Thanks, that sounds like it's worth looking into.

David
dvjones(at)ksbe.edu

On 17 Dec 2002, at 21:03, dale wrote:

> I just started using "Build Your Own Database Driven
> Website Using PHP and MYSQL" by Kevin Yank, available at
> www.sitepoint.com.  It have given me some really simple
> steps to setting up PHP and MYSQL on my Linux box.  I
> bought it because it tells how to build a content
> management system.
> 
> Dale Worley
> Imagine Computer Services
> Website Design and Hosting
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> 256-604-9712
> www.imaginecomputerservices.com
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Jones" <dvjones(at)ksbe.edu>
> To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 7:31 PM
> Subject: Re: Recommended book for PHP?
> 
> 
> > On 17 Dec 2002, at 17:15, Michael McKee wrote:
> >
> > > On Tuesday, December 17, 2002, at 02:17  PM, David
> > > Jones wrote:
> > >
> > > >>
> > > >> There are a lot of PHP books these days, and I
> > > >> haven't read the latest... that caveat apart, one I
> > > >> do have and can recommend is Professional PHP
> > > >> Programming from Wrox.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks. I looked at a bunch of PHP books a few days
> > > > ago, that was one of them.
> > >
> > > There are two with very similar names. The newer one
> > > "Professional PHP4" with 11 faces on the cover is a
> > > bit better. Another one I like is "PHP and MySQL Web
> > > Development" by Welling and Thompson is good too.
> >
> > I looked at both of those (the older and newer Wrox
> > books, our Borders here had them both) and the Welling &
> > Thompson book. There were things I liked about both of
> > them, but still not sure ... Yeah, I have problems
> > making decisions! ;-)
> >
> > > I used PostNuke for a year on two non-profit sites.
> > > One got turned back in to a regular HTML site when I
> > > gave the job over to another volunteer. The other I
> > > switched to Moveable Type, [http://movabletype.org] a
> > > Perl/MySQL publishing system. It's not as feature rich
> > > but adequate and very easy to use. It offers
> > > bookmarklettes that allow cut and past publishing in
> > > less than a minute. I maintain my own blog on MT and
> > > am very happy with it.
> > >
> > > My impression was that it was difficult to teach
> > > people to use PostNuke and I am a professional
> > > trainer. The interface is just too intimidating. The
> > > system worked well for me though. The number of add
> > > ons and skins is amazing.
> >
> > That's true! I'd prefer to stick with Postnuke, our
> > hosting service already has it installed.
> >
> > My impression from the Postnuke web site was that
> > the "interface" for updating was part of what you
> > customized? Anyway, I've hardly begun to look at
> > Postnuke.
> >
> > FWIW, in my life here, I'm a trainer.
> >
> > > If you don't need the database and search features you
> > > might look into Macromedia's new program, Contribute.
> > > It makes it drop dead simple for non-technical people
> > > to update sites. Drag and drop from Word into the
> > > page, click a button and it does all the ftp for you,
> > > putting the linked files in the proper directories.
> > > You can set templates up so nobody can alter the
> > > non-changing elements and it even maintains old
> > > versions to roll back to if the new page sucks. At
> > > $100 US it's very reasonably priced, too. I don't know
> > > if Macromedia gives non-profit discounts on it like
> > > they do Dreamweaver.
> >
> > My understanding re Contribute is that (1) it's a per-
> > seat license, and (2) it's tied to Windows. I don't use
> > Windows, nor do a couple other folk who'd be updating
> > web content. Plus, I'd prefer something purely web-
> > based, so people can update content without having to
> > have special software installed on whatever computer
> > they happen to be using. (Like I said, I don't use
> > Windows, and I have three different computers ... ;-)
> >
> > David
> > dvjones(at)ksbe.edu
 

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