Classroom booking System

[Jona]

Hey all,

I know this has been discussed here before but I can't find the topic for the life of me. What classroom booking systems are avaliable (open source and/or free and preferable). I'm looking to integrate it with out custom helpdesk system.

 

I know vagely of the Devizes one which seems to do the job but wasn't very asthetically pleasing last time I tried it..... I'm sure there used to be one called schoolsbookingsystem or something....??

 

If anyone knows of anything else it would be gratly appreciated.

 

Cheers

Jona

[danIT]

Google is your firend:

Whack this in google:

 

site:edugeek.net room booking

[siuko]

MRBS

 

MRBS is the one I've used for years now.... works a treat and its free!

[PEO]

webman has made a super booking system http://www.classroombookings.com just tried the link but its not working may be worth sending craig a PM :-)

[webman]

Yes, unfortunately I'm suffering from the Great Fasthosts Password Debacle.

 

Download here - Classroombookings 1.0.0, tar.gz, 963kB.

[Jona]

Thanks guys that an awesome help!

[mrforgetful]

Does anyone know of one that's Windows based and has days broken up into Periods not half hour timeslots?

[webman]

My classroombookings does that, is PHP, and will run on Apache on Windows.

[mrforgetful]

hehe I know it does calm down man!

 

I've never usd Apache that's all only IIS so figured I might not have to spend time learning it, also will Apache run alongside IIS or will it need to go on another server?

[ninjabeaver]

I use this one http://folders.devizes.wilts.sch.uk/download/BookingSystem3/Help.asp?Version=3.5.1

 

Staff love it as well.

 

Free.

[webman]

Your best option is to use WAMP Server which includes Apache, PHP and MySQL - all you need to get up and running on Windows. AFAIK it can run alongside IIS but one or the other will have to use a different TCP port (8080 for example).

[localzuk]

Apache can run alongside IIS, so long as you set the port to be different to the one IIS is running on. But then you'd either have to use http://blah.com:81 or whatever to access the site, or use reverse-proxy to hide that port change.

[plock]

I use this one http://folders.devizes.wilts.sch.uk/download/BookingSystem3/Help.asp?Version=3.5.1

 

Staff love it as well.

 

Free.

 

Me too!

[zag]

Yes, unfortunately I'm suffering from the Great Fasthosts Password Debacle.

 

Download here - Classroombookings 1.0.0, tar.gz, 963kB.

 

Just installed this on IIS and I get this error when I load it for the first time.

 

An Error Was Encountered

Error Number: 1146

Table 'crbs.users' doesn't exist

SELECT users.username, users.lastlogin, users.authlevel, school.school_id FROM users JOIN school ON school.school_id = users.school_id WHERE users.username = 0 LIMIT 1

 

Any ideas? I thought it didnt need any tables on first run?

[webman]

It should just go directly to the installation page on first visit. You could import the .sql file manually though.

 

Is PHP and MySQL known to be working on your IIS setup?

[zag]

It should just go directly to the installation page on first visit. You could import the .sql file manually though.

 

Is PHP and MySQL known to be working on your IIS setup?

 

Ok imported the database fine using myphpadmin but when I go to the main url which is http://10.1.130.12/rooms/ I get redirected to

 

http://10.1.130.12/rooms/index.php/site/home

 

I'm guessing the paths are wrong somewhere but I checked the config and my default path is correct as far as I can see.

 

$config['base_url'] = 'http://10.1.130.12/rooms/';

 

EDIT: or maybe its a linux/windows thing?

[webman]

Did you do the install page after you imported the tables?

[zag]

I cant get to any page thats the problem, it just re-directs to

 

http://10.1.130.12/rooms/index.php/site/home

 

Whats the url of the install page? Instructions say to go to the main index.

[mrforgetful]

Nah I give up, I've installed WAMPServer and dragged the CRBS folder in but getting loads of errors from loads of things.

 

A tutorial might help but until then I'll stick with what we use already. Knowing nothing about any of these things and the nature of these bundles I don't know where to start, permissions, crbs, mysql, php, apache, it could be any or none or all of those.

 

It's me really.

[Blind]

As recommended to me on this site, we now use a shared spreadsheet with google docs.

 

I've set it up to reserve computer labs and IT resources like projector carts. If you signup for the free apps for education program you can limit it nicely to your domain and give your teachers email and sharable calendars too.

[mrforgetful]

I have issues with Google's privacy.

[webman]

What's wrong with Google's privacy?

 

There only documentation I have is for NIX-based system and is very basic due to lack of time etc etc.

[mrforgetful]

The way they scan your data and target ads, isn't that just what Spyware does that we spend so much time fighting?

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6740075.stm

 

Maybe I'm just paranoid, but those friendly bright letters have some serious issues behind them I'm sure.

 

Now Microsoft, they can have all the data on me they want

[Blind]

I'm not in the business of defending Google's business practices or interesting in arguing about these types of issues, but if you do the apps for education, you can turn the ads off for all services with a single radio button.

[ChrisS]

I put in MRBS recently on an old curriculum desktop running Ubuntu 7.10 server (soon to be on more suitable hardare). Works a treat, staff think it's great. Cost us £0! I use it to book other stuff besides rooms - portable multimedia for example.