MP3 content management system

[aliks0905]

Im looking for a cms that allows me to upload and organize music and albums so people can listen to them. Is there a CMS that anyone can think that would work for this such as Joomla, phpnuke, or drupal?

 

Note: the mp3s on my site will be foreign music and it is perfectly legal as the christian music I want to host isnt copyrighted.

 

thx

[coplan]

I'm a drupal user myself.  It's pretty nice.  They also have a large number of modules that may do exactly what you want.  Some modules to look at (all available from the drupal site):  Node Audio Gallery, Media Mover (for organization), Media Field, Audio....and so on.  May need to use a couple of those in tandem to get exactly what you want.

 

Compared to some of the other CMS engines you've mentioned, there's one aspect of Drupal that will have the most benefit over the other engines:  The Taxonomy system (think of these as tags, like deli.cio.us tags).  Drupal is node-based and everything can be categorized under multiple categories (if you set it up right).  You can browse by category and keep things organized that way -- no duplicate entries.  It's really great for this type of application.  The module system is pretty impressive as well.  You can get modules to act on other modules and enhance other things (filters, display, whatever).  This is nearly unmatched by any other system.  In your case, you might add a rating system to your song nodes...without having to do an ounce of PHP coding yourself.  Very easy.

 

phpnuke is more useful as a forum.  You may be able to get it to do what you need, but it's like putting a saddle on a poodle. 

 

Joomla -- having worked with Joomla a lot in the past, It's not as easy to work with.  Modules aren't as inter-related/overlapping as they are with Drupal. 

 

Xoops -- I left the Xoops community a long time ago after I discovered node based systems.  Xoops is like an egg carton -- you can get a lot in there, but everything is completely unrelated to everything else.  You would have problems with organization, eventually. 

 

 

My only caveat about Drupal -- programming for drupal.  Everything is done by hooks, and its almost like dealing in a completely different programming language.  The good news is that the API is very well documented and the community is very helpful.  If you had to create a module (or modify one), it would be possible.  BUt I wouldn't recommend trying it for newbies.  Other good news is that you may not need to.