Building a new site

kismet

Hello,

I want to build a site like, http://www.lionsgatefilms.com/index_flash.php
and I notice the page is php. Can you tell me if this is a CMS or .php site? Ii am new to php and CMS and I am trying to figure out what I need to design a site like.

Thanks

thorpe

CMS isn't a technoligy. its a type of web application. and yes, this appears to be a CMS made with php.

bpat1434

I don't think it's a CMS. The link you gave goes to a Flash site. It would seem it's more of a page that just queries general info and displays it. Doesn't seem like much of the CMS backend is there, especially since it's mainly created in Flash (you'll notice 3 different flash movies) which can be altered off-site, uploaded, and the site is "updated". Of course, it could be a CMS, but I'd doubt it.

If you want to do a CMS for yourself, you should probably just google for CMS tutorial. DevShed should have one if we don't. It's not hard to create a CMS, it's just time consuming. If you don't know what you're doing with databases, PHP, and validation, it could be a tough task. If you're looking to learn PHP from this, I'd suggest you find a project someone else started (that is open-source) and you see if you can make modifications. Get a feel for how things work, and then try and stem from there. It's how I started.

CMS Tutorials
Creating a PHP-Based CMS

~Brett

TimTimTimma

Originally posted by bpat1434
It's not hard to create a CMS, it's just time consuming.

AMEN TO THAT!

I am currently developing a CMS its only about 25-30% along the way but its comming along very nicely I have managed to keep the query count down to a minimum of about 10-15 max on a few pages but mostly below 10. You can check it out visually at http://timtimtimma.com and you can checkout the backend code at http://timtimtimma.com/backend_source.php the code is open source, and when released it will be under the GNU/GPL license