I am new on this board and am wondering about programming a content management system. My web host (http://lunarpages.com/) has a library of scripts, and one section is for CMS's (Geeklog, Mambo OpenSource, PHP-Nuke, phpWCMS, phpWebSite, and Post-Nuke). I've tried them all and I think they're horrible. I really want a more simple CMS without all the "modules" that come installed. Post-Nuke and PHP-Nuke have tons, including many which are useless to me (AvantGo for example).
It must support PHP and MySQL. I also want to have a system which is easy to administer and is easy for those who don't know HTML, not to mention PHP and MySQL. I want to have a forum, and I especially like phpBB2, vBulletin, or XMB Partangium. I also want to have separate areas of the site administered by various people. I definitely want it secure and want it to have a calendar. Another important feature with me is navigation. I especially liked the navigation in phpwcms, however the rest of the CMS was bad for my needs. In addition, this MUST comply with the XHTML 1.0 standard.
If there is such a CMS out there, please someone give me the URL. If not, I would graciously accept any help and/or resources with PHP and especially MySQL. I would almost like to program it myself, so that I know how secure it is, and how to update it. I can understand enough PHP to get by, and I understand SQL; my stumbling-block is the fact that I don't know how to make data models. I've searched and searched for more information and lessons, but what is returned is a book that can only be bought on the web. Thanks!
--Drew
It must support PHP and MySQL. I also want to have a system which is easy to administer and is easy for those who don't know HTML, not to mention PHP and MySQL. I want to have a forum, and I especially like phpBB2, vBulletin, or XMB Partangium. I also want to have separate areas of the site administered by various people. I definitely want it secure and want it to have a calendar. Another important feature with me is navigation. I especially liked the navigation in phpwcms, however the rest of the CMS was bad for my needs. In addition, this MUST comply with the XHTML 1.0 standard.
If there is such a CMS out there, please someone give me the URL. If not, I would graciously accept any help and/or resources with PHP and especially MySQL. I would almost like to program it myself, so that I know how secure it is, and how to update it. I can understand enough PHP to get by, and I understand SQL; my stumbling-block is the fact that I don't know how to make data models. I've searched and searched for more information and lessons, but what is returned is a book that can only be bought on the web. Thanks!
--Drew