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[[Image:Mozilla.org Bugzilla.png|thumb|right|350px|Mozilla's own Bugzilla installation]]
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[[Image:Typical Bugzilla Bug.png|thumb|right|350px|A typical Bugzilla bug report]]
[[Image:Typical Bugzilla Bug.png|thumb|left|240px|A typical Bugzilla bug report]]
'''Bugzilla''' is a general-purpose [[bugtracker|bug-tracking]] tool originally developed and used by the [[Mozilla Foundation]]. Since Bugzilla is [[World Wide Web|web]]-based and can be considered both [[free software]] and [[open-source software]], it is also the [[bug tracking]] tool of choice for many projects, both open source and [[proprietary software|proprietary]].
'''Bugzilla''' is a general-purpose [[bugtracker|bug-tracking]] tool originally developed and used by the [[Mozilla Foundation]]. Since Bugzilla is [[World Wide Web|web]]-based and can be considered both [[free software]] and [[open-source software]], it is also the [[bug tracking]] tool of choice for many projects, both open source and [[proprietary software|proprietary]].



Revision as of 18:58, 1 October 2006

Bugzilla
Developer(s)Dave Miller
Stable release
2.22 / April 22, 2006
Preview release5.9.1 (September 3, 2024; 2 months ago (2024-09-03)[1]) [±]
Repository
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeBugtracker
LicenseMPL
WebsiteBugzilla project
File:Mozilla.org Bugzilla.png
Mozilla's own Bugzilla installation
File:Typical Bugzilla Bug.png
A typical Bugzilla bug report

Bugzilla is a general-purpose bug-tracking tool originally developed and used by the Mozilla Foundation. Since Bugzilla is web-based and can be considered both free software and open-source software, it is also the bug tracking tool of choice for many projects, both open source and proprietary.

Bugzilla relies on an installed web server, such as Apache, and a database management system, such as MySQL or PostgreSQL, to perform its work. Bugs can be submitted by anybody, and will be assigned to a particular developer. Various status updates for each bug are allowed, together with user notes and bug examples.

Bugzilla's notion of a bug is very general; for instance, mozilla.org and wikipedia.org use it to track feature requests as well.

Requirements

Release notes such as those for Bugzilla 2.20.1 indicate the exact set of dependencies, which include:

  • A compatible database server (often a version of MySQL)
  • A suitable release of Perl 5
  • An assortment of Perl modules
  • A compatible web server such as Apache or IIS (though any web server that supports CGI can work)
  • A suitable mail transfer agent such as Sendmail, qmail, Postfix, Exim or any SMTP server

See also

  1. ^ "[ 2024 Sep 3 ] Release of Bugzilla 5.1.2, 5.0.4, and 4.4.13". 2024-09-03. Retrieved 2024-11-06.