Features

What is Drake CMS?

Drake CMS is a light-weight content management system (CMS) with one of the broadest host compatibilities and best performances in the Open Source genre. It is a CMS that does not need third party databases (although it supports almost any of them) it can be installed using the inbuilt Gladius DB flat file database, it is ideal for those hosts that do not have, for example, MySQL provided by default (e.g. free hosting sites). It is perfect for those of us that only want to run small websites and is easily backed up with its own sql file. Read as many articles as you can to get a full feel of what Drake CMS is all about. Drake CMS is Open Source and available to everybody for free!

Drake CMS applications

Drake CMS can be used for personal websites and also commercial applications, here are examples of possible Drake CMS applications:

Common tasks

The standard Drake CMS package is very easy to install and does not require any programming skill. Once installed, it is very simple to use and administer. The most common tasks like adding or editing content, managing photos or file downloads etc can be all accomplished easily and efficently. The simple web-based interface will allow you to add new press releases or news items, manage group pages, job listings, product images, and create an unlimited amount of sections or content pages on your site.

Drake CMS community

If you find you are experiencing any problems with using Drake CMS you are welcome to join an ever-growing active community of friendly users and developers with plenty of support for newbies in the online forums.

General features

Security

Drake has a tight security layer and strict PHP coding policy that implements tight security in all client/server operations. New modules, components and drabots are always verified for security and certified by the Drake Team.

Multiple databases support

Drake can run with many database systems (see list below) thanks to adoDB lite; if your host does not provide any professional database system, the Gladius DB system is embedded and always available for simple text-based flatfile database use. A great feature for limited hosts where a professional database system may not be available by default or would cost more money to implement.

Works anywhere

Drake CMS is particularly useful for limited/shared hostings and for PHP hosts where some functions are disabled; Drake CMS will work on any PHP4.3+ installation and will always take advantage of PHP4/PHP5 libraries where present.

Users hierarchy

Drake CMS has a hierarchical diversification of its users which takes into account the role of each; the pyramid starts with the Administrator and goes down till the simple website visitor, allowing a full customization of each user level's of services and access.

W3C standards compliance

Drake CMS output pages are W3C standards compliant (this statement will be true from version 1.0), allowing the widest range of user compatibility.

Multi language

The users language, when selected, will be automatically loaded and each page will be correctly presented in the correct language. All content can also be made multi-language (this statement will be true before version 1.0)

Highly customizable

Creating your own add-on takes only a matter of minutes! Read our Tutorials and learn how to do it yourself. Your PHP code can be easily packed in installation packages and delivered worldwide! Each add-on can be customized in its own style through the usage of CSS stylesheets.

Full backups

Drake CMS can be fully backed up, both files and database, and downloaded locally using the TarBackup feature.

Subsites

Drake CMS can contain any number of subsites and each subsite will not replicate the CMS core files and waste your available space! Child subsites can be fully customized and assigned to different managers.

You might also want to read Drake CMS' technical features list.