lilwingman
08-22-2008, 12:41 AM
Hello,
I am new to PHP, and a first-time site owner. I just recently went live with my site, and after working with it for a few weeks, I'm considering changing the structure and have a few general questions.
Now, I should have went with a database-structure from the start, as opposed to completely redoing it now, but like I said, I'm new to the game, and went with what I know. Anyway, the site is here: http://hpcollectorsguide.com , and the "Product Database" (second menu on left) would be mainly what I would have database-driven, as manually making every page in html is a tedious hassle and my computer has a billion folders and subfolders now.
I'd also want a unified login for the entire site. Right now I've got Coppermine bridged with phpBB3, but I'm looking for the core site to also be a central user hub area where user's can have their own galleries, post their own reviews, etc.
The problem is, I don't know much about the capabilities of CMS systems, and even less about creating database-driven sites in general. Ideally, I've got this magic CMS system in my head that will wonderfully meet all my needs, but I'm not sure if it exists. I know you can edit a site's content through the CMS, but can you also do all the database work there as well?
I know this is probably a very large question, and my description of my needs has been very vague, but after looking at the site (specifically the pages of the Product Database), is there a CMS that I could utilize with my site that would make adding/editing the P.D. pages easier, or would I be better off sticking with my current structure?
Any thoughts at all would be very appreciated.
I am new to PHP, and a first-time site owner. I just recently went live with my site, and after working with it for a few weeks, I'm considering changing the structure and have a few general questions.
Now, I should have went with a database-structure from the start, as opposed to completely redoing it now, but like I said, I'm new to the game, and went with what I know. Anyway, the site is here: http://hpcollectorsguide.com , and the "Product Database" (second menu on left) would be mainly what I would have database-driven, as manually making every page in html is a tedious hassle and my computer has a billion folders and subfolders now.
I'd also want a unified login for the entire site. Right now I've got Coppermine bridged with phpBB3, but I'm looking for the core site to also be a central user hub area where user's can have their own galleries, post their own reviews, etc.
The problem is, I don't know much about the capabilities of CMS systems, and even less about creating database-driven sites in general. Ideally, I've got this magic CMS system in my head that will wonderfully meet all my needs, but I'm not sure if it exists. I know you can edit a site's content through the CMS, but can you also do all the database work there as well?
I know this is probably a very large question, and my description of my needs has been very vague, but after looking at the site (specifically the pages of the Product Database), is there a CMS that I could utilize with my site that would make adding/editing the P.D. pages easier, or would I be better off sticking with my current structure?
Any thoughts at all would be very appreciated.