Friday, June 25, 2004
More on php
On three fronts, it's great. Firstly, my header/side nav bar/footer template system works a treat - css for layout (interesting to see the lack of compatability between browsers and the hacks around the problems) and the php mean I can change the look and feel and the navigational structure of my sites without having to re-template pages and undergo the long process of uploading new files each time there is a structural change.
On a broader front, we've used it (well, Rob Goldsmith, one of the PhD students) has used it to drive the new Advanced Interaction Group site, which uses a lot of database stuff at the back end to give fisheye views on interrelated data (as discussed earlier).
And it's the powerhouse behind tikiwiki which we've set up as the basis of the Kaleidoscope SIG on philosophy of technology enhanced learning. This offers an out of the box solution for wiki's, content management, image handling; in fact, most forums, threads, styles and approaches to putting content on the web and interacting with it are supported. It's not the simplest wiki to set up (or use) but is easily the most powerful and best looking - others such as twiki are somewhat clunky, especially in their default format - and if you have to look at it a lot cos you're using it, it should be pleasing to the eye.
On three fronts, it's great. Firstly, my header/side nav bar/footer template system works a treat - css for layout (interesting to see the lack of compatability between browsers and the hacks around the problems) and the php mean I can change the look and feel and the navigational structure of my sites without having to re-template pages and undergo the long process of uploading new files each time there is a structural change.
On a broader front, we've used it (well, Rob Goldsmith, one of the PhD students) has used it to drive the new Advanced Interaction Group site, which uses a lot of database stuff at the back end to give fisheye views on interrelated data (as discussed earlier).
And it's the powerhouse behind tikiwiki which we've set up as the basis of the Kaleidoscope SIG on philosophy of technology enhanced learning. This offers an out of the box solution for wiki's, content management, image handling; in fact, most forums, threads, styles and approaches to putting content on the web and interacting with it are supported. It's not the simplest wiki to set up (or use) but is easily the most powerful and best looking - others such as twiki are somewhat clunky, especially in their default format - and if you have to look at it a lot cos you're using it, it should be pleasing to the eye.
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