Integrating the best of open source

rush66 · 04-10-2006, 01:23 PM

OK here's the idea I have in mind.. I'm not sure if it would be worth while, possible or even something I should consider. I'm thinking of trying to integrate some sort of CMS, a community and a storefront. I have a site right now that is using a phpbb community, an ecommerce store front and all the other content are hand scripted pages.

I've seen some stuff about integrating mambo and phpbb, mambo and oscommerce, phpnuke and etc.... and so on and so forth.

My goal would be to simplify the process of getting new content and photo galleries to the site. Make one user list so that when someone registered for the forums they would be in the store too.

Basically try to wrap all these applications into one database and one application.

Has anyone done something similar to this?
What might be the best CMS to go with to try and do this?
Would it be better to use any sort of different forum or commerce software?

I have lots of questions buzzing around in my head at the moment and if anyone could help me figure out if this is feasible and how I might go about it I'd appreciate it.

Thanks,
Rush

veridicus · 04-11-2006, 12:33 PM

Drupal

It probably doesn't have all of the ecommerce stuff you're looking for yet, but it's getting there.

JoeWall · 04-12-2006, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by rush66

OK here's the idea I have in mind.. I'm not sure if it would be worth while, possible or even something I should consider. I'm thinking of trying to integrate some sort of CMS, a community and a storefront. I have a site right now that is using a phpbb community, an ecommerce store front and all the other content are hand scripted pages.

I've seen some stuff about integrating mambo and phpbb, mambo and oscommerce, phpnuke and etc.... and so on and so forth.

My goal would be to simplify the process of getting new content and photo galleries to the site. Make one user list so that when someone registered for the forums they would be in the store too.

Basically try to wrap all these applications into one database and one application.

Has anyone done something similar to this?
What might be the best CMS to go with to try and do this?
Would it be better to use any sort of different forum or commerce software?

I have lots of questions buzzing around in my head at the moment and if anyone could help me figure out if this is feasible and how I might go about it I'd appreciate it.

Thanks,
Rush

i recommend joomla + SMFforum + virtuemart
when connected, the user can use the same profile for the ecommerce part and with the forum, he can post articles and content too
i used, the website works well (though it is not as fast as i hoped, but i am with a shared hosting plan...)

WorldwideTrading · 04-12-2006, 12:21 PM

or you could use .net nuke or php nuke and use some of the modules to create forums, blogs, shops, etc.

rush66 · 04-12-2006, 12:29 PM

I could use a variety of things its just that we are partnered with a site that uses oscommerce for their storefront so I'd like to stay with that so i is easy to swap data from site to site. Also I have an already running phpbb community setup. I'd like to keep these and integrate them with something else if I could.
Or find an easy way to convert them into something else.