Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 12/31/07 13:29

Ming wrote:
> 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.
>>
>
> Sure. But the DB shall only be used in generating content,ideally.
>

Read my post again.

If you want something different, you need to write it yourself.

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