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I'm considering downloading Drupal, but I have a question first. I want news rss feeds shown on drupal and for people to vote on which stories are best. Then the users can either have the best ones on top or the worst ones. Can this be done using Drupal?

I need to create a membership site like www.lynda.com, pretty much exactly like it, except I need to have two tiers of memberships, level 1 having access to all the level 1 streaming videos, and level 2 membership having access to both all the videos available on the entire site. Lynda.com is like vtc.com, they are membership sites that stream educational videos on a membership basis, or you can purchase the content on CD or buy books. Anybody have an idea if rupal would be a good way to go to achieve this??

I am about to try out the Drupal to see how it fits my needs but looking at the installation routine I have some questions. The database I use at my ISP is a shared one so it is used to run several applications. So what I would want is the tables created for Drupal named drup_****. Is that possible?

HI

I need to start a client project and am looking for a more robust cms solution than mambo/joomla which I have been using.

The key issues to deciding which cms to use are these:

I need to be able to create groups of users based on whatever parameter I choose. Like for example different departments of an organisation

I would like to be able to restrict access to department A content for people in the department A category. Department B people get their own content.

hi,

I'm looking for a CMS to use for my website.

Until now, I've been using phpBB2 plus, the extended version of the phpBB2 forum. It works fine, but the people using it want something more easy, something more transparent. It's true that it's difficult to manage simple content using phpBB2 plus, so I'm looking for an alternative.

At first, I had my eye on Typo3. You can do anything you want with Typo3, and the extension repository makes it easily extendable. However, it's far too complex for a simple webmaster like me.

After reading some reviews, I turned to Joomla (I haven't installed it yet). It looks easy to use and modifiable, so I thought it was the right choice. A couple of days ago, though, a friend showed me his Drupal-site: easy to manage, easy to navigate and attractive. So now I am in doubt what to use.

After reading all this, I'd rather go for Drupal, but I still have a few questions. I want a forum, and Joomla seems to work well with Simple Machines Forum, so here's question number one: Is there a forum that works well with Drupal (and, most of all, is there synchronization between the user databases of the site and the forum)? Is it possible to "spread" the forum across the website (different forum categories for different content categories)?

Second, the site needs some kind of photo album, and Joomla seems to work with Gallery2 and Coppermine. Is there a Drupal alternative, or are there Gallery2 and Coppermine bridges for Drupal too? Is there a way to allow users to upload multiple pictures at the same time?

Well, I've taken a few peeks around the site and the forum and am interested... now just need to figure out whether a solution awaits.

Let me preface everything with the usual disclaimer... no CMS background, little PHP background, but strong background on XHTML/CSS table-less design.

I'm actually on a mission, in that I have some very specific things in mind, and would like to determine if Drupal can fit the bill, but also get some advice on where to begin and what things to look at specifically to my mission.

I want to develop a site that can offer theme related hosting/site solutions. Similar, though different topics, to something like Hostbaby. Targeted at the non-webbie person... not just newbie, but those who really have no desire to learn to make a site, they just want control over it. I've looked at a number of site builders, but I think they miss the mark for my idea and would overwhelm the target audiences.

So, as a designer, I want to develop a number of template themes, controllable thorugh CSS, and allow my users to select their theme, and then have an interface to add, update, and manage their content, without worry of messing up their site or the template. This way, they get a professionally designed look, though not exclusive to their site, but at a fraction of the cost of a custom site. Ideally they would be able to have their own domain name (which I could also provide if needed) and hosting space, however I realize that this may have to be a directory or sub-domain setup and use URL-framing. Obviously one of the goals is to have one central control area and the ability to provide various features (guestbook, calendar, gallery, etc.) to the users rather than setting up separate instances of Drupal which would become a nightmare to maintain. The other big issue is limiting the users control and visibility to just the things they need to control their content and to keep from overwhelming them.