Aric, I too have built a modular system, with my own template system, etc., although it's pretty basic. I've worked on alone it enough to know that I'd prefer to benefit from a community project :) but I've not found one that really works either.
For my next programming project I want to implement a Mall site that also has community portal type resources. I've played with PHPNuke, Phorum, and a couple other packages, but they don't seem very integrate-able, as you mention. If I cannot find a modular frameworks system I'll probably take PHPShop or FishCart and hack them into my system, but I'm spending time now to explore alternatives. I appreciate your feedback, and can vouch that you are by no means alone in searching for such a system. Some modular systems that are on my list to check out are EzPublish (www.ez.no) and BinaryCloud (www.binarycloud.org) but I've yet to find one that contains both modular site framework bits, a robust shopping cart, slash-style blogger, and good authentication. I'll keep digging; letcha know if I find something worth checking out. Cheers, Jaxon > -----Original Message----- > From: Aric Caley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 6:02 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PHP] curious - any phpshop/core users? > > > I've used PHPShop (the existing version, not the new > core/commerce thing) to > do one site. > > It's relatively easy to set up. I've had to do some modifications to it > (namely, to make it use Payflow link, which works via HTTP requests; and > adding dropdown menus on products to select color & airtime rates -- its a > pager site). It doesnt use templates exactly.. lots of HTML > mixed with PHP. > > It definately could use some work. I havent really checked out the new > version, since the commerce module is not released yet. > > I too am interested in modular systems. I'd like to see some sort of > modular system that makes it easy to integrate together other > systems which > are not modular (or are modular but dont have the modules I want). For > instance, I am using PHPSlash, YapBB (forums) and PHPShop but there's no > easy way to make them all work together seamlessly, each one has its own > authentication and session handling, its own database, etc. > > It would be nice to have a modular API that a completely stand alone > application (like any of three I mentioned) could adhere to, that wouldnt > limit the application in any demanding way, but would allow the > application > to also be a module working with any other compliant app. > > For instance, forums applications -- most that I've seen are stand alone > systems. That's fine, but what if I want a forum as a module inside of > something like PHPSlash or PHPNuke? I could take a forums > package, probably > do some pretty extensive mods to it like merging its database > with my chosen > "parent" app, replace its authentication and user system, etc, > and make it a > module. I've seen requests for such things, "how about a module for > PHPNuke?". Then what? What if you decide you really wanted it > to work with > PHPSlash instead? Start all over! > > Everybody has their own idea of how a modular system should be structured, > generaly tailored for the application they want to use it in. > Other people > might not want to write their apps using that system because they > dont want > to be tied to it, or dont want all the other baggage of the application > coming along for the ride when they just want the modularity part. > > phpshop core looks interesting but its not quite what I'm thinking of, I > think. > > I am currently working on such a system that would make it easy to adapt > existing applications to be modules with a minimum of modification. Its > more of an API and a "shell" or "glue" rather than a complete application. > > I dont know if I am truly getting across my idea, but I thought I'd try to > throw it out there for consideration. > > "Jaxon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > thanks, but i'm looking for feedback on modular systems and > shopping cart > > engines, not an IDE. > > vi works fine for me, at least for now :) > > > > cheers, > > jaxon > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Rick Emery [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 12:58 PM > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; PHP > > > Subject: RE: [PHP] curious - any phpshop/core users? > > > > > > > > > I use PHP Coder. It's an excellent IDE and it's free.. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jaxon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 11:46 AM > > > To: PHP > > > Subject: [PHP] curious - any phpshop/core users? > > > > > > > > > hi, > > > > > > has anyone used PHPShop and Core (www.phpshop.org) ?? > > > i'm thinking about using it for a project and wanted to know if it's > > > actually any good :) > > > > > > cheers, > > > jaxon > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
