What's your favorite CMS?

[Ravedesigns]

Hey everyone,

I've been looking for a great php/MySql content management system for some time now, and for the life of me, I can't decide which one I should go with. I'm trying to setup a local community site, and I need something that will allow comments to articles and will also let me run advertising in different sections of the site. I'd also love it if there were a way to create a searchable database of business listings too...but that's probably asking too much from most of the free CMS's out there. :D

I've tried and like PostNuke, but it's difficult to add any info that's not in the form of an article or posting.

I've played with pMachine which I like, but its really more of a blogging tool and would require a bit of customization to acheive what I want.

I recently discovered Mambo site server which I also like, but it lacks the ability to comment on the articles posted.

I'm installing Xoops to play with today - so no comments on that one just yet! :)

I'm anxious to hear if you've used any of these programs (or others) and appreciate any advice you can offer. Much thanks!

Steve

[SmackDaddy]

Personally I feel you are going to get a lot of people here saying "Code your own" in their "Programming" mentality....but not all of us are programmers, so unless they reply to say they will code it for us, then I sure hope they think about their reply first..... :p

As for me......I like Postnuke and XOOPS.....

I used to like XOOPS more than Postnuke, but I like the abundance of things you can do with PN. I was beginning to not understand the "Smarty Template" system XOOPS was going to be using in their newer revisions of their CMS......and when you don't fully understand something, you tend to lose interest, right? Well.....at least *I* do.....

I am not a fan of PHPNuke simply due to past install issues and functionality issues......sure, they might have fixed it now...who knows.....but I got a "bad taste" toward them.....

I have used "blogging" tools which strive to be CMS-like, but nothing is as versitile as PostNuke and XOOPS in my opinion......

[Ravedesigns]

Hey SmackDaddy - thanks for your comments. I'd definately rather take a working system and tweak it than program something from scratch (especially since I can't program!) - and I can relate to losing interest when not understanding something fully.

I've played with about a dozen CMS's now, and have to say that PostNuke is one of the easiest to install, configure and use...and the number of great modules that exist for it is awesome. Actually, I don't know why I keep looking for other alternatives - but being a guy probably has something to do with it. :D I'm always thinking the grass will be greener on the other side, and that a better CMS will come along as soon as I get used to working with PN! lol

Thanks again!

Steve

[egainey]

After you look at Xoops, I would suggest you also look at e-Xoops (http://www.e-xoops.com) ... (Personally, If I *HAD* to do Xoops... I'd end up doing e-Xoops instead)...

Personally, I wouldn't choose either, because I don't agree with the way a few things are handled when it comes to security...

They both do a LOT of "caching"... and require a LOT of directories to be world writable... this gives them a big boost in speed over Postnuke and PHP-Nuke... but opens you upto the risk of someone else modifing your menus and/or content. (They tend to cache blocks that are relatively "static" like menus)...

Just my personal feelings...

As for writting my own... I could... but I can't really justify re-inventing the wheel... when its been done already so many times... :cool:

[Ravedesigns]

Thanks - I took a quick look at eXoops, but all things considered -even if it is a little slower - I think I've decided to stick with my PostNuke install. :D

Have a great weekend all!

Steve

[egainey]

Thats how I feel... until I find something better... its Postnuke for now... it has a huge user/support base... and security just seems to be a little more like I like it...