🚀 Overview

Purpose: Provide a scalable taxi booking platform for customers, drivers, and administrators to manage rides and payments efficiently.

Real-world use: Customers can book rides, drivers can accept requests, and admins can monitor rides, manage drivers, and handle payments in real-time.

Target users: Taxi startups, ride-hailing services, developers, and businesses looking for a GPL-compliant taxi booking platform.

✨ Key Features

• Customer App: Book rides, track drivers, view fare estimates, and make payments.
• Driver App: Accept rides, navigate to pickup/drop locations, manage availability, and track earnings.
• Admin Panel: Manage drivers, rides, payments, bidding options, and analytics.
• Bidding Feature: Drivers can bid for rides, enabling flexible pricing and competitive assignments.
• Real-Time Tracking: GPS tracking for customers and drivers.
• Payment Gateway Integration: Supports multiple payment options including digital wallets and cash.
• Notifications: Push notifications, SMS, and email alerts for rides and status updates.
• Reports & Analytics: Ride statistics, revenue reports, and driver performance tracking.
• Multi-Language & Currency Support: Suitable for global deployment.
• GPL License: Fully open-source, customizable, and redistributable under GPL terms.

⚙️ Technical Stack

• Backend: PHP 7.x / 8.x, Laravel Framework
• Mobile Apps: Flutter for Android and iOS
• Frontend Web: HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap 5, JavaScript, Vue.js optional
• Database: MySQL / MariaDB
• Server: Apache / Nginx with PHP-FPM
• APIs: REST API for apps, payment gateways, and notifications

Server Requirements: PHP extensions: mbstring, curl, json, pdo, fileinfo, openssl; minimum 2GB RAM; SSL recommended for secure payments and ride communication.

🧩 Installation Guide

1. Upload the Laravel backend files to your server.
2. Create a MySQL database and import tagxi.sql.
3. Configure .env with database credentials, API keys, and notification settings.
4. Set folder permissions for /storage and /bootstrap/cache.
5. Compile and deploy the Flutter apps for Android and iOS.
6. Test booking, driver assignment, bidding, tracking, and payments before going live.

📦 Deliverables

• Laravel backend source code (GPL licensed)
• Flutter customer and driver apps for Android and iOS
• Admin dashboard for managing rides, drivers, and payments
• Database schema and sample data
• Installation and configuration documentation

📱 Supported Platforms

Mobile: Android 7.0+ and iOS 12+

Web Admin: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge

Server OS: Linux, macOS, Windows

🧠 Notes

License: GPL – Free to modify and redistribute under license terms with proper credit.

• Ideal for taxi startups, ride-hailing businesses, and transportation platforms.
• Ensure SSL, secure hosting, and proper notification setup for production use.
• Maintain author credits when redistributing.

Customization Tips:

• Add subscription plans or surge pricing modules.
• Integrate additional analytics, fleet management, or CRM tools.
• Enhance Flutter apps with custom UI themes and features for branding.

👨‍💻 Original Developer Credit

This GPL release is based on the original Tagxi – Complete Taxi Booking Solution developed by its author(s) on CodeCanyon or similar marketplaces.
Proper attribution ensures transparency and respect for the original work.

View Tagxi on CodeCanyon

🔒 Disclaimer

GPL Redistribution Notice: Distributed under GNU GPL for development, educational, and open-source purposes. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the original developer. Users are responsible for secure deployment, data management, and compliance.

✅ E-E-A-T Compliance (Experience • Expertise • Authoritativeness • Trustworthiness)

Experience: Designed for real-world taxi and ride-hailing operations with booking, bidding, and tracking functionalities.

Expertise: Developed using Flutter for mobile apps and Laravel for backend API and admin management.

Authoritativeness: Original developer credited to ensure authenticity and transparency.

Trustworthiness: GPL licensing ensures legal redistribution; installation guidance emphasizes secure deployment, compliance, and best practices.