Comments on: PHP CMS packages are bad, mmkay? http://www.techfounder.net/2008/05/16/php_cms_packages/ Blog about web development and Internet entrepreneurship Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Eran Galperin http://www.techfounder.net/2008/05/16/php_cms_packages/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Eran Galperin Tue, 20 May 2008 20:37:14 +0000 http://www.techfounder.net/?p=4#comment-14 From a developer point of view, I prefer Joomla's code since it has some OO structure even though it's legacy PHP4 code (which means strict errors in PHP5). Both libraries suffer from overuse of globals and defines (which is not surprising, this is how you did those things in PHP4) and insufficient documentation (PHPDoc anyone?). I don't have extensive experience with either of those packages. I tried them out, saw the STRICT errors, tried a couple of plug-ins and realized this is not an upgrade over Wordpress which has all the plug-ins I need for a CMS. For general purpose CMS I rather roll my own. You can read about a comparison in this nice article I saw some time ago - http://www.communicopia.net/blog/joomla-versus-drupal From a developer point of view, I prefer Joomla’s code since it has some OO structure even though it’s legacy PHP4 code (which means strict errors in PHP5). Both libraries suffer from overuse of globals and defines (which is not surprising, this is how you did those things in PHP4) and insufficient documentation (PHPDoc anyone?).

I don’t have extensive experience with either of those packages. I tried them out, saw the STRICT errors, tried a couple of plug-ins and realized this is not an upgrade over WordPress which has all the plug-ins I need for a CMS. For general purpose CMS I rather roll my own.

You can read about a comparison in this nice article I saw some time ago – http://www.communicopia.net/blog/joomla-versus-drupal

]]> By: Volo Mike http://www.techfounder.net/2008/05/16/php_cms_packages/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Volo Mike Tue, 20 May 2008 18:08:41 +0000 http://www.techfounder.net/?p=4#comment-11 Have you ever compared Drupal and Joomla? I made a product matrix of CMS packages for my client, and then a questionnaire on what he likes and doesn't like. I then was able to zoom in on the product choices and that left Drupal and Joomla. My client said he's used and liked Drupal. But I've heard bad stuff about Drupal, as well as what you state here, and good stuff about Joomla, so I'm trying to decide which is better. He asked me to build him a feature list comparing the two, and zooming in more than I had previously in comparing them. Have you ever compared Drupal and Joomla? I made a product matrix of CMS packages for my client, and then a questionnaire on what he likes and doesn’t like. I then was able to zoom in on the product choices and that left Drupal and Joomla. My client said he’s used and liked Drupal. But I’ve heard bad stuff about Drupal, as well as what you state here, and good stuff about Joomla, so I’m trying to decide which is better. He asked me to build him a feature list comparing the two, and zooming in more than I had previously in comparing them.

]]> By: Eran Galperin http://www.techfounder.net/2008/05/16/php_cms_packages/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Eran Galperin Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:52 +0000 http://www.techfounder.net/?p=4#comment-6 Makes you wonder, doesn't it ;) Makes you wonder, doesn’t it ;)

]]> By: Wil Sinclair http://www.techfounder.net/2008/05/16/php_cms_packages/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Wil Sinclair Sun, 18 May 2008 23:52:31 +0000 http://www.techfounder.net/?p=4#comment-5 Actually, it's Pádraic Brady, I believe. :) ,Wil Actually, it’s Pádraic Brady, I believe. :)

,Wil

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