Looking for Content Management System
Hi Everyone,
I run a web site that gives location information (such as beaches, hotels, B&Bs, etc) as well as Event information (dates, places, times etc).
What I'm looking for is an open source content management system that will work on Shared hosting (Supports PHP and MySQL) that can be implimented into these two areas, without having to redesign the entire website around a larger content system....
I simply want other memembers of the management team to be able to edit and change information on the site without having to give access to the entire site (ftp).
Can anyone recommend some software that could do this. I have looked in SorceForge and Freshmeat, and have found many CMS programs, but none that I have spotted would do the trick.
Thanks in advance!
Al
modulargaming posted this at 20:46 — 6th August 2004.
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try phpscripts.net
tedora posted this at 06:46 — 7th August 2004.
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Thanks for the link. I've tried it an it doesn't seem to go anywhere
Any ideas what the site may be?
Thanks.
Al
modulargaming posted this at 07:43 — 7th August 2004.
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sorry it was hotscripts.net not phpscripts.net
kb posted this at 03:02 — 9th August 2004.
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Why not build one?
All it takes is a simple MySQL database design (like one table per page) with the appropriate fileds, and then use PHP to draw out the data onto the page...
You can then make a web-based form to update teh content
tedora posted this at 16:00 — 13th August 2004.
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Thanks for the suggestion, I unfortunatly do not know how to put something like that together. Might you know of a resource on the Internet where I could learn?
Thanks!
Al
Politicalgatewa posted this at 11:07 — 8th October 2004.
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There is a book called PHP and MYSQL by Ullman.
Not only is it easy reading and beautiful examples, they actually walk you through an entire CMS system....after about 5 chapters you will say "hey this is easy!!"
You should do it his way too.
Paying for scripts or using open source is great, but you pay in the end to try to make it adapt to what you want....much more than a month of playing with a book and code would cost you.
My best advice, find someone local and pay them to tutor you....you will be an expert in a few months..(or close to it)
bob
andy206uk posted this at 12:20 — 9th August 2004.
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Pmachine.com have solutions that can do that (Pmachine pro or Expression engine). Neither are free, but they do have 30 day trials that let you test the functionality.
Andy
andy206uk posted this at 16:04 — 13th August 2004.
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There are articles all over the web, try http://www.sitepoint.com/
kb posted this at 17:32 — 13th August 2004.
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I found a few:
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/management-system-php
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/phpcms/
Brian911 posted this at 21:55 — 13th August 2004.
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typo3 is a great CMS which is free : typo3.com
fourtone87 posted this at 04:19 — 16th August 2004.
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you can get a custom made cms for very cheap also.
It doesnt seem like the cms you want is very expensive either
You could probably find something around $100
RI-VVM posted this at 09:54 — 11th October 2004.
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Try http://cms-master.com
fawh posted this at 18:43 — 29th October 2004.
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Here are some content management scripts.
http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Scripts_and_Programs/Content_Management/index.html
Troy1960 posted this at 03:47 — 30th October 2004.
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http://www.opensourcecms.com/
openmind posted this at 12:13 — 30th October 2004.
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Second that. Good reviews of all the CMS systems out there..
Although there's nothing more satisfying than building your own
yangtze_mike posted this at 18:47 — 12th November 2004.
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Yeah, i recommend hotscripts.com too.
I once built a similar database with PHPMaker
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