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Comparison of PHPKB Editions

Compare the different editions of PHPKB Knowledge Base Software below to find the one that best suits your requirements. If you have any questions about features, please feel free to contact us.

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User Accounts
Maximum End User Accounts Unlimited Unlimited
Admin User Accounts (License Based) 1 to Unlimited 1 to Unlimited
Users Can Modify Own Profile (Both Admin & End-Users) Yes Yes
Active/Inactive Users Yes Yes
Admin User Levels (Superuser, Editor, Writer, Translator#) Yes Yes
Database
Microsoft SQL Server Support   Yes
MySQL Support Yes Yes
Workflow
Web Based Point and Click Configuration   Yes
Email Notification for New/Updated Items   Yes
Compare Changes With Original Item   Yes
Send Approval/Disapproval Emails to Author   Yes
Assign Approval Queues to Different Groups   Yes
LDAP Integration and Authentication
Microsoft Active Directory   Yes
Novel eDirectory   Yes
Posix Account RFC2307   Yes
Posix Account RFC2307BIS   Yes
Samba Account   Yes
Other   Yes
Sync Account Details   Yes
Map LDAP Groups with PHPKB Groups (Both Admin and End-User)   Yes
User Groups
Inherit Permissions via User Groups Yes Yes
Assign Private Categories to User Groups Yes Yes
Assign KB Memebers to User Groups Yes Yes
Number of User Groups Unlimited Unlimited
Limit Content Viewing to User Groups Yes Yes
Limit Content Creation/Updation to Admin User Groups   Yes
General Features
Quickly Accessible Shortcuts Menu Yes Yes
Help Tips Yes Yes
Completely Web Based Access Yes Yes
Cross Browser Compatibility Yes Yes
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Support Yes Yes
Public and Private Categories for Restricted Access Yes Yes
Instant Article Suggestions on 'Ask A Question' Page Yes Yes
Supports UTF-8 Yes Yes
Supports RTL (Right to Left) Languages# Yes Yes
Supports Multi-Byte Characters# Yes Yes
Specify Alternate SMTP Email Server Yes Yes
Full CSS Support Yes Yes
Modifiable Look and Feel Yes Yes
Integrates Into Existing Website Yes Yes
Glossary Terms Yes Yes
Autolink Glossary Terms in Article Content Yes Yes
Knowledge Publishing
Number of Knowledge Items Unlimited Unlimited
Number of Categories Unlimited Unlimited
Number of Subcategories Unlimited Unlimited
Article Modification History (Versioning) Yes Yes
Rollback to Previous Article Version Yes Yes
User Rating Per Article Version Yes Yes
Specify Future Publish Date Yes Yes
Specify Future Expiry Date Yes Yes
Automatic or Defined Related Articles Yes Yes
Hide Article Yes Yes
Featured Articles Yes Yes
META Data (Description, Keywords) Yes Yes
Article Sorting Yes Yes
Article Attachments Yes Yes
Publish News Items Yes Yes
Automatic Article Number Yes Yes
Article Preview Before Publishing Yes Yes
Quick (Inline) Editing Yes Yes
Import Articles from CSV Yes Yes
WYSIWYG Editing
Font Type, Size, Color and Alignment Yes Yes
Bold, Italic, Underline for Text Yes Yes
Headings (H1-H6) Yes Yes
Bullet Points Yes Yes
Paragraphs Yes Yes
Background Color Yes Yes
Upload, Attach and Link to Images Yes Yes
Hyperlinks Yes Yes
Tables Yes Yes
Forms Yes Yes
Flash Yes Yes
Video (Quicktime, MPEG, Other) Yes Yes
Find and Replace Yes Yes
Spell Check Yes Yes
Attachments
Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Visio, Project) Yes Yes
Adobe PDF Yes Yes
Video Files (Flash, Quicktime, MPEG, Other) Yes Yes
Audio Files (MP3, Wav, Other) Yes Yes
Images Yes Yes
Text Yes Yes
HTML Yes Yes
Other Yes Yes
Custom Fields
Number of Custom Fields Unlimited Unlimited
Assign Custom Fields to Multiple Knowledge Items Yes Yes
Single Option Custom Field (Free Text Entry) Yes Yes
Multiple Option Custom Field (Checkbox) Yes Yes
Knowledge Viewing
Browse by Category or Search Yes Yes
View Last Updated Date Yes Yes
View Custom Fields Yes Yes
Featured Articles Yes Yes
Most Popular Articles Yes Yes
Printer Friendly Version Yes Yes
Email Article to Friend Yes Yes
Subscribe to Article Modification Notices via Email Yes Yes
Add to End User Favorites List Yes Yes
Export to PDF Yes Yes
Static Links (Permalink) Yes Yes
Search
Simple (Keyword) Search Yes Yes
Search by Category Yes Yes
Search by Custom Fields Yes Yes
Search Inside Attachments (PDF, Word, Excel) Yes Yes
Search by Article Rating Yes Yes
Search Terms Logged and Viewable Yes Yes
Wild Card Search Yes Yes
Boolean (AND, OR, NOT) Search Yes Yes
Full Text Search Yes Yes
Search by Popularity Yes Yes
Search Suggestions (Autocomplete) Yes Yes
Backup
Backup Knowledge Base Content (SQL Database) Yes Yes
Backup Selective Database Tables (SQL) Yes Yes
Backup KB Data in Compressed Format (ZIP file) Yes Yes
Backup Knowledge Base Assets (File attachments) Yes Yes
Language Files Backup (Multi-Language Edition) Yes Yes
Manage Backups Yes Yes
Backup Knowledge Base Settings (Configuration) Yes Yes
RSS Syndication
RSS Per Category Yes Yes
RSS for News Items Yes Yes
RSS for Recently Added Items Yes Yes
RSS for Most Popular Items Yes Yes
RSS for Featured Items Yes Yes
User Feedback
Enable/Disable Article Commenting Yes Yes
Automatic or Manual Comment Approval Yes Yes
CAPTCHA on Comment Forms Yes Yes
Enable/Disable Article Ratings Yes Yes
Allow User Comment on Negative Rating Yes Yes
Statistics
Article Summary Report Yes Yes
Most Viewed Articles Yes Yes
Most Popular Articles Yes Yes
Most Discussed Articles Yes Yes
Article Ratings Yes Yes
Staff Contribution Report Yes Yes
Articles Per User Yes Yes
Author Popularity Yes Yes
User Comments Yes Yes
Category Summary Report Yes Yes
Most Popular Categories Yes Yes
Popular Search Terms Yes Yes
Popular Failed Search Terms Yes Yes
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