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On 2/27/06, Anthony Ettinger <aettinger@s...> wrote: > On 2/27/06, Peter Hunsberger <peter.hunsberger@g...> wrote: > > On 2/27/06, Anthony Ettinger <aettinger@s...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > L10N support, large-scale public web sites, accessible on multiple > > > > > platforms. > > > > > > > > Targetting 10,000's or millions of users? Lots of content (CMS)? > > > > Forms? Ecommerce (back end databases)? Any target deployment > > > > platforms biases (Windows, Linux)? > > > > > > Lots of content, 1000+ pages, millions of users, > > > linux+apache+php5+mysql/postgresql > > > I don't see how this makes a difference in the xml architecture though > > > > > > > It may or may not make any difference, it does help me get a feel for > > what types of solutions and architectures you might be comfortable > > with. Bear with me and I'll digress a bit on how/why... > > > > <digression> > > A shop such as yours might be a lot more comfortable with a solution > > such as JBoss or Apache or Cocoon than, for example, a pure MS shop. > > If you go with something like Cocoon you have, in turn, the ability to > > easily do SAX pipelines. That then means that you can easily do > > multiple transformations (breaking down the cacheable vs. > > non-cacheable portions of the site as appropriate) which in turn means > > your XML architecture can be more granular and also makes it easier to > > use multiple vocabularies. An example Cocoon site doing lots of > > content through Cocoon is www.vnunet.com which might be somewhat close > > to where you're headed? (Note it's being served out of Italy, > > depending on where you're located you may get a bit of latency...) > > </digression> > > > > Do you intend to stick with PHP and mySQL/postgress on the back end? > > Do you intend to shred your XML or can it be treated as opaque blobs > > (IE; is it pure content or are you driving other business logic)? From > > what I recall there are a lot of entries in the PHP side for XML > > management. I take it none of them come with any XML models that you > > feel are appropriate to your needs? Are there any industry specific > > XML vocabularies that you must (or would like to) support? > > > > I wonder, it sort of sounds like you are having a go at building your > > own CMS solution. Which raises the question of whether you've looked > > at any of the pre-packaged solutions (proprietary or Open Source)? > > It's still really hard to tell what your real needs are, a bit more > > explanation of the business side might help... > > > > -- > > Peter Hunsberger > > > > > > Yes, I am building my own xml framework..I've seen several other CMS > solutions, but most of them I did not like. I want something generic > enough, based on open standards and open source, ie - mysql+php5, > although the xml could be delivered with any technology. Mainly what > I'm trying to nail down is a buildtime vs. runtime application, and > what vocabulary I use. Are there any standard vocabularies out there > for CMS? > > > -- > Anthony Ettinger > Signature: http://chovy.dyndns.org/hcard.html > ps - i forgot to mention a business rules engine. -- Anthony Ettinger Signature: http://chovy.dyndns.org/hcard.html
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