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Written by Gavin Cameron
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Tuesday, 24 August 2004 |
Mambo is a web content management system that is extremely simple to
configure and use and makes the maintenance of a web site a breeze.
You've probably used a mambo powered website before, in fact I can
guarantee it, the VicFUG site
you are viewing right now is powered by Mambo.
Mambo is more than just a web content management system, it is a
community of users who share addins, called modules and components in
Mambo, that add functionality above and beyond the core components.
Installation and configuration is a breeze, but working out how all the
bits and pieces fit together will have you confused at the outset but,
after a little persistence, the penny drops and you'll wonder why you
ever managed a website any other way.
I had my first site up
and functional in a couple of hours. After a bit of playing around, I
was able to get the VicFUG site setup and working in about an hour.
Adding new sections to an existing website is simple. This section, articles, took about 10 minutes to add and publish.
Content can be classified so that certain objects are only seen by users who
have logged into the system. If you are currently logged in you will see the Poll
module to the right of this article but if you aren't logged in you won't see the Poll.
User can be assigned to different roles. A user can be an Author,
Editor, Published or Administrator. Each role are able to perform
different functions within the site.
I've not looked at many webCMSs and given how easy Mambo is I probably won't be looking for another one in a hurry.
You'll need apache with PHP 4 or 5 and a hand full of PHP extensions
but the installation applicaiton will tell you if you are missing
something.
URLs http://www.mamboserver.com/ - the mambo home page
http://forum.mamboserver.com/ - the mambo support forum
http://mamboforge.net/ - the SourgeForge of Mambo components and modules |
