A content management system (CMS) is software that allows for collaborative creation and organization of documents and content, especially for publishing on websites. There are different types of CMS including complete systems like Drupal and Wordpress, blogs, and wikis. Installing a CMS involves selecting an option like doing it yourself or using an installer, then completing steps to set up the database, download and extract files, configure permissions, and complete the installation process. Drupal and Wordpress are examples of free and open source CMS that differ in their level of power and complexity to use.

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2. What is a Content Management
System (CMS)?
 Wiktionary Definition:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/content_management_system
A computer software system
for organizing and facilitating
collaborative creation of
documents and other content,
especially for loading to a
website

3. Types of Content Management
Systems
COMPLETE CONTENT
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
BLOGS
•Wordpress
•Movable Type
•Blogger
WIKIS
•MediaWiki
•Confluence
•pmwiki

4. Installing a Content
Management System
 Option 1: Do-It-Yourself
 Option 2: Use the Installer!

5. Get Drupal…
 Create database
 Go to drupal.org
 Download
application
 Un-archive file
 Rename directory
 Delete the file
 Check and set
server permissions
 Visit the install
page

6. Modify the .htaccess file…
# Options -Indexes
# Options +FollowSymLinks
# PHP 5, Apache 2.
# php_value magic_quotes_gpc 0
# php_value registrar_globals 0
# php_value session.auto_start 0
# php_value mbstring.http_input pass
# php_value mbstring.http_output pass
# php_value mbstring.encoding_translation 0

7. Almost done! (Just 40+ more
steps to go…)

13. Some Features of Drupal

14. Creating Content in Drupal

15. Wordpress
 Popular blogging tool
 Basic Content Management System
 Simpler to use, configure, and edit
than Drupal, but not as powerful
 Also free and open source

16. Installing Wordpress
 http://tools.stanford.edu

19. Wordpress Dashboard

20. MediaWiki
 Popular wiki tool
 Basic Content Management System
 Simpler to use, configure, and edit
than Drupal or WordPress, but not as
powerful
 Also free and open source