Posted by Sanders Kaufman on 02/13/07 21:11

white lightning wrote:
> I've been thinking lately about whether to use opensource CMS such as
> Joomla or to build something from scratch.
>
> I am good with PHP/ MySQL but only little bit familiar with Joomla.
>
> I want to know when to use CMS and when to code from scratch? How do I
> make such a decision? Need some expert advice.
>
> Thanks


That depends on the problem you're trying to solve.
If you want to have a CMS package that's your own - build it.
If you just want to know CMS inside and out - build it.
If you want to learn every aspect of LAMP - build a CMS.

But if you're like an IT guy somewhere, and you just need to get
a website going, then reinventing the wheel might not be your
best choice.

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