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PHP Project Management API to Create MS Project MPP Files

Open Source PHP Project Management Library for Creating, Reading & Managing Project (MPP) Data, such as Tasks, Resources, Calendars, Dependencies and much more.

What is PHPProject Library?

PHPProject is a handy tool from PHPOffice, available for free. It’s created to help you handle Microsoft Project (.MPP) files using PHP API. If you’re a software developer dealing with PHP projects that need to work with Microsoft Project data, PHPProject is a powerful solution. With this library, you can effortlessly generate new Microsoft Project files with just a few lines of PHP code. This tool is great for creating project plans in web apps. You can easily add it to your current PHP apps and frameworks. It offers strong security like authentication and authorization to keep your data safe.

PHPProjec is a project management library based on PHP. It gives you a solid structure to handle projects, tasks, and resources. The system is made to be adaptable, expandable, and simple to combine with different PHP programs. Among the key elements of this toolkit are starting new projects and handling associated tasks, following current projects, forming new tasks, assigning and monitoring tasks, overseeing resources, tailoring and broadening current features to match your distinct requirements, producing Gantt charts, transferring project data to different formats like XML and JSON, and more. The library can be used across different platforms and environments, providing flexibility and ease of integration into diverse systems. By incorporating PHPProject into your development stack, you can automate project file creation, ensure data consistency, and streamline your workflow.

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Getting Started with PHPProjec

The recommend way to install PHPProject is via Composer. Please use the following commands for a smooth installation.

Install PHPProject via NuGet

// add the following lines to your composer.json.
{
    "require": {
       "phpoffice/phpproject": "dev-master"
    }
}

You can download the directly from GitHub page

Better Project Management via PHP Library

The open source PHPProject library allows software developers to create applications that can easily create and manage projects without any external dependencies. Define project properties such as the project name, start date, and working calendars. Handle tasks, set milestones, and track progress efficiently. The library also allows you to manage tasks with ease. The following example demonstrates, how software developers can create project inside PHP applications.

How to Create a New Project inside PHP Applications?

require_once 'path/to/PhpProject.php';

$project = new \PhpProject\Project();
$project->setTitle('My Project');
$project->setDescription('This is my project description');
$project->save();

Advanced Task Management via PHP

The open source PHPProject library makes it easy for software developers to create and manage tasks inside their PHP applications. The library supports defining and managing tasks with detailed properties, including start and end dates, assigned resources, and task dependencies. Establish relationships between tasks using various dependency types like Finish-to-Start (FS), Start-to-Start (SS), and more. The following example shows, how software developers can create a tasks inside an existing projects using PHP commands.

How to Create a Tasks inside a Projects via PHP?

require_once 'path/to/PhpProject.php';

$task = new \PhpProject\Task();
$task->setTitle('My Task');
$task->setDescription('This is my task description');
$task->setProjectId(1); // Assign the task to the project with ID 1
$task->save();

Resource Allocation & Custom Calendars

The open source PHPProject library allows software developers to assign new resources and manage allocated resources to your project via PHP library. This includes defining resources such as personnel, equipment, or materials, and assigning these resources to specific tasks. Manage resource availability, and track their utilization across different tasks within the project. Moreover, developers can easily define custom calendars to manage working days, holidays, and specific time rules. These calendars can be assigned to the entire project or individual resources, ensuring accurate scheduling. The following example shows how to allocate resources to a project task inside PHP applications.

How to Allocate Resources to a Project Task inside PHP Apps?

require_once 'path/to/PhpProject.php';

$resource = new \PhpProject\Resource();
$resource->setUsername('john.doe');
$resource->setEmail('john.doe@example.com');
$resource->save();

$task = new \PhpProject\Task();
$task->setId(1); // Assign the task with ID 1
$task->assignResource($resource->getId());