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Start your free trialEnrique de Larrazabal
3,595 PointsMaking my own CMS
I want to start making my own CMS. Do you know where I should start? Something like videos or easy-to-read documents.
10 Answers
Andrew McCormick
17,730 Pointshttp://teamtreehouse.com/library/programming-2/build-an-ecommerce-website/getting-started-with-php
Assuming you're good with HTML.
Start by getting a grasp on PHP. Then mySQL.
http://css-tricks.com/php-for-beginners-building-your-first-simple-cms/
Enrique de Larrazabal
3,595 PointsI'm good with HTML, I know sufficient PHP and I don't know were to find mySQL tutorials.
Andrew McCormick
17,730 PointsHere's a good set of mySQL tutorials: http://thenewboston.org/list.php?cat=49
then follow through the other link I posted for building your first simple cms.
Enrique de Larrazabal
3,595 Pointsthanks
MJ Meyer
7,884 PointsI also suggest that you should draw how you want it to work and what features you want it to have. This , I believe, will make the process go faster and make it easier to know what you have to learn.
There is big competition out there so you need to have bigger, better features that are user friendly and can update automatically when your versions of your CMS updates.
Enrique de Larrazabal
3,595 PointsI just made this [page](//bananawarrior.com/knight/beta/intro.php) for my cms, these are the things I want in the cms. I want to do this project during the holidays!
James Barnett
39,199 PointsIf you are looking for a CMS that isn't overkill for small sites you might want to give Perch or another lightweight CMS a try
Enrique de Larrazabal
3,595 PointsYou see, I want to make one! But I'll check those out to see how they do it.
Andrew McCormick
17,730 PointsGreat start Enrique. Seems like you know what you want to be able to do with your CMS, now it's just time to hit the grind stone and start learning how to create each piece.