Re: Content Management Systems (was: Website Comments (PHP))

I think I've provided this link here before when discussing IFrame's, but
I'll throw it out again.  I have the first workings of my own CMS that uses
the IFrame to pull in existing pages from a client's own site so that they
can do modifications to the layout as far as text, font, font size, font
color, tables, images.  The raw HTML that is outputted from their session is
then stored in a simple database (flat text or MySQL).  On the actual site
then, the page in question uses a template that then has the call to the
database to pull out HTML that makes up the rest of the page.

Workable demo at http://www.garykrockover.com/editor/content_editor.html
(currently only PC IE4+, NN6+ is supported)

This brings up a question that I've been trying to follow-up on with the
mac-ie group:  will there ever be a version of Mac IE that supports the DOM
object that allows the browser to place focus inside of the IFrame?  I was
hoping that the new Safari browser would, but it does not.  The new version
of Opera (7.1) for the PC doesn't either which was a bit dissapointing.

Anyways, this is a remake of an ASP based application done by Evagoras
Charalambous http://www.xefteri.com/articles/apr202002/default.aspx with a
few additional modifications.  Mine is using WebDNA
(http://webdna.smithmicro.com/).  Both mine and Evagoras' are open source so
feel free to grab it and play with the code.  Note the limitations mentioned
above though.

GK



> Concerning the Content Management System you are talking about, I myself
> find it's almost required these days.  After having done some looking
around
> a good two years ago I decided to write my own generic system, because
> everything on the market didn't really do it for me.
>
> Originally written in ASP, a collegue of mine has now converted it to PHP
> and we stuck in a whole lot of new features.  I have no PHP version
running,
> but if anyone would be interested you may have a look around at
> http://www.grace.be/ecmdemo - guidelines to get to the administration tool
> are at the absolute top of the page.  Feel free to check it out and have a
> go with the administration tool.  This is demo, so just go ahead and play
> with it.  As login/password you can always use 'test' and 'test'.
>
> Should anyone be interested, we also convert existing websites to dynamic
> ones.  It's a licensed product though so am not allowed to release the
> sources.
>
>
> - Kayjey -
> www.fiatcoupe.net

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