PHP Workflow

[nasser]

Hello All
I have one question:
Can I create workflow system in local intranet using PHP? For example (Leave form) it require more than one approval, here is the business process:

· Employee x fill the form online
· System chick & display his balance
· Employee x submit the form.
· Form should go to his supervisor mail (MS Exchange)
· Supervisor verify and (1-Approve 2-Reject)
· If form approved it should go to department mange for final approval or reject

· If form reject it should go to employee x with note
· Department mange will do the same ether approve or reject.
· If approve, both supervisor and employee x will be notify for approval or reject

I know Louts domino have workflow application. But I wander I can do it with PHP and use Exchange server as local mail?

For PHP experts please let me know your comments in this issue .

[Anon]

There's no reason you can't do this. I've never seen a workflow app written for php (plenty of project managers though).

[brandonschnell]

it can be done a couple different ways. my suggestion would be to create a queue of items that need to be finished.

1) employee fills out a form. in the database have a series of users who can sign off on the form. send an email to the supervisor user with a link back to a page to review the form and send feedback if the form is denied. so basically show two input radio buttons approved/denied, a textarea box, and the orginal form.

2) if denied send an email to the email so that they can review the form. if approved send an email to the next user who needs to approve the form. repeat as necessary.

use the mail() function to send the email to the exchange external email addresses. you might be able to reverse engineer the exchange voting buttons, but that means you would have to have a php function to check email and count the emails returned. it would be a lot easier to port the system and maintain if you keep it seperate from exchange.

[Anon]

Are you guys have a sample script for that case ? please let me know where I can download that script. Thanks a lot.

Please reply ASAP !

[Anon]

Dear Nasser,

I have a smae problem with you, are you can build that application, if you do yet, will you share with me ? So tell me where I can download it or you can send me by email attachment.
Thanks before.

Regards,

Vian