I want to create a website where pages are dynamically generated from the database. The database will contain the content text, and it would generate the page using a template. Are there any good resources/tutorials/pre-made scripts for this? (I have searched Google, but I don't know the technical term for what I want)
2007-01-15 05:39:57 · 6 answers · asked by Andrew Monk 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Various systems to use.
Wordpress for creating a blog
Drupal, joomla, mambo, phpnuke for general content management
PHPbb for forums
If you want to try them out by setting up a web server on your PC take a look at Xammp ow wamp
2007-01-15 13:26:03 · answer #1 · answered by Gordon B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
... alternatively you could have a look at an easy-to-use php framework and build your website on top of that. The benefit of using a framework is that you can decide on the structure of the site yourself and such frameworks have all of the security, database access, friendly URLs built-in.
Having all of the GET, POST, SESSION variables 'cleaned' for you protects you from most of the security problems developers face when building their website.
I would recommend having a look at CodeIgniter as it is relatively easy to set up and understand. There are also video tutorials on the website as well as a vibrant community if you need help with anything.
2007-01-15 22:27:07 · answer #2 · answered by Poncho 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, rather than create the whole thing from scratch in PHP you should use a content management system. Some good free ones include Joomla, Drupal, and Typo3.
A great resource is www.opensourcecms.com, where there's a full listing of all the free CMSs and, even better, trial versions of each one for you to play with.
2007-01-15 06:33:52 · answer #3 · answered by Daniel R 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are most likely looking for a CMS - Content Management System.
Depending on what type of content you have, some choices are:
Blogging - WordPress
Forums - phpBB, punBB, vBulletin
Content Website - Drupal
etc
2007-01-15 05:55:19 · answer #4 · answered by tony.targonski 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out Postnuke - all PHP and MySQL.
www.postnuke.com - all open source and very easy to setup and administer.
2007-01-15 06:34:16 · answer #5 · answered by Rick P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use w3schools.com
http://w3schools.com/php/php_mysql_intro.asp
2007-01-15 12:59:30 · answer #6 · answered by going123sold 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋