Mantis is a web-based bugtracking system. Mantis project is written in the PHP scripting language and requires the MySQL database and a webserver. Mantis has been installed on Windows, MacOS, OS/2, and a variety of Unix operating systems. Almost any web browser should be able to function as a client. It is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

Mantis is free to use and modify. It is free to redistribute as long as you abide by the distribution terms of the GPL.

The goals for this project are to produce and maintain a lightweight and simple bugtracking system. Additions of complexity and/or features are modular and configurable so that users can be shielded from unwanted clutter.

The product is designed to be easily modifiable, customizable, and upgradeable. Anyone with intermediate PHP and MySQL experience should be able to customize Mantis to suit their needs.


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Here are some key features of "Mantis":

· Free
· Easy installation
· Web based
· Platform independent
· Multiple projects
· Multiple languages
· Emailing
· Simple Search
· Viewing filters
· PHP

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· MantisBT 1.2.2 is a security update for the stable 1.2.x branch. All installations that are currently running any 1.2.x version are advised to upgrade to this release.

· Issue #11952 covers a security fix to the display of inline attachments, where “Arbitrary inline attachment rendering could lead to cross-domain scripting or other browser attacks”. See http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=11952 for further details and information.

· Also included with 1.2.2 are a range of translation updates, regression fixes, and bug fixes, including multiple SOAP API-related bugs and regressions.