[howman]

I need to build a website ASAP. I have LAMP up and running. I have the database set up. I need to create the interface.

The site must have:

User authentication - users will be stored in MySQL. Every page including the home page will require the user to be vaild

Forms - most of the pages will have input forms

Templates - I would like to keep the page design separate from the business logic; all of the pages on the site will have the same header and footer; the header will have the site menu

Any advice on the best scripts on Hotscripts for these items?

I have tried a few scripts but have not been able to integrate different applications. If there is a script or framework out there that has templates, forms and user auth built in, that would be the best.

Thanks in advance,
H

[sarat.pediredla]

I would urge you to try a CMS or portal system for this. You might still need customisation but u get the framework completed for you and most open source CMS systems have tons of add-on modules for free.

Try http://www.opensourcecms.com/

[howman]

Thanks for the reply.

I thought about using a portal system. The issues is, I have a custom built database. I'm not sure if my tables will integrate with the portal system, especially the user table.

H

[brokennb]

Since you already have a custom database, why not try the following:
- put your pages in a Password-Protected directory
(no worries about cookies and extra code in your pages)
- make a standard template, but bring in the pieces using include stmts
(example: include header.php)
- put all of your functions in include files
- keep your web page coding short by doing the above

Good luck,

brokennb

[eddyvlad]

Use xtemplate, seperate your pages into modules, must have config file and think expandability.

[Sabu]

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1. Begin work on site.
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