> -----Original Message-----
> From: Warrick Wilson [mailto:warrickw@stripped]
> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 12:09
> To: mysql@stripped
> Subject: Web-based reporting tool?
>
>
> This seems to be a common question, but answers aren't that common...
>
> What are people using as a web-based reporting tool? I'd like
> to add a
> user-facing interface to allow users to run pre-defined
> reports (in which
> they may need to enter data, like "Start Date" and "End
> Date") against their
> data.
>
> I've done a bunch of Google searching, and there's always
> Crystal Reports.
> That is cost-prohibitive currently, though I was discussing
> this with them.
> However, there are issues where we may want to split our
> current database
> server into a larger number of servers, and then the license
> issues crop up
> again.
>
> What else is good and reliable? I'm looking at QLR Manager,
> looked at Agata,
> downloaded a number of other programs to find out they are
> intended for
> running on the desktop (as opposed to being a web-based app).
> I'm not overly
> concerned with language, either, although the database server
> is currently a
> Windows box. I'm using PHP for some stuff, but could run
> Java, etc. if
> needed for the right software.
>
> Thanks.
If they're pre defined reports that just require date ranges or simple
arguments then why not simply build a php website that
Has a these reports on them. You can use simple forms to collect the
criteria from the user and then generate the report.
I use this extensively in my company for distributing information. No
licensing to worry about and and exporting the reports to a
Spreadsheet with a "download" button is fairly easy as well.
