Which content management method should I use?

to allow people to update info

[digr]

I have a genealogy page with a list of people's names, email addresses in images, and their ancestors. (I only have two dozen or so people listed, but will be adding 100, 200, or more.) And I would love to make it possible for these people to update their email address and genealogy website, if they have one, and add or correct ancestors' names, with free scripts, if possible.

I can use php, perl and cgi on my site, and have a MySQL database. I also have a php script for converting an email address to an image. And I would like to have a notice sent to them automatically once a month to validate their email address, to make sure they're still using it.

The only catch is I don't know how to code in any of them. Only in HTML and CSS. But if told exactly what to do, I can make minor configuration and appearance changes. I've installed and customized a php bulletin board and a php click counter to fit the look of my site.

With a bit of help, how can I make it possible for people to update their info, and have it appear in their entry in the list, with their email address as an image? With PhpWiki, a membership script, a web form with cgiecho, some combination of them, or what?

Are there any free scripts or combinations of them I can use to achieve this without having to do any coding myself? Just some minor changes, with some help and guidance?

[jatar_k]

Welcome to WebmasterWorld digr,

I am not sure you can totally escape a little coding of your own. There are a ton of CMS systems out there but I don't know which would really fit the bill. I actually don't use any of them as I code verything myself using php.

I would look around at script reposiories such as hotscripts and see what you can find. If you can find something that is fairly close to what you need then you can keep the changes to a minimum.

I would suggest going for a php solution, it is a little easier to learn than perl and cgi (with either perl or php) is not the best solution.

[digr]

>Welcome to WebmasterWorld digr,

Thanks.

>I am not sure you can totally escape a little coding of your own.

Really? Hmm.

>There are a ton of CMS systems out there but I don't know which would really fit the bill.

Huh. Anyone else know if a wiki / ImageMagick / email validation combo would be all I need, to do what I want?

>I would look around at script reposiories such as hotscripts and see what you can find.

Yeah. I did that for a while yesterday, but got to thinking I might be able to find something quicker if I asked others who are better informed than I, hence this thread.

>If you can find something that is fairly close to what you need then you can keep the changes to a minimum.

Yup. That's exactly what I'm looking for.

>I would suggest going for a php solution, it is a little easier to learn than perl and cgi (with either perl or php) is not
>the best solution.

Yeah? It seems to me that in combination with ImageMagick and an email address validator, a wiki (maybe PhpWiki) would be the best choice. Anyone know if it would be? And if not, which one would be?