Re: Content Management Systems

jedbrubaker@hotmail.com (Jed R. Brubaker) wrote in news:20040521080022.85031.qmail@pb1.pair.com: > Hey all - > I was hoping that I could get some advice! I am setting up a site that > will be quazi-portal-ish in nature. As such, a lot of different people > in a lot of different departments will be making contributions and > editing parts of the site. > > I have never done something like this before, but I think what I am > looking for is a content management system (CMS). Is this correct? > > I have been looking at a bunch of the packages from the list on > HotScripts, and I have to admit I am overwhelmed and confused. It > seems that packages such as Midgard, Typo3, etc. would need to be set > up by the server admin.. This will not work for my situation. I am > looking for a system that: > > 1. Allows multiple users. > 2. Gives me complete design control. > 3. Has a non-HTML editor interface (my clients are not so savvy), and > 4. Can run just off of a PHP/MySQL interface that I can setup without > access to anything but my server space and database. > > Does anyone have any suggestions? > > Thanks a bunch - you guys are the best! > Content Management System can mean different things to different people :-) I can't give a specific recommendation but I can point you to http://opensourcecms.com/ which has a pretty comprehensive listing of options. Cheers