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#191678 - 03/12/2003 14:09 Content Management System recommendation?
jimhogan
carpal tunnel

Registered: 06/10/1999
Posts: 2591
Loc: Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Hello! Jim here. Working stiff now, not very chatty. ....but I still know where to come to answer life's important questions!

Does anyone have experience with a CMS that meets the following characteristics/criteria:

- free
- Linux
- Apache
- MySQL backend
- PHP preferred

Functionally, we'd be looking for multiple privilege levels, some sort of built-in editor (or ability to plug in a simple editor). A good API would be important, but a bigger priority would be that it be easy to get up and running (I am trying to move an existing web site into CMS in a resonable hurry).

As always, your brilliance is appreciated!
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#191679 - 03/12/2003 14:33 Re: Content Management System recommendation? [Re: jimhogan]
DLF
addict

Registered: 24/07/2003
Posts: 500
Loc: Colorado, N.A.
I was managing the (custom) development of just such a system when my budget funding was cut. Obviously, your first requirement (free) is one I have yet to figure out how to meet. I'm (obviously) very interested to see if you do.
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#191680 - 03/12/2003 16:42 Re: Content Management System recommendation? [Re: jimhogan]
Terminator
old hand

Registered: 12/01/2000
Posts: 1079
Loc: Dallas, TX
Hi,

I use postnuke, its worth checking out. http://www.postnuke.com
I don't know if its a great fit for what you are going to use it for, but I use it on a "medium volume" site without any problems.

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#191681 - 04/12/2003 10:21 Re: Content Management System recommendation? [Re: Terminator]
Roger
carpal tunnel

Registered: 18/01/2000
Posts: 5683
Loc: London, UK
I've been looking at drupal. It's got some rough edges, but it seems (at first glance) pretty good. I don't know exactly what your requirements are, though.
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#191682 - 04/12/2003 10:29 Re: Content Management System recommendation? [Re: Roger]
Roger
carpal tunnel

Registered: 18/01/2000
Posts: 5683
Loc: London, UK
Ah, looking further, it meets all of your technology requirements. It does have multiple privilege levels, but they're not particularly fine-grained. There's a project in the works to fix this.

The API looks pretty simple -- I hacked together a quicklinks module in about half an hour.

It's a little biased towards creating a community site, rather than a corporate site, but with the default configuration, it might be a strong base for what you're trying to do.

The notion of "taxonomy" looks quite powerful, but I've not got my head round it fully yet.

The photo album software is a bit poor. There was a hacked-on module for gallery, but the drupal people have decided to replace it. They're not feature-for-feature yet, unfortunately.

Oh, and it's a doddle to install.
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