PHP Booking System

booking system for online room reservations

[mattclayb]

Hello all.

I require a php based booking system, to integrate with a website.

The booking system would be used for taking online reservations for hotel rooms.

It needs to have -

- a search facility, to search by availability (ie date of arrival and checkout)

- ability to make reservations online, with automated email booking confirmation

- ability to set different room rates for different days and events

- ideally ability to take payments, or integrate with another payment gateway (such as romancart) but must uintegrate with the HSBC epayments processor.

- a back end management system to manage, room prices and availability

The payments part isn't essential as we can integrate the booking system with a payment process ourselves.

We don't mind if the system is commercial and we have to pay for it, but ideally we would like unencrypted source code, so that we can customise the system.

I know this a lot to ask but appreciate all help and ideas!
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Thanks!

[eelixduppy]

Your best bet is checking the online script repositories such as [hotscripts.com...] , [sourceforge.net...] , [freshmeat.net...] , [opensourcecms.com...] , etc... A quick google search might give you some results to take a peek at, as well.

[vincevincevince]

Assuming this needs to result in a good quality product I suggest having a development firm quote you for it. That way you don't need to modify it later.

[eelixduppy]

>> good quality product

You have to search around but there are good quality open-source projects out there. Of course to get all the specifics you'd need to do some custom coding in the first place, but why pay to reinvent the wheel? Building off an open-source project will be faster and cheaper.

[vincevincevince]

Building off an open source project limits your asset value, exposes you to significant security risks (witness the large number of security patches for all major PHP OSS systems), puts you in the position of having to avoid customisation as you then won't be able to apply new critical patches, and presents your coders with often unnecessarily complex and convoluted coding methods that actually slow things down.

I guess if you are happy with a skinned standard OSS booking system for a small two-room bed and breakfast then you should go for OSS, but if you are a serious commercial concern (rated hotel, etc.) you really do need to get it done bespoke.

[numnutz]

Hi I used this room booking system for an internal project - it does require work to be made usable but has been upgraded since I used it.

[mrbs.sourceforge.net...]

if url gets deleted search sourceforge for MRBS

hope this is useful

nn :)