[Linux-disciples] database design question

[Adam Rosi-Kessel]

Most CMS's are on steroids. I was assuming you wanted to do a filesystem 
as a pedagogical exercise. If that's not the case, you definitely 
shouldn't bother with it. I would start with ZOPE because I know you 
have objects in your blood. Figuratively.

Jamie Forrest wrote, on 2/6/2008 10:32 AM:
> Yep, basically a CMS on steroids. You're probably right that I should  
> build on top of an existing one rather than from the ground up. I'll  
> take a look at what's out there.
> 
> On Feb 6, 2008, at 10:09 AM, Stephen R Laniel wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 10:06:29AM -0500, Adam Rosi-Kessel wrote:
>>> That is certainly re-inventing the wheel. Not sure what your
>>> "permissions" table looks like; that may not be quite right. Also, at
>>> least in some implementations, folders and files would be in the same
>>> table and just have different attributes to distinguish their  
>>> behaviors.
>> A crucial first question when people ask how to do something
>> is, "What are you trying to accomplish?" It seems like what
>> Jamie's really after here is a CMS. There are plenty of CMS
>> platforms out there.
>>
>> Or are you after something else?
>>
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