What is LimeSurvey? #
LimeSurvey is a free and open-source online statistical survey web app written in PHP programming language. It is based on a MySQL, SQLite, PostgreSQL, or MsSQL database. It is licensed under the GNU General Public License.
It was released on February 20, 2003, and is available in 82 languages and dialects. Web server-based software enables users to use a web interface to develop publish online surveys, collect responses, create statistics, and export the resulting data to other applications.
LimeSurvey was registered as a SourceForge.net project called PHPSurveyor. The first public release, version 0.93 was published on March 5, 2003. It is a web application that is installed on the user,s server and after installation, users can manage it from a web interface. It allows users to create and host surveys and collect data from customers and employees.
Top Requirements of LimeSurvey #
- Minimum 250 MB disk space
- MySQL 5.5.3 or later or Microsoft SQL server 2005 or Postgres 9 or later
- Minimum PHP 7.2 up to PHP 8.0; however we recommend PHP 7.4 with the following modules enabled
- Mbstring (Multibyte string functions) extension library.
- MySQL or PgSQL PHP library
Features of LimeSurvey #
- User management
- Multi-lingual surveys
- An open and close group of participant surveys
- Ready-made importable questions
- Re-usable editable answer sets
- Unlimited number of questions in a survey
- Sending of invitations, reminders, and tokens by Email
- Unlimited number of surveys at the same time
- Template editor for creating your page layout
- Extended and user-friendly administration interface
- Basic statistical and graphical analysis with export facility
- Integration of pictures and movies into a survey
- WYSIWYG HTML editor
How to How to install LimeSurvey using Softaculous #
Step 1. Go to cPanel
Step 2. Under the software, section click on the “Softaculous App Installer” button
Step 3. On this window, you see a sidebar on the left side select “Polles and Analytics” then scroll down to the “LimeSurvey” click there
Step 4. After clicking open new interface here click on the “Install Now” button
Step 5. On the new window, you fill in the information
Step 6. First, choose the installation URL
Step 7. Next box choose Protocol
Step 8. Then next box Choose the Domain
Step 9. Then choose in a directory
Step 10. Then write the site name
Step 11. Then Create your administrator user name, password, then enter the real name
Step 12. Write user Email in the Email box.
Step 13. Click on the install button at the bottom of the page
Step 14. You will get confirmation of successful installation on the interface.
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