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by mdorison

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OK, I am currently in the planning stages of a web site I am putting together and was looking for some suggestions as to what I should use for the features I need.
A registration system for a large (>1000) number of people. (database? but which one?)
A small number of non-technical users (approx. 15) need to have access to this database through a web interface.
I also need those same users to have access to a basic messageboard system.
A different group of users (approx. 20) need to have access to a seperate messageboard.

Any suggestions as to what might be the best option for me? I was looking at mySQL and PHPNuke but I am not really sure. Thanks in advance!

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by ddaniell

PHPNuke is an impressive open-source community building product. My experience with PHPNuke is that unless you want your web site to look similar to all the other PHPNuke sites, creating a unique theme is very time consuming. MYSQL and PHP are a powerful combination, but you may wish to do some more research on open-source applications before choosing PHPNuke. See what SourceForge has to offer.

by douort

You mentioned PHPNuke and the previous reply referred to sourceforge.
There is a PERL based project on sourceforge called metadot. It's a portal app that's been around for awhile and is also commercially available from metadot.com. If you want to go open source, check out the sourceforge version at:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/openmetadot/

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