[kwlug-disc] Request for LAMP based software

[Khalid Baheyeldin]

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On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 8:32 PM, Jon Thiele <jthiele at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Hi Khalid,
>
> Thank you for the info - I downloaded Pipecode and I'm playing with it
> right now.
>
> Jon
>
> On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 10:29 AM, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
>
>> CMS and 'very easy to setup and maintain' is a hard combination to find.
>>
>> You can build such functionality in Drupal for sure. But you also have a
>> myriad of modules to maintain and update when security releases come up,
>> and the major version upgrades.
>>
>> If you just want Slashdot functionality (recommend stories, admin
>> approves it, moderation points given to users, commenting, ...etc.), then
>> you should consider the SoylentNews.org code. This is embedded Perl still,
>> and a fork of slashcode, the engine that runs Slashdot.
>>
>> If you must run it under PHP, then consider the code powering Pipedot (
>> https://pipedot.org/), which is a clone of slashcode in PHP, here:
>>
>> https://pipecode.org/download
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 9:07 AM, Jon Thiele <jthiele at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I (used to) run a couple of LAMP based websites from my home office for
>>> two groups of friends.  Very low volume - about 1,000 page hits a month.
>>> I ran an ancient version of PHPNuke as my platform for both sites.   They
>>> were modelled after slashdot.org, where users could submit a post, get
>>> it greenlighted by an admin and then others could comment on the post of
>>> their favourite cat video, bar, fishing pole, joke etc.  However, due to
>>> security concerns regarding PHPNuke, and my PHPNuke would only run on PHP
>>> version 3, I told both groups last year that I could no longer run their
>>> sites.
>>>
>>> One group went to FaceBook *cough* - but the other group is asking me to
>>> setup their site again.
>>>
>>> I know that many members here have vast and varied experience setting up
>>> websites for clients and themselves.  So, I'm looking for a CMS or
>>> something similar that is very easy to setup and maintain(!), has the same,
>>> or close to functionality of slashdot (or maybe reddit) and is LAMP based.
>>> Ideas and thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanx.
>>>
>>> Jon
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Khalid M. Baheyeldin
>> 2bits.com, Inc.
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Khalid M. Baheyeldin
2bits.com, Inc.
Fast Reliable Drupal
Drupal optimization, development, customization and consulting.
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. --  Edsger W.Dijkstra
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. --   Leonardo da Vinci
For every complex problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple, and
wrong." -- H.L. Mencken
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