Well, there's any number of web-based CMS systems that will do it - from my own experience I know DotNetNuke which is hosted on IIS/SQL Server.
What you get with DNN is an empty site with all the 'scaffolding' you need for handling the admin side (it has superuser-accessible screens for user administration and so on). Then you can tick off what modules you want enabled, so to get a forum you tick the 'Forum' checkbox and so on. No programming necessary - to add and edit content you just log in as the superuser, normal users just see the pages. It has a module for handling credit cards and so on as well. So basically I would: Go to the http://demo.dotnetnuke.com/ site - there is an a big red button at the bottom there to set up a new blank DNN site to play with for 48 hrs, so you can see what it does. If you like it then just find a hosting provider that hosts DNN sites and off you go. They will normally install the site and the database it uses for you, with the latest version of DNN. You can of coruse do the same with Drupal or any number of open-source, Linux hosted equivalents which are always cheaper as you're not paying for an SQL Server and Windows Server licence. I just happen to know DNN. -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
