RE: FN-FORUM Css in db

date posted 7th January 2002 13:27

Cheers David,

> depends on how you're dealing with the stylesheets and saving
> the .htm files

All files are .asp - I wanted the asp pages to use css variables for
each _user id_. Each _user_ in this case is actually a different site -
that's why I need some way of manipulating the css - so all the sites
based on the same underlying code have a different feel - I need the
site administrator to be able to modify the css without touching the
code (this is a public sector admin not tech).

> (be
> warned with enough users your db can start increasing in size
> very rapidly and im talking about 100meg+ so make sure your
> db can handle that)

Db's fine - SQL 2K on a dedicated box

> tbh i spent many months during late 2000/early 2001 on a very
> basic database-driven CMS and it was hellish which is why i
> turned to xml/xslt which solves pretty much every hassle at a
> stroke and gives you a lot more flexibility. it also means
> more headaches as well, but thats another topic alltogether!

I've just spent a fortune on books about xml/xslt and have not had time
to read them...

> tip with building a CMS - dont spend 3 weeks sweating and
> swearing over a function that you eventually realise people
> wont use very much! (guess what i was doing over the
> christmas period....)

Don't tell me : ) - I'm in the middle of prioritising ATM

regards

Andrew Mottershead
Web Developer
Mindstream Web Design

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