And you only need to know PHP if you are going to build a template or plug-in. On 2015-06-13 10:52, Mark Phillips wrote: > One suggestion....find your hosting company first, and them make your > development machine (VM?) match what they provide. Set up development > work area (eg Hello World example), set up production work area, and > figure out how to transfer from development to production (git, > fabrick, or whatever). Working out those kinks saves lots of time in > the future. > > Mark > > On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 8:57 AM, Stephen Partington > wrote: > >> There is a great deal on wordpress both in print and online. But any >> basic lamp set up would do, you can even get a free wp instance at >> [1]wordpress.com [2] to evaluate. >> >> OK. WordPress gets better reviews. I guess what I need to do before >> finding a shared host that supports WordPress (which I suspect will >> be most of them) is to set up my development site on my home >> computer. >> >> So what is that? >> >> * Fedora on virtual machine. (On the theory I'll be hosted on Red >> Hat -- I'll want a Red Hat derived distro.) >> * Apache, or maybe Tomcat, serving local host >> * WordPress (and pre-requisites) >> >> A dead tree book on WordPress >> Eclipse or whatever IDE you develop PHP in (maybe) >> >> A web authoring program. >> >> Feedback is much appreciated. >> >> On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 4:16 PM Stephen Partington >> wrote: >> >> I am more suspect of the experience than Django as a whole. Mainly >> because of my experience with other code from the group that >> implemented Django. >> On Jun 7, 2015 11:16 PM, "Mark Phillips" >> wrote: >> >> Sorry to hear that. The latest release is 1.8.2, if that makes a >> difference. >> >> Mark >> On Jun 7, 2015 8:58 PM, "Stephen Partington" >> wrote: >> I know it is not likely django's fault but my last experience with >> it was awful... >> >> On Sunday, June 7, 2015, Mark Phillips >> wrote: >> >> Just to be different, I really like django >> (https://www.djangoproject.com/ [3] - Python framework) for web >> development. There are several cms type projects based on django. >> Two good ones are: >> >> http://www.django-cms.org/en/ [4] >> http://mezzanine.jupo.org/ [5] >> >> Lots of modules, lots of options, open source, all Python. >> >> If you want to see how django works as a framework, take spin >> through the basic tutorial - https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/ >> [6] see First Steps. A very strong and helpful community. >> >> Have fun! >> >> Mark >> >> On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 12:04 PM, Stephen Partington >> wrote: >> >> I will second wordpress, It is pretty much designed for written >> content management. and its plugins allow you to do other strange >> and interesting things. >> >> On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 7:42 AM, Keith Smith >> wrote: >> If you are going to write reviews WordPress would work just fine >> with the addition of a couple plugins.  If you are going to build a >> site that works like a search engine, you could use WordPress with a >> plugin for such a thing. >> >> We would need more information to really give you any real >> feedback.  What features are looking for?  Is there an existing >> site that does what you want to do?  If so please share the link. >> >> On 2015-06-06 21:36, trent shipley wrote: >> >> I'm thinking of starting a fan-fic site. I had one years ago. >> Keeping >> track of the links was hell. Would a content management system >> help? >> >> I'm thinking of using shared hosting. There won't be any commerce. >> >> What suggestions do you have? >> >> Trent. >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [7] >> >> -- >> Keith Smith >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [7] > > -- > > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [7] > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [7] > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [7] > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [7] > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [7] > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [7] > > > > Links: > ------ > [1] http://wordpress.org > [2] http://wordpress.com > [3] https://www.djangoproject.com/ > [4] http://www.django-cms.org/en/ > [5] http://mezzanine.jupo.org/ > [6] https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/ > [7] http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Keith Smith --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss