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[dm_fw]

I am looking for PHP portal software geared toward publishing pages and information rather than allowing the user to configure their content. What I would like is the PHP equivalent of DotNetNuke, and with these features:

• Easy setup of pages and content on pages. No programming changes required
• Use of modules to handle basic tasks, ex. List of links, announcements, event lists, etc.
• Allow viewing of content based on a user's profile. Eg. Pages or event items on a page would be invisible to a user.
• Allow controlled admin of specific pages.

I have looked at PHP nuke and it is OK, but it does not have the modules or allow the flexibility I need.



I would consider free or commercial.

[QuESTie]

Joomla rules!!! you will never have to look for anything else.. best of all, its free

[cartika-andrew]

Joomla or Drupal would fit your requirements.

And actually, based on this requirement:

Allow viewing of content based on a user's profile. Eg. Pages or event items on a page would be invisible to a user.

I think Drupal is a better fit

[The Stealthy One]

I can add yet another vote for Joomla. I am using this more and more, and I am really pleased!

[David]

e107! http://www.e107.org

I've been using it for years and absolutely love it.

[mrbister]

I've used e107 for several years, but for your needs I'd go for Joomla too.
Maybe you guys could share some of your Joomla pages for him to view.

[Cirtex]

Don't forget about http://www.xoops.org/
Also many good options for vBulletin and phpBB if you choose to have it build in upon the forums instead.

Cheesr

[ldcdc]

I guess you're getting pretty confused by now.

I use Joomla, though I can't say it's going to be to everyone's liking. My initial "contact" with it was rather disheartening, but once I got to know it well, I came to find that it fulfilled my (admitedly simple) needs.

When it comes to these things, I think each should try a couple of solutions/applications and see which one fits his needs and... brain wiring.


PS. Thread moved to Web Design and Content.

[itsmylife]

I think Joomla is great.

If you are using vbulletin, you may wish to take a look at badvanced.

[24Hostingnow]

Go for joomla, you wont regret it!

[Saga_reactor]

do NOT use php nuke its the worst piece of software from the ones mentioned in this topic, its buggy and resource intensive, maybe joomla or mambo would be better ? ive also heard that php fusion is ok

[wedesignit]

joomla!

Firts i didn't like it, and now i love it.

I can do full templates now, iand i do not know a word of php.

[liberteheb]

i used e107 and loved it... Give it a try!

[dm_fw]

I tried joomla and e107. e107 works well. However, I installed joomla 3 times and I ended up deleting my site content each time! I can not see why this occurred, and the system did not warn me of any issue! Strange!

Also, both are not as easy to configure as DotNetNuke. I would love to find a PHP CMS like "DotNetNuke"!