[FX.php List] [OFF] Recommendation for building/buying web site building/management system

[Vision Computer Consulting]

Are you going to have templates that the user can choose from. If so,  
the task becomes easier in have the php script use a different header  
and footer for the page. Perhaps have a choice of background colors  
or images.


On May 23, 2007, at 12:37 PM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:

> Thanks, Bob.
>
> On one hand, I can envision this as being a straight-forward  
> project. On the other hand, I could also see it mushrooming into an  
> unmanageable mess.
>
> On the straightforward side...I see building a front end to capture  
> the data and design/template preferences required for each site.   
> The target end user client would access this to specify the site.   
> Then, a php script would generate the site (6 pages or so) to the  
> target web folder.  I don't see dynamically *generating* new  
> clients and directories on the fly.  That would be a back end job.
>
> Jonathan
>
> At 2:08 PM -0500 5/23/07, Bob Patin wrote:
>> Jonathan,
>>
>> I've done that in FX.php; I used a subset of it on Crystal Gayle's  
>> site, which is almost all FileMaker-driven:
>>
>> http://www.crystalgayle.com
>>
>> There are a few static pages on her site, but I built this from a  
>> template that I used for another client's private site, where each  
>> member has his own customizable set of pages.
>>
>> One of the music associations tha I belong to just went to a  
>> membership site like this; each member apparently has the ability  
>> to edit his page, but on that site I think it's just a single page.
>>
>> I also did a similar thing for the auto comparisons site that I  
>> built; each of their dealer members can very lightly customize the  
>> pages of the site so that any visitors using the pages, after  
>> being referred from the dealer's website, see customized pages  
>> with the dealer's logo, address, links, and background colors.
>>
>> Bob Patin
>> Longterm Solutions
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>>
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>>
>> On May 23, 2007, at 12:27 PM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Folks,
>>>
>>> I have been asked by a client, to build or buy a system that can  
>>> help automatically generate and maintain web sites for *their*  
>>> clients. We've talking 200 - 300 web sites, using some sort of  
>>> central management system.  The end client will have no technical  
>>> expertise, and probably have no desire to do anything other than  
>>> to fill out a form and pick a graphic template from a selection.
>>>
>>> Any one gone down this path before?
>>>
>>> Thx,
>>>
>>> Jonathan
>>>
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