What to use in place of EtherPad? Using php and mySql

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I came across EtherPad but found out shortly afterwards that it has been shelved by Google.

Is there something else that I could use that allows people to collaborate on an online document? It must have version control.

Should I redevelop something instead?

Andre

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 10 '11 at 00:14

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Try Etherpad Lite, its much leighter than the original Etherpad

answered Jul 10 '11 at 00:14

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Looks good, but I have to compile it. I want something I can add to a website running php and mySQL. – andrebruton Jul 11 '11 at 06:24
Etherpad Lite moved here: https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite but did you find something using php and mysql? I asked a new question here: http://stackoverflow.com/q/15098296/1069083 – rubo77 Feb 26 '13 at 20:13

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 10 '11 at 00:31

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TypeWithMe is a slightly modified version of Etherpad. It's pretty darn good. Oh but, you need to view the document every once in a while or itll get wiped.

answered Jul 10 '11 at 00:31

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 31 '13 at 14:18

EtherPad is still available for buidling and deploying and it even have some seldom commits. If you want to use as an user, there are a few deployments of Etherpad (or perhaps modified versions of it) such as:

Besides that, there is a quite comprehensive list of possibilities in this wikipedia entry for collaborative text editing software

Jack Murdoch · Answer 4 · 2011-07-10T09:43:26.257

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I'd recommend Google Docs. You can create new, upload existing, and collaborate online on files like documents, spreadsheets, presentations and drawings. Take a look at their Youtube page for a demonstration.

edited Jul 10 '11 at 09:43

answered Jul 09 '11 at 19:18

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Google Docs is the best, but the answer is so short ;) – Alfred Jul 10 '11 at 09:27
@Alfred I've padded the answer out a bit, no idea how much more I can really mention about it! – Jack Murdoch Jul 10 '11 at 09:44
The only problem is that people have to use their Google username and password to log in before using a document. I do not want them to have to use two logins for the website. Can I embed a word like document for each item that I want to have a editable description for? – andrebruton Jul 11 '11 at 06:26

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 11 '11 at 06:35

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It seems like MobWrite http://code.google.com/p/google-mobwrite/ is a good solution. Just wish it had the versioning information etc that EtherPad had. Does anyone agree or have something better to embed in a PHP and mySQL website?

answered Jul 11 '11 at 06:35

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What to use in place of EtherPad? Using php and mySql

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