Integrating CMSMS with other CMS software

[jerry]

First, I want to say what great software CMSMS is. I have spent a lot of time looking at as many open source programs as possible and plan to migrate my sites from Mambo/Joomla and Drupal to CMSMS. No only is CMSMS very easy to use, but it allows direct META data insertion which is a big plus over most open source CMSs I have found (Mambo/Joomla allows it, but many CMSs that claim to be "search engine friendly" only remove query strings from URLS and don't allow individual page META tags to be set, instead using site wide META data - no good in my industry).

One issue that I usually have with my sites is that I have multiple CMSs on each site and my question relates to how to make these work best with CMSMS. In the past, I have had to create entry pages to some of my sites and then have differing CMSs sitting in directories under this main page, as if I try to install a CMS at the root level and then another below it, there are conflicts and the lower level CMS doesn't work. For example, I have used Mambo and Moodle on the same site and had to place them in their own directories, with a static entry page, so that both programs could work properly. Some people that use Moodle just place all of the Moodle files in the root directory along with the Mambo files and claim that it works fine, but not only does this seem a bit sloppy, but I don't even want to think about maintaining or updating such a mixture of programs.

Ideally, I would like to place CMSMS in the root directory and then place Moodle in a subdirectory like /courses. Has anyone had experience with this and/or can the developers give me any tips?

Thanks in advance.

Jerry 

[calguy1000]

well, I can't say anything about other cms's but I regularly use phplists, phpsurveyor, and recently zen-cart installed in sub-directories below the cms install and it all works fine.

[jerry]

Thanks, calguy1000!

It is good to know that ZenCart works well under CMSMS, as creating an online shopfront is on my "to do list". If I can integrate Moodle (Course Management Software), ZenCart and a decent photo gallery, I will be off to a good start.

Cheers,

Jerry

[calguy1000]

Now all I need to do is find a generous benefactor to pay me to build a bridge between CMS and Zen-Cart.  So that I can view zen-cart products in CMS, and sync users, etc.

[Dr.CSS]

I have 4 installs on a web host besides my first site, i link between them, they all have sep. DB's, my host allows 25 DB @ 100mb,,,

  mark   

[idonny]

By design, it is not possible (based on my experience) to host two applications in one folder if each one of them has a feature that tries to manage HTTP requests (such as clean URL management and server variables). Short of modifying the guts of one of the CMS applications to prevent it from attempting to manage variables that another app is trying to manage, the approach that you have/similar is the best approach:
- Place the most versatile CMS int he root to manage all general requests
- Place specialised applications in child folders
- Refer to the specialised applications from the main CMS as required to take advantage of their features

This method will implement your solution without having to rely on static pages for entry since the main/versatile CMS will manage that.

Ona different/related note, I disagree with the allegation that Drupal cannot inject custom META information for each page you post. If you use the node-words module, you can insert META keywords, description, abstract and copyright during page creation.

If you have questions in Drupal features or CMS in general, do not heistate to contact me

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