What is Land Down Under ?
LDU is a CMS (Content Management System), also called a "Portal", or a "Website engine".
It's a dumb machine, made of PHP files that stores and queries datas in a MySQL database, and sends those datas (HTML code) to client browsers, with the help of skin files (aka "templates").
Key features :
- Database driven.
- Skinnable (full control over the layout and the HTML pages)
- Multi-leveled user management.
- Built-in support for world-wide languages.
- Built-in support for plugins and extensions.
- Fast and scalable.
Requirements :
#1 : A webserver !
Apache is the most well known and recommended, but any other serious HTTP server should work.
#2 : PHP 4.3.0 or newer.
LDU should work with any recent PHP version.
#3 : A MySQL database.
Any version younger than 2 years should be enough.
#4 : A tool to manage the SQL database, usually it's phpMyAdmin.
There's no auto-installer in LDU on purpose, this to force you to have a basic knowledge of such a tool. If you're planning to run a PHP/MySQL website without a database manager, expect troubles.
#5 : A basic knowledge of HTML
Required, if you're lacking this, please consider the reading of HTML tutorials before running a website.
#6 : A basic knowledge of PHP
If you're able to open a file with a text editor, and then able to put few values at the right place without messing the rest of the file, it's fine, you can consider yourself as enough-PHP-experienced-for-LDU.
LDU is a CMS (Content Management System), also called a "Portal", or a "Website engine".
It's a dumb machine, made of PHP files that stores and queries datas in a MySQL database, and sends those datas (HTML code) to client browsers, with the help of skin files (aka "templates").
Key features :
- Database driven.
- Skinnable (full control over the layout and the HTML pages)
- Multi-leveled user management.
- Built-in support for world-wide languages.
- Built-in support for plugins and extensions.
- Fast and scalable.
Requirements :
#1 : A webserver !
Apache is the most well known and recommended, but any other serious HTTP server should work.
#2 : PHP 4.3.0 or newer.
LDU should work with any recent PHP version.
#3 : A MySQL database.
Any version younger than 2 years should be enough.
#4 : A tool to manage the SQL database, usually it's phpMyAdmin.
There's no auto-installer in LDU on purpose, this to force you to have a basic knowledge of such a tool. If you're planning to run a PHP/MySQL website without a database manager, expect troubles.
#5 : A basic knowledge of HTML
Required, if you're lacking this, please consider the reading of HTML tutorials before running a website.
#6 : A basic knowledge of PHP
If you're able to open a file with a text editor, and then able to put few values at the right place without messing the rest of the file, it's fine, you can consider yourself as enough-PHP-experienced-for-LDU.