PhpCMS
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- The title of this article is incorrect because of technical limitations. The correct title is phpCMS.
phpCMS is different from a regular open source content management system - it is a mixture of a template engine, a content management system and an application framework.
phpCMS intends to simplify a lot of tasks for the maintenance of complex web sites with the automatic updating of the sitemap, the central administration of menu entries, or the provision of a comprehensive text search. Layout and form may easily be separated from the actual content of a web site.
Changes to the layout or of the menu structure have only to be made in one central place and have immediate effect on all web pages. Also the integration of external applications into the layout of a web site is possible - with the possibility of direct integration of PHP scripts, as well as to the Webgrab module (allowing you to integrate almost any application that is addressable via HTTP without depending on the programming language used in that application). Many plug-ins and scripts extend phpCMS by useful functions and features and make the webmaster's task easier.
phpCMS is no "drag and drop" web site toolkit, but it helps even the inexperienced HTML author to quickly create a web site. Contrary to the so-called portal systems, that very often limit you to compose your web site from prefabricated modules only by clicking on check boxes and options, phpCMS offers a flexible framework in which you can integrate existing applications - but on the other hand that demands a bit more skills.
The developers rather believe in not to integrate everything into the system (message board, web shop, news system, picture gallery, ...), but to concentrate their work on the phpCMS core system and to make that so flexible that everybody can integrate the external applications of their own choice with ease into a phpCMS-powered web site.
phpCMS offers a good support with its high traffic forum.
External links
- web site (http://phpcms.de/)
- documentation (http://docs.phpcms.de/)
- user forum (http://phpcms.de/forum/)
- project site at sourceforge.net (http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpcms)