originally posted by intek
    There are 6 different support ticket desk programs to choose from..
    Can you name which 6?

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    Originally posted by hostchamp
    Can you name which 6?
    Crafty Syntax Live Help
    Help Center Live
    osTicket
    PHP Support Tickets
    Support Logic Helpdesk
    Support Services Manager

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    I highly recommend support-logic.com
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    Chalk up another vote for osticket, works great for me.
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    Maybe a forum would be a good idea too. Create a small community for your friends. Just an idea...

    Cheers!

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    i am impressed with support logic, is osTicket or Help Center Live better then this? if yes then what features differ?

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    support-logic.com has been just terrific so far. My clients particularly like the email piping feature. But then, I'm with one of the better-known and respected reselling providers, so I only get tickets when the client screws up.

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    u mean customer sends email and a ticket is created automatically?

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    Originally posted by hostchamp
    u mean customer sends email and a ticket is created automatically?
    Yes.
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    I like phpCoin (http://www.phpcoin.com/) ... has a pretty good help ticket system, and will do account maintenance items too (billing, etc.) Has a FAQ section you can populate, and "articles" you can manage also.

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    Originally posted by fshagan
    I like phpCoin (http://www.phpcoin.com/) ... has a pretty good help ticket system, and will do account maintenance items too (billing, etc.) Has a FAQ section you can populate, and "articles" you can manage also.
    can u post ur url where u r using phpcoin?

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