XDBCMS - The XDB Content Management System
XDBCMS is a Web-based, multi-user CMS that can manage any number of Web sites, each site with any number of pages, and each site organized in a tree-based menu that can be any depth. Where XDBCMS differs from most content management systems is that it actually generates a stand-alone Web site, which requires no database to drive it, can be 'released' to any Web server, and would be able to cope with very large numbers of users. For the authors, it features a WYSIWYG editor, similar to MS-Word in appearance, allowing full control over the format (tables, fonts, graphics, etc.) of each individual page. It allows multiple authors and features a group-based security system.

Aims and Goals of the XDBCMS project :
- To create a web-based system that can produce usable web sites with minimal training.
- To not restrict authors creativity by giving complete freedom over page layout, and text within that page via a WYSIWYG editor similar to MS-Word in look and feel.
- To have the ability to maintain an unlimited number of websites, each having an unlimited number of pages
- To have pages generated in their entirity, and then uploaded to any web server
Latest version of XDBCMS now uses CSS based layout techniques, making it possible to completely re-skin the application. PHP mechanisms have now been updated so that it is no longer necessary to have the SET GLOBALS set to true. This means that XDBCMS can now be installed onto servers where admin privileges are not available. New graphics have been implemented, and the TinyMCE editor has been upgraded.
XDBCMS is free for non commercial usage, the latest version can be found at http://sourceforge.net/projects/xdbcms/, you can see their project's website which is using the XDBCMS solution to manage its content.

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