nscipione Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Hey guys,I'm looking to create a content management system where my users can log in, type information into some text boxes, and publish their own page - much like a blogger. I would like to create different templates so that they can just type their information into the boxes, and it displays on the template they chose. Is this difficult to do? I've been looking for days at open source content management systems, but they all seem to go way beyond what I need (not to mention I have yet to find one that I can install on a remote server).Thank you.~Nick Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/31427-simple-content-management-help/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonLewis Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 well it would depend on what kind of template, like is it a full on template or just basic coloring. if its coloring then just use CSS and make them select one, have them like 1, 2, 3, 4 or whatever. THen when loading there page select the apropraite css...[code=php:0]<link rel="stylesheet" href="template/css/style_<?php echo $userCSS; ?>.css">[/code]just a basic one though... Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/31427-simple-content-management-help/#findComment-145507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nscipione Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 [quote author=ProjectFear link=topic=119455.msg489253#msg489253 date=1166657131]well it would depend on what kind of template, like is it a full on template or just basic coloring. if its coloring then just use CSS and make them select one, have them like 1, 2, 3, 4 or whatever. THen when loading there page select the apropraite css...[code=php:0]<link rel="stylesheet" href="template/css/style_<?php echo $userCSS; ?>.css">[/code]just a basic one though...[/quote]Thank you. Yes, the stylesheets will probably work. My problem is a little bit bigger though - I actually need to create everything else. Although I'm not new to web design, I am to PHP. I have no idea how to make a database where users can create their own accounts and manage their sites. Things that I need to start off - 1.) A way for people to create accounts and access a controls page. and 2.) A way for the users to enter text into multiple boxes and publish their own site using the stylesheet I defined. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/31427-simple-content-management-help/#findComment-145521 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonLewis Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 well you will need some basic PHP knowledge along with MySQL... registration is fairly simple... i suggest search the PHP Freaks main site or google for a basic PHP user page or just some basic PHP to get you started... Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/31427-simple-content-management-help/#findComment-145532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nscipione Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 I was hoping to just find some scripts and tweak them to fit my needs. I'll search around on the site some more, but I definately don't have time to start learning PHP. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/31427-simple-content-management-help/#findComment-145540 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonLewis Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 why not. its great. you never no, you may need it one day! :) Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/31427-simple-content-management-help/#findComment-145544 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryeman98 Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 You might want to learn php though. If you encounter an error and you don't know what it means, it's just extra work to have to ask people who may not understand what you're talking about. It took me 3 short days to learn php ;D Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/31427-simple-content-management-help/#findComment-145550 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nscipione Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 [quote author=ProjectFear link=topic=119455.msg489290#msg489290 date=1166660109]why not. its great. you never no, you may need it one day! :)[/quote]I'm up for learning a little...But I have a baby on the way soon and a wife who looks at me strange when I'm on the computer after work (i work from home as a web media specialist). So my time spent on the computer is usually limited. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/31427-simple-content-management-help/#findComment-145556 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nscipione Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 ok...so i'm reading a tutorial on how to make "memberships". At the end of the first page it says this -"Now that you have those files, you can save those to your desktop or wherever you want. Open up phpMyAdmin and click on your database name (usually the name of your website). Scroll down until you see the section "Run SQL query/queries on database yoursitename_com [Documentation]". Click the browse button, find your file, click OK, then click Go. That should do it!"What the hell is he talking about...I made the tables just fine, but not sure what he means by opening up phpMYAdmin Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/31427-simple-content-management-help/#findComment-145559 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonLewis Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 so your running a server off your computer. i run WAMP, download it from www.wampserver.comphpMyAdmin is like a program... No...how to describe it... Basicly it lets you handle all your MySQL tables etc through the browser... Its a good tool... Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/31427-simple-content-management-help/#findComment-145562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nscipione Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 [quote author=ProjectFear link=topic=119455.msg489308#msg489308 date=1166661247]so your running a server off your computer. i run WAMP, download it from www.wampserver.comphpMyAdmin is like a program... No...how to describe it... Basicly it lets you handle all your MySQL tables etc through the browser... Its a good tool...[/quote]Nah...have a remote server that I connect to through dreamweaver. And actually, I have wamp - I used it for testing something in the past. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/31427-simple-content-management-help/#findComment-145566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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