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Title: Possible eCS full featured accounting program?
Post by: rdonnelly on 2008.12.23, 22:57:07
I downloaded a Firefox based accounting program, it runs PHP files. This may be usable with eCS?

http://nolapro.com/index-5.html
Title: Re: Possible eCS full featured accounting program?
Post by: Pete on 2008.12.24, 01:28:56
Hi

I had a quick look at the url and can see a download link called "NolaPro Download Center Windows & Linux".

My guess is that there is a need for software on the client system and there is not an eCS(OS/2) package. You could always email and ask - the Contact link is at the bottom of the download page.

Regards

Pete
Title: Re: Possible eCS full featured accounting program?
Post by: rdonnelly on 2008.12.24, 01:42:21
I am using it on linux. Being it runs on a bunch of PHP files, I thought it could run on any browser with a little configuring. You need appache, mysql, and a few other things. Not sure, but most likely the differnce between the windoze and linux version is the way it is packaged? It does not actually get installed, just copy all files to a web enabled directory, then run it from firefox.
Title: Re: Possible eCS full featured accounting program?
Post by: Joachim on 2008.12.24, 02:09:32
I also downloaded it, just to have a look. It seems it should work fine, when you read the install requirements:

* In order to use the NolaPro Web Installer, you need to have Apache 1.3.x or 2.x running as well as PHP 4.4 or higher installed.

However, two things are against us:

- it needs the Zend optimizer (possibly just for some plugins; but it states "necessary for running encrypted NolaPro pages") which just isn't available for eCS
- it needs the setting of a variable that is only available in PHP 5 (register_long_arrays) although, this may not be as showstopperr, it does block the installer.

As I don't use PHP 5 yet on my local test setup, I couldn't install it. But I guess it should work fine. It goes well with the AMP4eCS project (http://www.amp4ecs.de/)
After reading some support forums of NolaPro, I think the Zend Optimizer is a real requirement, so it will be a no go, until that is available.
Title: Re: Possible eCS full featured accounting program?
Post by: rdonnelly on 2008.12.24, 05:37:13
Well, you surely know more about it then me joachim.  Sorry to get your hopes up, yes Zend is the deal breaker.
Title: Re: Possible eCS full featured accounting program?
Post by: rdonnelly on 2008.12.26, 21:37:14
There actually is a way to run this from any OS, the only catch is it runs on Nola Pro's server for about $200.00 per year. No installation or maintenance on your part. Just connect with Firefox. So yes, OS2 finally has a full featured accounting program in a sense.