takabanana

here is the type of CMS i have been looking for:

#1: A easy-to-use CMS that has a very easily configurable template format for customization of the "look" of the site.
#2: A user (log-in) database for the CMS to allow guests, as well as content creators/editors/proofreaders (pretty much all CMSes have this)
#3: A Forum like phpBB that is compatible with the above user database
#4: An Event Calendar like WebCalendar that is compatible with the user database.
#5 (optional): photo-support like Gallery with a compatible user database

I think Mambo wins with #1 (altho no CMS has a REALLY REALLY easily customizable template format).

i was planning on using Mambo with phpBB and WebCalendar and Gallery, but obviously it is a HUGE HUGE HUGE disadvantage that you have to keep 4 separate user databases, or somehow keep them synced with a regular cron job and script. This has kept me from moving ahead. I am surprised that no one has come up with some kind of standard mechanism to keep such separate (and independently developed) modules in sync with a single CMS.

Moreso than #1, i would say #2, 3, 4, and 5 are more important (that ALL the modules use a common single user login database). Although #1 is obviously important too.

How can I get Mambo and/or Xoops to have ONE single user database that is used among the CMS (content view/edit control), Forums (something like phpBB), Event Calenadar (like WebCalendar or better), and Image management (like Gallery)?

Any thoughts/opinions? Suggestions?

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john

I can't speak for Mambo (simply because I'm not familiar with it), but this is the way it does work with Xoops. The functions you mentioned (content, forums, calendars, and galleries) are modules that install in the Xoops framework. They all share the same database on the backend, use a single login, and permissions are set for each user group for each module from a single place.

If you want to know more about Xoops, feel free to ask in the Xoops section of the forum. I'm sure some of the Mambo users will answer your questions here.

John

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