Hello there,

Recently I began building a website which I intend users to share content on it. The problem is that I don't have any rock-solid PHP coding skills and therefore can't generate secure scripts that I know will get the job done. That's when I turned to CMS as it seemed quite promising. However, there is a HUGE down-side. I had already laid out and designed the website, all I needed was the PHP to make the content come, "alive." Well, when I tried out Joomla and E107 I learned that I'm supposed to use the CMS to build my website and that there was no way to integrate their CMS services into my already designed website.

So, my question is in regards to two things. Firstly, do you know of a CMS that is easily integrated into an already-designed website? Then secondly, if I were to attempt to generate my own scripts to do essentially what the CMS was designed to do, how much work am I looking at?

I really want to get this website launched soon, however I don't want to fry my brain/bust my fingertips in the process. After all, looking at basic authentication scripts got me turned around.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

    5 days later

    I do not have any specific answer for you (I've not really ever worked with any CMS other than WordPress (if you consider that a CMS). But you might want to take a look at http://php.opensourcecms.com/ to see what's available and what others have said about them.

      modxcms is what you are looking for--pretty simple to take your existing site and make it a Modx site--the best cms IMHO + there is plenty of friendly support...

      www.modxcms.com

      If you do not like that and want something even more simple try

      www.editwrx.com

      Not free but very reasonable for what it does---while it can edit a ste it will not insert the php for you---best option for you and anybody else it Modx.

      You will be gald you did if you watch the upcoming php tutorial here--At some point you will need to be at leat a little familiar with it--maybe just to edit a little code that will be supplied --

      It is just a fact of life that you will at some point need to know some basic PHP--Not how to write it as much as know what you are looking at.

      Regards

        2 months later

        Thank you for your reply, rock304. I do know the basics of PHP and managed to put together some decent code. I will definitely look into what you mentioned and e107.

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