Need some suggestions

[kevinritt]

I have a website I developed for a non profit organization http://www.lynnarts.org. I don't need a full blown CMS but I want to give the people that work there a way to edit some of the pages (calendar, events). These people don't know html etc so I have been updating the site. So I guess my question is - how can I make it so that they can edit some pages (as if it was a cms)? Is there a way to make some pages like a cms?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[chronister]

To start with you will need to have things in a database. Once editable items are in a database, then you simply need to create a form that will grab that data and place it in a text box / textarea input. When the user submits the form it then writes the data back to the database.

 

It is not a difficult thing to do. So start by creating a list of step by step what needs to be done. Rather than pose the question "How do I create a CMS type system", ask the questions "What do I need to do to allow users to modify calendar data". Then break that down into smaller chunks.

 

Determine what the first step is and start writing code, when you have trouble post here and you'll get help.

 

Nate

[kevinritt]

Thanks Nate,

I've done something like that for another site. For the calendar, can anyone recommend a php calendar script or tutorial that I could use? I think this would solve the calendar issue. For the other parts of the site, I'll put them into a database with the ability to modify through a form. Any thoughts on Joomla or other cms?