What is Fantastico?
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.