xml cms

[vik]

hi guys... this is my first post here.

great site and community!

i read the senocular tutorial about xml and flash, but i have a doubt is it possible to make a content management system using only xml? no server side scripting like php?

or we need the php part ?!

tanx in advance...

[Marble]

Then it wouldn't be dynamic, it'd just be static web pages.

[kill.robot.kill]

yeah the point of a CMS is the ability to manage the data, usually in a user friendly admin type area. Without using a serverside language, you would have to open up a text editor/html editor to change the data on the site. Not really what you would call a CMS, but still usefull.

But with a serverside language, you could make a very good CMS using xml as your choice of storage.

[λ]

yeah the point of a CMS is the ability to manage the data, usually in a user friendly admin type area. Without using a serverside language, you would have to open up a text editor/html editor to change the data on the site. Not really what you would call a CMS, but still usefull.

But with a serverside language, you could make a very good CMS using xml as your choice of storage.
Yeah - use XML instead of MySQL/PostgreSQL/Firebird/SQlite/whatever :)

[Marble]

If you have a busy site with lots of articles I would stick with a database. XML is a great way to manage data, but a db server is faster and more efficient on heavier loads.

[vik]

Ok tanx... guess i have to learn some php stuff.

[ScriptFlipper]

You could also combine XML and MySQL or any other database. The data is stored in MySQL and then PHP sends it to flash as XML data. Pretty neat, and very easy to handle in flash. Just a tip ;)