Posted by Ming on 12/31/07 06:31

On Dec 30, 6:08 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attglobal.net> wrote:
> Ming wrote:
> > On Dec 30, 5:24 pm, NC <n...@iname.com> wrote:
> >> On Dec 30, 12:05 am, Ming <minghu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>> I am looking for a PHP based CMS (or blog system) that supports:
> >>> 1) static output (like Movable Type)
> >> You can stop looking right there. Static output has long since gone
> >> out of fashion. Some Perl applications (MovableType, Discus, and a
> >> few others) still use it only because they were initially designed
> >> that way back when MySQL 3 wasn't around, so they stored their data in
> >> flat files rather than databases. The rest of the world has moved on
> >> to a combination of dynamic output and caching... Some systems (such
> >> as Drupal) also have granular cache control (the administrator can
> >> select which components' output it to be cached and which is to be
> >> always generated dynamically) and throttling (certain components may
> >> be designated as non-critical and not executed during peak-load
> >> periods).
>
> >>> 2) remote publishing through FTP, SFTP or SSH (like Blogger)
> >> I may be wrong on this, but as far as I know, Blogger is the only
> >> application that does it...
>
> >>> 3) Different templates for different parts of the system (ie:
> >>> category template, main index template, search template,
> >>> like Movable Type does; Blogger seems to just have one
> >>> template)
> >>> 4) Free (or low price for multiple installations)
> >>> 5) One central installation for multiple sites
> >> WordPress MU seems to fit the bill on these...
>
> >> Cheers,
> >> NC
>
> > Hi NC and all folks,
>
> > Thanks for suggestion.
>
> > Static output is critical for me because many users, college students,
> > do not have access to either PHP or MySQL in their college campus/
> > department personal webspace. Most universities only permit pure
> > static content (HTML, image, flash, etc) for student web space.
>
> > FTP/SFTP/SSH access is a MUST-HAVE feature. Since we want a central
> > installation that supports students from all departments.
>
> You aren't going to find a CMS which doesn't depend on dynamic content.
> That isn't how they work.
>
> If you want static output, have them use ftp/sftp, etc.
>
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Sure. But the DB shall only be used in generating content,ideally.

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