Post-Processing with Hypertext Pre-Processor

Abstract:

Many Content Management Systems implement their own editing tools and store content in a "proprietary" form in persistent storage (such as a database).
While this makes a good approach for web-centric organisations, it ignores the needs of content creators familiar with the standard office desktop tools (e.g. MS Word) and leads to discontinuity between existing tools, repositories and file formats and their online equivalents.
Using PHP (Hypertext Pre-Processor) and Apache, this tutorial will explore content "Post-Processing", showing how non-intrusive Content Management can be achieved, suitable for use in a Corporate Intranet, for example.
Note the basic technological principle of this tutorial is outlined here:
http://www.phppatterns.com/index.php/article/articleview/73/1/2/


Outline:

- The Need for Non Intrusive Content Management
    Expanding on "the problem" outlined in the abstract.

- Overview of Post Processing Online Content
    Discussion of how online content publication can be
    applied as a thin layer on top of existing content and
    technologies

- Static HTML Brought to Life with PHP
    Simple example showing how tweaking Apache and PHP's configuration
    allows static HTML on a web server to be transformed.

- Keep the Word users happy
    A "case study" in helping an MS Word user get content online.

- Implementation Issues
    Content organisation
    Authentication
    Performance
    (more to come)

- Limitations
    When not to try this


Presenter: Harry Fuecks