MantisBT – a free web-based bugtracking system

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MantisBT is a free popular web-based bugtracking system that is implemented in PHP scripting language and works with MySQL, MS SQL, and PostgreSQL databases and a webserver.  Almost any web browser can able to function as a client. It is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). The latest stable version available for download is 1.2.2 and The latest development version is 1.3.0-dev.

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Mantis Feature List

  • Easy to Install (both internally and in hosted environments).
  • Easy to evaluate
  • Simple User Experience
  • Web Based
  • Twitter Integration
  • Supports any platform that runs PHP (Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris, AS400/i5, etc)
  • Available in 68 localizations.
  • Customizable Issue Pages
  • Multiple Projects per instance
  • Users can have a different access level per project
  • Search and Filter
    • Full Text Search
    • Simple/Advanced Filters
    • Shared Filters (across users / projects)
  • Built-in Reporting (reports / graphs)
  • Email notifications
  • Users can monitor specific issues
  • Attachments (can be saved on webserver or in database – can also backup to an FTP account)
  • RSS Feeds (news, issues matching saved filters, issues matching a specific project)
  • Signup with Captcha and Email Confirmation.
  • Export to csv, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word
  • Ability to extended functionality through hook (custom) functions.
  • Ability to extended functionality through plugins.
  • Reporting issues via Email (available as a patch for 1.1.x and plugin for 1.2.x)
  • Source Control Integration (GIT, SVN and CVS).
  • No limit on the number of users, issues, or projects.
  • Public / Private Projects – Public project accessible to all users, private are only accessible to those explicitly added.
  • Public / Private Notes – Private notes are accessible to users with a specific access level to the relevant project.
  • Attachment Auto-Preview
  • Easy hyperlinks to issues and issue notes (e.g. #123 hyper links to issue number 123).
  • Ability to view recently visited issues (the last 5 visited issues are visible by default at the top right corner).
  • Authentication
    • Default Mantis Authentication (recommended)
    • LDAP Integration
    • HTTP Basic Authentication Support
    • Active Directory Integration (patches available)
  • Chat Integration (optional)
  • Multi-DBMS Support – Mantis uses ADODB as an abstraction library to support multiple DBMSes.
    • MySQL
    • MS SQL
    • PostgreSQL
    • Oracle (experimental)
    • DB2 (in progress)
  • Webservice (SOAP) interface (MantisConnect)
    • A SOAP web service that is implemented in PHP and can be consumed from any language that supports SOAP web services.
    • .NET Client Library
    • Java Client Library
    • Cocoa Client Library
  • Support for mobile devices (MantisWAP).
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