PhreeBooks accounting program was developed as a free

Free software

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 and open source

Open source

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 web-based Enterprise resource planning

Enterprise resource planning

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 (ERP) application . The program is written in the PHP

PHP

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 scripting language with a MySQL

MySQL

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 database engine. The objective is to provide the small-business community with a multi-language end-to-end enterprise management tool to run in an Internet environment. PhreeBooks is intended to provide a no-cost solution for small business concerns. PhreeBooks is platform independent, browser independent, and can be translated into many languages.

Functionality

Highlights of the program include separate customer and vendor account information, full inventory management and tracking capabilities, complete financial general ledger accountability, check writing, bank account reconciliation, flexible import and export capability, XML

XML

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 Interface to E-commerce shopping carts, robust reporting and form capability, an expandable shipping manager, user level security, and a context sensitive pop-up help system (PhreeHelp).

Flaws

PhreeBooks is somewhat complex to the average user and if you need to use all the features, it has a steep learning curve. It lacks payroll abilities and some help pages are still under development. Currently available only in English, Spanish, Hungarian, Dutch and French.




PhreeBooks is downloadable from Sourceforge

SourceForge

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See also

• Point of sale
  Point of sale
  Point of sale or checkout is the location where a transaction occurs...
  
  
• Content management system
  Content management system
  A content management system is a system providing a collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. These procedures can be manual or computer-based...
  
  
• List of content management systems