September 8, 2017
We have released Inputs package 2.5.0 for KooReport. There are three new UI controls added to the input controls family. These will extend your creativity in building your reports.
Select2
Select2 is a great replacement for select boxes. Select2 gives you a customizable select box with support for searching, tagging and many other highly used options. View example.
BSelect
BSelect is originated from Bootstrap MultiSelect control. It is also a great candidate for replacing the traditional select boxes. The widget supports single select as well as multiselect feature. View example.
RangeSlider
RangeSlider is a beautiful widget to let us select numeric ranges very easily. Instead of traditional ways to input ranges by two dull textboxes, you can replace them with range slider widget. This widget support many cool features such as: handlers connecting, vertical orientation, RTL, scale/ruler and others. View example.
Summary
We will keep adding more nice UI controls to Inputs package so that you will have a lot of choices to make intuitive and impressive reports. if you know any good input controls, please suggest us!
The Inputs package is now also a part of KoolReport Pro. You can own the Inputs package separately or in the KoolReport Pro bundle.
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August 28, 2017
With a simple search, you may find quite number of tools to generate report from MySQL database. However, if you know PHP and look for a versatile reporting tool for MYSQL, which allows you to manipulate data in any direction and to take full controls over the look and feel of your report, KoolReport will be the best choice.
A little knowledge of PHP is enough to handle KoolReport
Programming now becomes a basic skill already. We are not talking about building the large system which requires professional software engineer, we are talking about basic HTML, CSS settings and little PHP knowledge to pull data and make a webpage to show data. PHP is the least learning curve language and everyone can master it the basic within few days if not one. To build a report with KoolReport is even easier since we have sample code everywhere in the example and documentation. People with minimum programming skills can just copy and paste the code and change settings to what they want.
Control over everything
The GUI Reporting Tools for MySQL out there have done a great jobs to help you build report in the fastest way. However, those tools will have to limit a lot of your options, your controls over (1) how data needed to be processed (2) how to display report in the way you want. The tools will generate a generic look and feel in which somehow you have to accept it. BUT, with KoolReport, you control over everything. You can define pipeline to tell how data to be processed. You can build look and feel for your report exactly what you want or what your company requires you to do. There is no problem with inserting your own logos, setting image background, using color themes you like.
Various sources combined
You do not stick to one source at a report. You can combine data from various datasources, from MySQL, SQL Server, even CSV or Excel files to build a central report. Awesome, isn't it.
MySQL reporting is just an options of KoolReport.
Various supporting packages
KoolReport is design to be flexible and extensible. Beside the core of KoolReport, we builds numerous packages to extend the capability of KoolReport. The packages are only need when you need them. Need exporting your report to PDF or image? No problem, there is Export package. Need to analyze data in pivot table? No problem, get the Pivot package. That's simple and easy.
You are back with great supports
Not forget to mention, what make KoolReport a great MySQL Reporting Tool for you is our support. Our team contains almost 5-10 years software engineers working with PHP and MySQL. The developers are also supporters of forum. So talking to supporters, you are talking to the author of the products who knows product the best.
Summary
Of course there are a lot of MySQL reporting tools out there but what make KoolReport different is the freedom or full control it brings to you. The only requirement from you is a little knowledge of PHP and know how to copy and paste code. Once you started using KoolReport, you will get addicted.
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