Automated News Aggregator: PHP RSS Reader

PHP RSS Reader is an application which can crawl an unlimited number of feeds & presents them with an easy-to-use interface.
For an organized navigation, It is possible to create categories & place feeds inside them.
A handy feature is "keyword-based" categories which can auto-move items with the keywords mentioned into the related categories which is great for anyone who follows multiple feeds but hunts for specific keywords.

PHP RSS Reader comes with a complete admin panel where every setting can be controlled.
The application creates SEO-friendly URLs for every category & article which is important for anyone who will use PHP RSS Reader for creating a feed-based website rather than using it as a personal feed-reader.
It is possible to change the look & feel of the interface by simply playing with the CSS files.
There is a web-based installer that help making the application online in a few minutes.
PHP RSS Reader comes with 2 versions:

• free version (has some limitations like no keyword-categorization & unlimited sub-categories)
• complete, paid version which includes all the features.

The application is a must-check for anyone looking for an advanced RSS reader, planning to create a feed-based website or integrate feeds into an application (where PHP RSS Reader can be used only as the backend engine).
P.S. This post is a sponsored review.

Requirements: PHP & MySQL
Website: http://www.phprssreader.com/
Demo: http://www.phprssreader.com/demo/
Download: http://www.phprssreader.com/free-version/

chive: A Promising MySQL Manager

chive is an open source & web-based MySQL management application that is built with PHP.
It can achieve the most common tasks like creating, editing & executing:

• databases
• tables
• indices, keys, triggers, views, routines
• privileges management
• import/export

The application has a built-in editor with syntax-highlighting which is nice when running complex queries & an easy-to-use interface that makes browsing fast.
chive has one major fallback (which may pr may not effect you): it only supports MySQL 5+.

Requirements: PHP 5.1+, MySQL 5+
Website: http://www.chive-project.com/
Download: http://www.chive-project.com/Download

Ajaxed PHP Calendar For Displaying Availability

Ajax Availability Calendar is an open source PHP application for displaying the availability of an item (hotel room, appointment, etc.).
It comes with an Ajaxed administration panel (multiple admin users are supported) to manage the calendar.

The application is multilingual & unlimited number of items can be added under multiple languages.
Months displayed are changed with Ajax requests where no refreshes are required & it can be totally styled via CSS.

Requirements: PHP 4+ & MySQL
Website: http://www.ajaxavailabilitycalendar.com/
Demo: http://www.ajaxavailabilitycalendar.com/demo
Backend Demo: http://www.ajaxavailabilitycalendar.com/calendar/ac-...
Backend Demo - User-Pass: User:admin - Password:demo
Download: http://www.ajaxavailabilitycalendar.com/download

Instant CMS For Static Websites: Phpns

Phpns is an open source news/content management system that will enable you to add dynamic content to any website with one line of code.

The application is not a complicated or a full-featured CMS. Rather, it is a simpler one which is very suitable for managing basic websites.

Phpns

It comes with variables like adding pagination, displaying summary or the full content, RSS generation & much more.

Phpns is multi-user, can create SEO-friendly URLs & optionally, helps you create/manage templates.

The application is built with PHP, uses MySQL for storing the data & comes with a web-based installer.

Requirements: PHP & MySQL
Website: http://phpns.alecwh.com/