What is Xataface?
Xataface is an open source web application framework and content management system (CMS) designed for developing database-driven web applications. It enables rapid application development without writing code by automatically generating a full create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) interface from a MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, or other SQL database schema.
Some key features of Xataface include:
- Automatic generation of forms, lists, reports, charts, menus and more from a database
- Out-of-the-box user management, roles/permissions, and revision tracking
- Modular architecture and extensive plugin system for extensibility
- Customizable templates, layouts, styles, and jQuery-based client-side logic
- RESTful API for integration with other applications
- Support for multiple data sources including SQL, CSV, JSON and XML
Xataface is implemented in PHP and JavaScript and runs on standard LAMP/WAMP platforms. It aims to accelerate building database web applications by handling much of the repetitive CRUD code. The data model and business logic can be modified without touching presentation code. This enables faster iterations compared to traditional coding.
With its flexibility, Xataface is well-suited for internal business apps, dashboards, custom CMS solutions, REST APIs, and more. It has an active open source community contributors continuously adding features and enhancements.
Microsoft Office Access, PHPmaker, LibreOffice - Base, PHP Generator for MySQL, PHPRunner, Oracle APEX, nuBuilder Forte, Scoriet, Form Tools, PHPRad, VFront, Dashboard for MySQL, PHP Object Generator, PHP-MySQL Wizard, Auto Back Office, MobiDB Database, dbFront, No-CMS, WaveMaker, QuintaDB, pollly, Flask-AppBuilder, dbQuikSite, CMS Builder, ScriptArtist are some alternatives to Xataface.