I HATE SOFTWARE

[yesthattom]

I’m trying to install Joomla only to discover that either I have forgotten everything I used to know about PHP and MySQL, or this is THE MOST FRUSTRATING INSTALLATION ever.

I give up!

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[sigje.livejournal.com]

huh. odd .. usually joomla is pretty straightforward. what platform?

[yesthattom.livejournal.com]

FreeBSD, but it is the MySQL that isn't working. It isn't connecting.

[penk.livejournal.com]

I was a mambo user for a while, we used it to set up 2006.arisia.org. We were getting more and more frustrated at the chaotic documentation, poor user interface, and unintuitive maintenance, so we've switched to using Drupal for all our "site that need a CMS. We use Movable Type for some sites (naturally blogs, but also for some fixed sites.

Drupal however has been SUCH a huge win over Mambo. The new Arisia site has many many layers with access control and tools, and we've used it for Mosaic Commons and a few quicky sites.

It's PHP driven, uses MySQL as the back end - the modules system is intuitive, simple, and most of all CONSISTENT (all modules install the same way). Modules and codebases can be shared (we have a common directory structure for all the drupal installs), so that a module installed for one site can be enabled on another (or restricted).

So, maybe it's not you. :)

[drwex]

Software sucks. I gave up on it as a bad business some years ago. I'm now regularly astounded at the vast arrays of minutae that my hacker friends manage to keep memorized.

[lordlnyc.livejournal.com]

WOW! I just love that userpic! May I copy it?

-Larry-

[drwex]

Since I blatantly stole it from a scanned image someone posted, by all means go ahead.

[lordlnyc.livejournal.com]

Thanks ... I will give you "credit" when I upload it.

[nooks.livejournal.com]

You forgot everything you knew about PHP? And MySQL? Time to party! I've been trying to forget for years.

[lordlnyc.livejournal.com]

Sorry I can't help you this time. I am only starting to teach myself PHP/MYSQL and currently only learned what I needed to do to get the reminder box under "Meetings location" to change based on what day it is.

See you Sunday.

Mambo/Joomla vs Drupal, etc

[rationalfool.livejournal.com]

I second the opinion of the person who posted on Mambo vs Drupal. I hate it when someone answers my questions with an alternative, but I am going to do it anyway and recommend that you try Drupal instead.

If not, feel free to send me your problem log... if it is MySQL and PHP issues I may be able to help.

--ravi

Re: Mambo/Joomla vs Drupal, etc

[yesthattom.livejournal.com]

Which has the best looking default skin? Because, to be honest, I don't have the time or skill to make a beautiful web site. I need that part done for me.

Re: Mambo/Joomla vs Drupal, etc

[rationalfool.livejournal.com]

Looks are subjective (so don't flame me) but I must confess that Joomla has the better default skin. But installing a skin for Drupal is a few seconds work... and Drupal might pay off in the long run given the cleaner structure and organisation of the code and APIs (IMHO).

Re: Mambo/Joomla vs Drupal, etc

[yesthattom.livejournal.com]

What I need with any of these systems is for someone to hang out with me on a Saturday and set it up. The learning curve is beyond my skill level now that I'm all PHBish.