Xanadu has been coming along nicely since I last posted about it and made the repository private a while ago. Since then, I’ve been focused on a huge client project and spending my remaining time working on Xanadu. Xanadu is now my core focus, as the client project has moved into maintenance.
It’s still a bit early for announcements, but if you’re interested in PHP Web Apps, get in touch… I’ll be posting more over time in this thread. 
Why Xanadu?
Xanadu is a platform for developing Database-Driven Web Apps that use NGINX, PHP, HTML, Bootstrap, CSS, Javascript, and MySQL.
Xanadu isn’t like other platforms or frameworks. We’re old-school developers who use a mix of procedural and object-oriented code in a way that reflects reality. Start with a Page and add Elements. The Page Body generally contains Cards with Elements like Tables, Labels, Inputs, and Buttons. Simple.
It’s been a long road. We’ve been developing Database-Driven Apps for decades with FileMaker and Xojo, both closed-source platforms. FileMaker rocks, but licensing has become expensive. Xojo has fantastic pricing but is perpetually buggy.
We landed on PHP because it is affordable, solid, and open-source.
I’m looking for like-minded developers and help small businesses convert their FileMaker or Xojo solutions.
More info: Xanadu | CampSoftware
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It would be interesting to explore Xanadu but what type of involvement you are looking for?
That said.
There are already lots of tools that allow one to build web app in PHP and these tools are mature and feature rich.
So why spend resourced on Xanadu.
For example we have used PHP Maker, PHP Runner, RAD Systems, Wappler, etc. for building web app powered by MySQL and PHP.
Personally one thing that has always bugged me is that such tools do not have build in facility to generate print ready documents (PDF). Does Xanadu, being targeted for those building database driven business web apps, support generating print ready documents (PDFs)?
BTW, We have also used WinDev for Web to build web app that require lots of features. This is the only dev tool that has a very powerful report builder that I have seen till date.
At first, I was going to say I don’t know, but my goal is to help others in the same boat and at the same time, shift my work/income to Xanadu.
It drives me nuts that FileMaker and Xojo both started off fantastically, and down the road, they both “altered the deal” in a Darth Vader way.
I’ve been working on Xanadu for a long while now while working for a client three days a week. They have been having issues, so I started pushing more. A week ago, they ended my scheduled days to move to as-needed. So now ALL my time is going into Xanadu. Currently, I have a handful of clients who are successfully using Xanadu now, and I’d like to increase that.
I’ll be posting more about this over time…
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