TWiki Vs. PHP-Nuke

Not much of a direct comparison, but since Slashdot and Plastic were included, PHP-Nuke definitely belongs in there.

WHAT: Every bell and every whistle content portal - what's not included plugs in. Allows easy posting of news stories, file distribution, banner management, links database, poll, and on and on.

PROS: Super easy to install and use. Huge global user base, contributing a healthy stream of addons (there are several types: modules, blocks, themes). All-free.

CONS: Nothing definite, seems a little slow on the admin side, and not sure how well it scales. But probably NOT a problem.

BACKEND: A new classic PHP/MySQL combo, developed on Linux. Add-ons are close to plug-n-go (many use MySQL also, so sucking up the tables is a slight extra step).

COST/LICENSE/TEAM: GPL. One main guy from Venezuela, just joined by an add-on creating fan from Indonesia. Sponsored by MandrakeSoft Linux, and the lead developer's open wish list at amazon.com...

WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?: Witness maximum add-on/plug-in participation, integration of other OS software into the PHP-Nukeware package. Give this and a cheap Web account to an eight-year-old egghead and s/he'll rule the world, by media.

-- MikeMannix - 28 Sep 2001

PHPNuke appears to be OpenSource but closed development, and the developer apparently shut down mailing lists etc - the result is a fork known as PostNuke.

Both variants seem very popular as the basis for WebLogs, and seem to have great plugin support, including plugins for reading NewsGroups and RSS feeds.

-- RichardDonkin - 14 Feb 2002

PostNuke is a varient of PhpNuke and became such because a group of developers wanted to have a system that was more community orientated. Also, other nice things like auto install and better management of modules. The general feeling of PhpNuke development is - "this is my program and I will change when I want". So PostNuke is the better choice by far!!!

There are also other varients such as XOOPS.

-- GeoffMcCarronBenson - 01 Aug 2002