Harvey take a look at http://reports.zoho.com/login/login.jsp.
SAAS solution, free to get started, maybe this will work since you want your client to have a self serve system. Adi On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 6:24 AM, Harvey Kane <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, looking at the demo vid this looks just like what I'm after - thanks > for the heads up, I hadn't seen this in my own searching. I'll have a go at > installing shortly and try to get some reports out of it. If this doesn't > work out I'll look at some of the other suggestions. > > The key for me is the interface for creating the reports - the client > doesn't want to have to chase me to get small changes done, and I don't want > to be chased for small changes either. Writing my own reports in HTML and > converting to PDF is something I'd rather avoid. > > Thanks, > > Harvey. > > > On 16/06/2010 12:17 p.m., Dick Vlaanderen wrote: > > Hi > > I have used the BIRT report generator for some complex reporting. It is > very powerful. It is java based but integrates well with PHP. > > Dick > > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 12:12 PM, php&delphi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I did this, you can create base html page for report page, then use >> html2pdf to make PDF, or by a google pdf generator project (I can not >> remember the name, you can do google for it, like: whk****.exe), and >> also you can do excel export easily by this way. >> >> Hope it is useful for you. >> >> >> Jin >> >> -- >> Web App Developer >> Platinum safety Ltd >> >> On Jun 16, 12:00 pm, Harvey Kane <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Can anyone recommend a good report-writing package for PHP/MySQL? >> > >> > My client needs to replace generate reports from a reasonably >> > straightforward MySQL database structure. They want a bit of control >> > over the data that is included, a nice interface, and a nicely presented >> > PDF report that can be cutomised without too much drama (to get the >> > presentation looking just so). >> > >> > Their needs are probably a bit complex for a custom-written package, and >> > I'm sure there must be something suitable off the shelf out there. >> > >> > Any pointers appreciated, thanks. >> > >> > Harvey. >> > >> > -- >> > Harvey Kane >> > >> > Phone: >> > - Auckland: +64 9 950 4133 >> > - Wanaka: +64 3 746 8133 >> > - Mobile: +64 21 811 951 >> > >> > Email: [email protected] >> > If you need to contact me urgently, please read my email >> policywww.ragepank.com/email/ >> >> -- >> NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug >> To post, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send email to >> [email protected]<nzphpug%[email protected]> >> > > > > -- > Warm Regards > > Dick Vlaanderen > 021 216 6100 > -- > NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug > To post, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] > > > > -- > Harvey Kane > > Phone: > - Auckland: +64 9 950 4133 > - Wanaka: +64 3 746 8133 > - Mobile: +64 21 811 951 > > Email: [email protected] > If you need to contact me urgently, please read my email policy > www.ragepank.com/email/ > > -- > NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug > To post, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected]<nzphpug%[email protected]> > -- NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]
