What is Fantastico?

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Fantastico is a script library that many web hosts install on their web servers. It allows you to install complete web applications to your website with a click of a button. These web applications could be a blog, a forum, a photo gallery, a content management or something else.
Why use Fantastico?

Fantastico makes it almost trivial to install certain web applications. It will create a database, copy the files, adjust permissions, and set up the configuration files. It also allows you to quickly upgrade your web application when an update is released. This is a very important feature. Why? Because new bugs or security flaws are found in web applications all the time. If you don’t quickly update your copy of the application to the newest version then you could be attacked.

What scripts can be installed using Fantastico?

The list of web applications that can be installed using Fantastico depends on what your web host has set-up. Most web hosts allow you to install:

Blogs

    b2evolution
    Nucleus
    pMachine Free
    WordPress

Content Management

    Drupal
    Geeklog
    Joomla
    Mambo Open Source
    PHP-Nuke
    phpWCMS
    phpWebSite
    Post-Nuke
    Siteframe
    Typo3
    Xoops

Customer Relationship

    Crafty Syntax Live Help
    Help Center Live
    osTicket
    PerlDesk
    PHP Support Tickets
    Support Logic Helpdesk
    Support Services Manager

Discussion Boards

    phpBB2
    SMF

E-Commerce

    CubeCart
    OS Commerce
    Zen Cart

F.A.Q.

    FAQMasterFlex

Guestbooks

    ViPER Guestbook

Hosting Billing

    AccountLab Plus
    phpCOIN

Image Galleries

    4Images Gallery
    Coppermine Photo Gallery
    Gallery

Mailing Lists

    PHPlist

Polls and Surveys

    Advanced Poll
    phpESP
    PHPSurveyor

Project Management

    dotProject
    PHProjekt

Site Builders

    Soholaunch Pro Edition
    Templates Express

Wiki

    TikiWiki
    PhpWiki

Other Scripts

    Dew-NewPHPLinks
    Moodle
    Noahs Classifieds
    Open-Realty
    phpAdsNew
    PHPauction
    phpFormGenerator
    WebCalendar

An updated list of scripts that can be installed by Fantastico can be found on its official web site.