Not sure if this is the best forum for this question, but I figured it would have the best chance of getting an answer.

I have a long-time client starting a new business who is considering DotNetNuke, which is Windows-only software. DNN is fairly impressive, but he actually would prefer Linux.

Is there anyone who is familiar with DNN who could suggest a comparable Linux application? I was considering Joomla, but I'm not sure if that is a good comparison.

Not sure if this is the best forum for this question, but I figured it would have the best chance of getting an answer.

I have a long-time client starting a new business who is considering DotNetNuke, which is Windows-only software. DNN is fairly impressive, but he actually would prefer Linux.

Is there anyone who is familiar with DNN who could suggest a comparable Linux application? I was considering Joomla, but I'm not sure if that is a good comparison.

Umm, phpnuke? postnuke? alltheotherprojectsthatendinnuke? :)


Kind Regards,

There are a lot more *nukes, CMSes -
http://opensourcecms.com/

He wanted something as similar as possible to dnn. I didn't realize there were so many, lol. He is going to spend some time looking through opensourcecms.com. Thanks for the suggestion. :)

I wouldn't recommend joomla, RFI city, good way to lose a server to a hacker.

I wouldn't recommend Postnuke or PHPNuke either.

What ever software you use, make sure yuo always keep them updated to the latest version. Very often there will be a vulnerability and some hacker will make use of it and you will get your account suspended for spamming or phishing.

Is there a particular reason he wants to use a linux hosting provider? DNN is not available to Linux due to ASP only being available in Windows but as others have suggested there are other, similar, Linux friendlier products out there that can do much the same thing.

Unless he has scripting or an application that really requires Linux he won't really notice a difference between a Linux provider and a Windows provider.

What ever software you use, make sure yuo always keep them updated to the latest version. Very often there will be a vulnerability and some hacker will make use of it and you will get your account suspended for spamming or phishing.

Thats one reason I don't allow Fantastico or phpNuke. phpNuke caused a lot of grief a few years ago. I think a good substitute for phpNuke is Nuke-Evolution, though. Its much more secure and has more features.

Is there a particular reason he wants to use a linux hosting provider? DNN is not available to Linux due to ASP only being available in Windows but as others have suggested there are other, similar, Linux friendlier products out there that can do much the same thing.

Unless he has scripting or an application that really requires Linux he won't really notice a difference between a Linux provider and a Windows provider.

I think one of his business partners stumbled across DNN and liked it. My hunch is that if he could find a good, clean-looking cms with all the same features that was linux-based he would be very happy. A clean and well-organized appearance is important, though, and some of the popular linux-based CMS's lack a professional appearance. He doesn't want the site to look like every other site using the same CMS's.

You might wish to try Joomla with some templates and plugins and stuff from sites like RocketTheme and JoomlaArt. Recently they're pumping out quite beautiful templates which look extremely good and very professional :)

not much beats DNN and the asp.net CMS's way more secure, many still open source. And very powerful.
Take a gander at codeplex.com

I would take a look at community server. It's being used by major sites like xbox.com, and many others. Very very powerful CMS and it's free for personal use.

http://www.communityserver.org.

Joomla is my personal favorite CMS. People that tell you about security issues with joomla, usually A) do not have the latest Joomla version installed B) installed all sorts of alpha/beta version Extensions, and C) need to look at these links: http://help.joomla.org/component/option,com_easyfaq/task,view/id,167/Itemid,268/

and the top 10 stupidest Joomla Admin mistakes: http://help.joomla.org/component/option,com_easyfaq/task,view/id,50/Itemid,268/

Joomla will also run perfectly fine on a Windows Server running PHP and mySQL. Like a previous poster mentioned, there's no reason to specifically need Linux unless you require a specific linux script (which are often in PHP or PERL, which both run on Windows).

DNN is also excellent, but the Open Source license is subjective, and you'll find that GREAT MAJORITY of add-on modules or Skins come with a price tag, where as Joomla has a much more free$-minded community.

http://www.communityserver.org.

If you are running aspx.


For PHP based, joomla is better but be careful of the extensions you use .

If he wants DNN, give DNN a try. If you throw away the stereotypes and look at the facts, Windows 2003 is a great hosting platform. If you give it a shot, you will be pleasantly surprised. There are even hosts that specialize in just DNN hosting out there.

open source cms says at the bottom powered by mambo which is basically joomla.

I wouldn't recommend joomla, RFI city, good way to lose a server to a hacker.

I (a bit) am not agree with this. Joomla is secure anyway. That is making it not secure are the 3rd parties, like the components/module/plugins. Just regularly check the Joomla forum security part, your joomla will be secure.

Also, J! (joomla) v.1.5 seems rocks! Many developers in Joomla, and the pre-made templates provided by template designer are very eye catched.

Just my 2 cents ... :)

I (a bit) am not agree with this. Joomla is secure anyway. That is making it not secure are the 3rd parties, like the components/module/plugins. Just regularly check the Joomla forum security part, your joomla will be secure.

Also, J! (joomla) v.1.5 seems rocks! Many developers in Joomla, and the pre-made templates provided by template designer are very eye catched.

Just my 2 cents ... :)

really now? http://milw0rm.com/exploits/4350
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/4212
to really get a know how on joomla just go here
http://milw0rm.com/search.php
and enter joomla. Do that and tell me joomla is secure.

really now? http://milw0rm.com/exploits/4350
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/4212
to really get a know how on joomla just go here
http://milw0rm.com/search.php
and enter joomla. Do that and tell me joomla is secure.

Hi Annex, thanks for responding my 2 cents ..
Yeah, I just see it, and it is the vulnerable for J!1.5 BETA. However, J!1.5 is still in development, and now they have released J!1.5 RC 2.
And in the sites you given me, it's said that the current stable J! 1.0.13 is not affected with their vulnerability..

Anyway, just my small thought. Please correct me again, if I am wrong.

Peace,

QI

It really depend on your skills, there are a lot analogues for CMS. All are suitable but some are more flexible if you are too.