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boff
07-21-2007, 09:11 AM
I've dabbled a bit in PHP and XML to create content for Flash, but I find it difficult (and time consuming) to create an interface that is intuitive and easy to use for a "i know nothing about computers" client.

Can anyone recommend one or more backend systems that does the above, as well as allow me to choose the type of content I want for each page/section

I know about, and have briefly used systems like WordPress and Joomla - but I really have no idea what would be best suited to my needs

SilverVenom
07-22-2007, 02:18 PM
Not a flash solution, but a very good open source CMS system is http://www.modxcms.com/

It is absolutely the best I've found. I use it for my clients who know nothing about how to manage their own content. Just login, click edit content, and it's done.

boff
07-22-2007, 08:51 PM
wow! great system! like you said, not a flash solution - but all i need it for is editing XML content.

would you know how to create such content? i can create a single XML document using a custom template with template variables, but i want to be able to aggregate documents or items into one XML file. for example, i can create different documents with the same structure:

document1
<item>document 1 content</item>
document2
<item>document 2 content</item>
document3
<item>document 3 content</item>

but i want it to be outputted as:

document1
<content>
<item>document 1 content</item>

<item>document 2 content</item>

<item>document 3 content</item>
</content>

any suggestions on where to start? :confused: