About phpVMS

phpVMS is a complete virtual airline administration solution. Some features included are PIREPS, schedules, pilot registration, profiles, and statistics; also included are CMS features, including news and creating pages with information for your pilots.

The only requirements are PHP 5 and MySQL - most hosts have these two features. A two step installer is also included, so no tinkering in code or in a database, and "skinning" your site to fit your VA's theme is modeled after Wordpress, phpBB, and other similar applications, to minimize the learning curve.

imageEasy to Use and Setup

phpVMS was designed with ease of use in mind (and why you should use it):

  • No special requirements - PHP 5+ and MySQL
  • Easy two step installer
  • Support forum available
  • Runs on both Linux and Windows servers
  • Automatic airport detail retrieval
  • Import flight schedules from CSV
  • Written by a professional PHP/MySQL developer (good quality code!)

Keeping the pilots in mind (and in the sky!)

imagephpVMS has many features for your pilots:

  • Pilot avatars and country
  • Administrators can add custom profile fields
  • Customized forum signatures with stats on 'em (click to view sample)
  • Search schedules, based on departure, arrival, equipment and distance
  • Flight bidding system - select the flights you want and file the reports
  • View schedules with current METAR reports and statistics
  • Comments for flight reports
  • Route and pilot statistics
  • Google Maps integration
  • Ranks and groups
  • FSACARS integration, with detailed log (when available)
  • FSACARS config file downloadable, customized to the pilot (download and fly)
  • Detailed live ACARS map, with currently active flights (through FSACARS)

Customize it for your needs

Customizable options for pilot profiles and flight reports:

  • Add custom fields for pilot profiles and PIREPs
  • Customize templates to fit your VA (all HTML)
  • Portable, easy skinning (3 files! Header, footer and CSS)
  • Many easy-to-change options
  • Create add-ons and custom functionality through the API
  • XML data available for custom services
  • ACARS API to implement additional or custom ACARS system
  • Well documented API system, written on Codon PHP Framework
  • Subversion deployment option available for easy updates

Administration Made Easy

phpVMS also includes a complete administration panel:

  • "AJAX" driven administration panel
  • Post news and create pages for your site (built-in CMS)
  • Create multiple airlines with their own flight schedules
  • Manage airports and hubs
  • Manage the aircraft/fleet available to your airline
  • Assign aircraft/registrations to specific routes
  • Enable/disable routes
  • Moderate pilot registrations
  • Accept/Reject, and comment on PIREPs
  • Create pilot ranks, with rank images
  • Pilot pay scale based on rank and flight hours
  • View FSACARS logs
  • Flight expenses and revenue tracking Coming Soon!

And best of all, phpVMS is FREE! (though you should donate to keep it running ;)