Archive for February, 2009

WordPress concepts

Posted in WordPress as a CMS on February 23rd, 2009 by chrisgill – Be the first to comment

I need notes on the concepts underlying each CMS, because I am playing with so many. Here are my WordPress notes.

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Textpattern: first thoughts

Posted in TextPattern on February 19th, 2009 by chrisgill – Comments Off

Well, not exactly first thoughts. First reactions after installing it for the first time for ages.

Smooth install, elegant initial result. Good to find that you automatically get a simple nav system based on site sections.

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MySource Matrix: a CMS apart

Posted in Matrix on February 9th, 2009 by chrisgill – 2 Comments

MySource Matrix appears to be a comprehensive and heavy-duty PHP CMS, but it presents one slight problem: its database must be PostgreSQL or (I think) Oracle - not MySQL. I have nothing against PostgreSQL except that I have never used it and most hosting firms don’t offer it. In fact, one of my hosting setups is on a virtual private server that includes PostreSQL, but the hosting firm knows nothing about it and does not want to get involved. My main hosting firm does not offer it. So I have opened a cheap shared hosting account in order to give this CMS a whirl.

Social network systems

Posted in Uncategorized on February 1st, 2009 by chrisgill – Be the first to comment

In addition to my main needs, I may want to create a social network site to promote another business activity. So I am keeping an eye on specialised cm systems, installable and hosted, that might work for this purpose. read more »