phpWebSite is free, open source software written and maintained by the Web Technology Group at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, USA. The Web Technology group is comprised of both University staff and upper level and graduate Computer Science students who provide web based software solutions for the Student Development Division of Appalachian State. phpWebSite was originally developed as a solution for managing web site content at the University and was released as open source software in an effort to share our work in a cooperative spirit. Those involved at the beginning of the project never would have guessed that phpWebSite would grow to become the immensely popular application it is today.

The Web Technology group owes sincere thanks to the many external developers who took notice of the phpWebSite project and have volunteered an enormous amount of time and effort to the project. Our thanks also to the many who have chosen to use phpWebSite, your bug reports and good ideas for features are extremely valuable. Ultimately, phpWebSite is the work of a diverse community of many people across the globe - a tribute to the power of shared ideas within the commons.