Hi,
first of all: nice to be here. I'm afraid this might be a long post, so I appreciate those of you willing to read all of it.
Here is my situation: I want to build a web site based on PHP and MySQL. The idea is to build a template based in Dreamweaver (based on CSS). On this web site, I will have a few more or less "static" parts (links, document downloads, etc). BUT, there will also be a "news" section that I will update quite often, and I would like to build this around some sort of blog/CMS.
The main idea for this section is:
1) Use PHP/MySQL to build some sort of login to a page where I can...
2) add, delete and edit articles
3) these articles will be stored in a MySQL db, for later retrieval
4) it will be presented on the first page of my web site and in the news section.
My master plan is to end up with a small structure where I only have a few static pages for information, downloads and links. The rest will be dynamic, and based on PHP/MySQL.
Now my questions;
1) Considering this would be my first large PHP project, is it worth doing?
2) Should I rather use one of the blogs/CMS' out there and integrate it into my site/design?
3) If #2 is my best option, can anyone recommend a small blog/CMS that I can use? The systems I've looked at seem to be "larger than life", considering I'm looking for a limited set of functions.
OK, thank you for reading this, and I'm looking forward to your reply.
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