Open Source CMS - Test drive CMS with Admin Access too

[ronniethedodger]

OpenSourceCMS was created to give you the opportunity to "try out" some of the best open source and free php/mysql based software systems in the world. You can log in as the administrator to any site here, thus allowing you to decide which system best suits your needs.

Each system is deleted and reinstalled every two hours. This allows you to be the administrator of any system here without fear of messing anything up.

All systems are programmed in PHP and use MySQL databases.

A small sampling of what you can find here:

• CMS Portals
  Back-end
  Drupal
  E-XOOPS
  Geeklog
  Mambo
  phpNuke (3 flavors)
  
  CMS Blogs
  bBlog
  Nucleus
  wordpress
  
  CMS - e-Commerce
  MyMarket
  osCommerce
  Zen Cart
  
  CMS - Groupware
  dotProject
  eGroupWare
  Moregroupware
  phpCollab
  PHProjekt
  
  CMS - Forums
  openBB
  Phorum
  phpBB
  W-Agora
  XMB
  
  CMS - e-Learning
  Claroline
  Moodle
  Segue
  
  CMS - Miscellaneous
  Coppermine
  Gallery
  Owl
  phpMyChat

I tried out wordpress and it was way cool. If you are looking for any software to build your website with, then this is the place to go and try it all out so you can decide what is best for you.

THERE IS ONE CAVEAT - All of this software is PHP/MYSQL software only. No PERL, No CGI, No ASP. Got it....good! ;0)

[SSMayer]

That's a wonderful offering for all of us explore, thank you.

[CrimsonLink]

Thanx for that wonderful information. The link was worth going thru n exploring.

[ronniethedodger]

As a result of a user suggestion at OpenSourceCMS, they have created a new "CMS feature list" section to show case the features of each CMS. This checklist of features is either comes from the developer of the CMS whom is willing to put something together (for example Nucleus CMS, zTml) or from what they could gather from the CMS official sites.

It seems to be a work in progress right now, but should help a little in the evaluation of the software.

The feature lists seem to be a readers digest version compiled from the various CMS sites, so you will have to take that with a grain of salt. For a more detailed comparison of features -- visit CMS Matrix

[andyhenry]

Thanks for that Ronnie,

That's helped me out.

Regards,

Andy