[RESOLVED] What is Drupal?

[Phire]

Just wondering what Drupal is? Is it like PHPNuke? And wouldn't it be better for a developer to just use an MVC Framework with Scaffolding to build their own portal?

[Horizon88]

Drupal's just another content management system. And it's all well and good for a developer to write their own, provided they have the time and skill to do so. Pre-made content management systems are particularly good for either the people who don't have the skill-sets to create a custom system, or people who don't care enough to create a custom system and just need something up right away.

Of course, Googling, or even taking a random guess - drupal.com - would have given you probably that much information.

[Horizon88]

I know they have use for lots of people, that's why I said 'particularly' 😉 They can be used with experienced webmasters - any CMS can - to make very nice pages. A friend of mine runs a Wordpress site that handles just about everything very well. I was just saying that pre-made content management systems are especially good for people who want something up quickly without a lot of work to get basic functionality going.