Is this possible? (building a CMS)
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:24 pm
So I'm new to PHP and Apache and have a fair knowledge of SQL. I'm potentially going to be doing a website for a singer. I'd like to build a content management system for them, but I know this has got to be a huge project. A couple reasons why I want to build it are (1) great training grounds to gain an understanding of a CMS and (2) I don't want to train people to update the code of their website.
I can tell I'm in over my head, but I'm up for a challenge. So my question for all of you web development geniuses is this: do you think I could learn to build a CMS in three weeks?
I'll be talking to the singer's husband on the 24th, and that will probably be when I find out whether or not I will do the site. I don't need to have one built by then, but I'd like to be able to have it created between two and three weeks following that. So with that in mind, perhaps you could say I have a month overall.
I'll be honest, I'm not great at learning from books (which I'm doing right now because I'm determined to learn) but I am good at manipulating codes already before me to make them do what I want them to do (I hope that makes sense to you guys).
Is it realistic for me to think I can build a quality (not amazing, for it'll be my first obviously) CMS in a month?
Any advice, tips, or any other thoughts? I appreciate any help/feedback. I'm determined to try.
Luke
I can tell I'm in over my head, but I'm up for a challenge. So my question for all of you web development geniuses is this: do you think I could learn to build a CMS in three weeks?
I'll be talking to the singer's husband on the 24th, and that will probably be when I find out whether or not I will do the site. I don't need to have one built by then, but I'd like to be able to have it created between two and three weeks following that. So with that in mind, perhaps you could say I have a month overall.
I'll be honest, I'm not great at learning from books (which I'm doing right now because I'm determined to learn) but I am good at manipulating codes already before me to make them do what I want them to do (I hope that makes sense to you guys).
Is it realistic for me to think I can build a quality (not amazing, for it'll be my first obviously) CMS in a month?
Any advice, tips, or any other thoughts? I appreciate any help/feedback. I'm determined to try.
Luke