[thelist] CMS suggestions needed

[patrick]

Uhm, MovableType is done in Perl and does not require MySQL (that db
storage container is optional). And it is NOT Open Source.

patrick sanders
http://www.stoutstreet.com
web sites that fit



David Williamson wrote:

>Merlene
>
>I've just spent the weekend just trying to see how useful Drupal
>(www.drupal.org) would be as a CMS for non-profit organisations. It's got
>some good features and seems easy to configure.
>
>>From the Drupal site...
>"Drupal is an open-source platform and content management system for
>building dynamic web sites offering a broad range of features and services
>including user administration, publishing workflow, discussion capabilities,
>news aggregation, metadata functionalities using controlled vocabularies and
>XML publishing for content sharing purposes. Equipped with a powerful blend
>of features and configurability, Drupal can support a diverse range of web
>projects ranging from personal weblogs to large community-driven sites."
>
>The site I'm playing with is up at www.asincough.net/drupal/ Can give you a
>user ID and password if you'd like a look behind the scences.
>
>You could also try Movable Type (www.movabletype.org) if you're looking for
>something simpler.
>
>Both systems are open source and you need PHp and MySql to run them.
>
>Hope that helps. Please do let me know how you get on
>
>
>Dave Williamson
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org
>[mailto:thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org]On Behalf Of Merlene Paynter
>Blacha
>Sent: 06 April 2004 16:03
>To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
>Subject: [thelist] CMS suggestions needed
>
>
>
>
>Hi folks,
>
>I'm helping out an e-zine to develop a new layout and cms. The current
>design is a very awkward and cumbersome setup using MS access and ASP
>and the 'zine folks would like to switch over to a mysql/php type setup.
>
>The zine is a non-profit, volunteer organization of approximately 50
>women with 5 content departments. I'm thinking a cms would be the
>easiest for them to maintain and update on a monthly basis with minimal
>messing with code.
>
>I've never really used cms but I know there are several such as
>php-nuke, etc.
>
>Any suggestions would be welcome!
>
>Thanks,
>Merlene
>
>
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