PHP Gift Registry

PHP Gift Registry (phpgiftreg)

Description

The PHP Gift Registry is a web-enabled gift registry intended for use among a circle of family members or friends. It is intended to fill the following purposes:

Permit the long-term storage of a list of items one desires, along with its price, where it can be bought, and (optionally) a URL where it can be viewed.
Enabled items to be "locked" by one shopper so that the same item is not bought by someone else.

Its features include:

A single unifying view of items on your own list and people whose lists you can view.
A now-optional request/permit system by which you can control who can see your list.
A "checkin/checkout" system which allows you to reserve items on someone's list.
An in-system messaging system by which users can be informed of item deletions or custom announcements.
New users can request accounts. Optionally, administrators will be informed about the request, and they can then approve or reject the request. Either way, the user will be informed by e-mail.
A site-customizable ranking system for items.
An events system for users to add significant (read: gift-bearing) events which will show up on others' displays when the event nears.

How to Get It and Use It

The software can be downloaded from SourceForge.net in the Files area. Installation instructions can be found within the tarball, or can be read here. You will require the following software:

Apache 1.3.x or Apache 2.x or later.
PHP 4.x or later. (register_globals = Off is okay, too.)
MySQL 3.x or later.
An operating system capable of running all of the above.

I have personally tested this application on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Slackware Linux, Fedora Core 1 and FreeBSD with varying versions of Apache, PHP and MySQL. I have encountered no issues.

phpgiftreg in Action

Main view

Shopping view

Edit item

Documentation

I don't have documentation written yet. Luckily, using the website is self-explanatory.