Maybe you can use Typo3
http://typo3.org/ - its free. I'm
going to use a
CMS-system myself because I'm going to make a big project too
so I have been
studying this software the last few days and it's looks
really great.
--
KH
Tine M�ller
homepage:
http://tine_muller.homepage.dk/
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> Hello,
>
> I am a middle of the road developer - not an expert, not
a newbie. I have
> had
> more clients ask me to be able to update their sites in
their own. I have
> had
> some clients use Contribute - but then they are limited
to just the pages
> that
> are html and as well, limited to the one computer that
the software is
> located
> on.
>
> I have seen some larger developer who are using content
management systems
> to
> develop the majority of thier websites - one system is
ExpressionEngine
> from
> pmachine.com. I have done some administrative sections
for clients with
> ASP/MSSQL, so I could realistically write my own CMS,
but do I want to or
> am I
> just recreating the wheel so to speak? If I create my
own, I would be more
> comfortable with ASP, but is it better to write it in
PHP?
>
> I have one particular client that uses a backend MS SQL
database (it is a
> doctor's office) that we hope eventually we can hook up
to for the web
> site,
> but at this point, we have to have the two separate. So
at this point, I
> want
> to have a CMS for them that is MS SQL based - but the
more research I do,
> the
> more I see PHP and MySQL being used for CMS. Is there a
reason for using
> one
> language over the other? I think PHP is becoming more
industry standard,
> but MS
> SQL is a more powerful database. (can I write it in PHP
with a MS SQL
> database?)
>
> I also have a new set of clients that need similar sites
that would be
> best
> run with a CMS. I want to be able to offer different
design templates for
> them
> to choose from (templates or different css files??),
have the basic pages
> set
> up that they all will probably need - but also be able
to offer them the
> ability to add their own pages, forms, mailing lists,
forums, etc. Also, I
> don't need a user-friendly interface to get it set up,
but would need a
> very
> user-friendly interface for the clients to do their
updating. Any advice
> here?
>
> On top of it all, I have two clients that I would like
to set up their
> sites
> with a CMS, but they also both need to be able to have
online ordering. I
> have
> set this up with Web Assist's shopping cart - so I can
do it from my end,
> but
> can it be integrated into a CMS. I like to have control
over the products
> and
> how they come up, and in building the database - so
again, I should build
> my
> own - but I thought if I can find a solution that will
work for a variety
> of
> client and is basically prebuilt that I can customize,
that would be a big
> asset to me.
>
> Oh, and is it better to have a CMS that is database
driven or that it html
> based? Searchability?
>
> I don't mind a large learning curve for a CMS, but
really want to start
> out
> with one that is highly recommended, that I can
customize if I need to,
> and
> hopefully will work with a dreamweaver template/design,
will stay around -
> or
> something that I can still use if they are not around,
and will work with
> all
> these different situations (and I would like to win the
lottery too -
> which is
> more likely?) I know there are hughly expensive CMS
programs out there - I
> would of course love to find a free one that I can
customize, but I don't
> mind
> paying ($100 - 250) per site (but not paying each month)
I would love any
> recommendations!! Does anyone have a web design firm
that uses a solution
> for
> their clients and that they are happy with??
>
> Sorry for all the questions - the more I research, the
more confused I
> get!!
> Julie
>
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