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Oh, and I forgot to say that you can test several content management systems here: opensourcecms.com
Quote:Monthly?I like the site and google like the site too, but 6 million every month?
Yearly i think, the ammount of money this guy spends a month on buying links is unreal, thats why is site is doing so well. He also has a good linking strategy, he dosn’t just buy links to point to is homepage but a lot of is subpages to.
Another top affiliate site is xhttp://www.casinoprophet.com. You wouldn’t say so looking at the site, but it was the number one earner when I started with casino coins in 1999, and still making huge money today. The site design hasn’t changed since back then and isn’t much to look at. I believe most of the sites worth is in the player database it has managed to build up over the years.
I know there were a lot of complaints about the owner back when i was part of the GPWA, apparently regarding the use of devious tactics to get players. One tactic he was accused of using was to load just about every casino with his aff code in hidden iframes. That way he could “own” the player, even if another affiliate managed later to convert them.
Ah, those were the days.
cyclone wrote:Yearly i think, the ammount of money this guy spends a month on buying links is unreal, thats why is site is doing so well. He also has a good linking strategy, he dosn’t just buy links to point to is homepage but a lot of is subpages to.lsfjddtrghdfgdgf
striker wrote:I dont want to start learning a cms thats ha way too many features than i need. Thats would just be a loss in the long runAn easy CMS takes less then two hours to write (providing you have the basic knowledge of PHP and SQL). The basic knowledge of both PHP and SQL is very simple to gather as well.
And Yes, dubble the time and you have a basic CMS that can handle the PL site. CMS has been so hyped, nearly as Ajax. Everyone needs to use a CMS for a big site, it’s not a big deal, and it’s quite easy.
Just my 2 cents
The problem in writing your own CMS is that you never know what exploits it has…
With a known script, there are more targeted exploits, but also more patches…
I have some custom made scripts, that nowadays I’m even afraid of using them, because I don’t know if they are secure or not.Webmaster7 wrote:The problem in writing your own CMS is that you never know what exploits it has…
With a known script, there are more targeted exploits, but also more patches…
I have some custom made scripts, that nowadays I’m even afraid of using them, because I don’t know if they are secure or not.It’s not hard to get PHP it self secure. The structure of the code is important (think classes). Founding exploit in your own classes or functions, that is well commented and well structured, isen’t hard in PHP. PHP 4.x even fixes SQL injection for you (default config that is)! I’m just happy that I can use PHP now days, instead of C.
For CMS use, I recommand using SSL + htacces. You won’t need anymore security then that, and I’m yet to see any of the common CMSs that has better.
Another reason to use your own CMS is that you can customize it to be exactly as you want it to be. For Bonus Money, for example, I have everything in the CMS. SE backlink checker, SE rankings, backlink checkar for all the link exchange sites… Any normally skilled PHP coder can achieve this in a very short time, and I recommand it warmly.
Of course there are ways to fix it, but there are always ways to crack it. We just have to look at software like phpBB. It has been develop for years, and updated hundreds of times, but there are always a new exploit once in a while.
The same happens with most known scripts
Webmaster7 wrote:Of course there are ways to fix it, but there are always ways to crack it. We just have to look at software like phpBB. It has been develop for years, and updated hundreds of times, but there are always a new exploit once in a while.
The same happens with most known scripts
First of all, phpBB is mainly for forum use and user oriented by it’s nature. CMSs that should be able to handle alot of input from your users is harder to keep secure, indeed, but not impossible.
I thought you ment pure content management from the admin here, not from users?
And I agree that more exploits are found, due to it’s popularity. But if we think about it, they are made from the same “base”. Php and sql. A simple incorrect code, and you can do an sql injection and such
Even known CMS release once in a while a security update, due to similar problems. I was hacked once, on a website that is fairly popular. It was not a pretty thing…I agree with you in a way. I haven’t studied the security flaws for the different CMSs much, I’m mainly a C/Java coder, but the “base” (sql and php) is quite secure. A good starting point is to write a DBHandler and debug it hard.
But you really need to seperate phpBB from what I’m talking about. I’m talking about a Content Management System, you might be talking about a Community System? A Content Management System is trivial to secure, a Community System is not.
One of the main reasons that exploits are discovered in open source cms’ is because the source is available for any decent programmer to find any exploits.
A cms you develop yourself is for your eyes only. A hacker would either have to break into your server, test each input field for sql injection possibilities or try various url params to cause some damage by chance. The odds are slim if you have taken care while coding though, like making use of parameterised queries, or using persistance tools like pear DB.
The bottom line is that you have to know what you are doing though. Like dudie i’m a Java developer as my day job. I run open source software because i don’t have the time to code a cms myself, and i’ll just hack what is available out there to suit me.
Andre wrote:One of the main reasons that exploits are discovered in open source cms’ is because the source is available for any decent programmer to find any exploits.A cms you develop yourself is for your eyes only. A hacker would either have to break into your server, test each input field for sql injection possibilities or try various url params to cause some damage by chance. The odds are slim if you have taken care while coding though, like making use of parameterised queries, or using persistance tools like pear DB.
The bottom line is that you have to know what you are doing though. Like dudie i’m a Java developer as my day job. I run open source software because i don’t have the time to code a cms myself, and i’ll just hack what is available out there to suit me.
Indeed a nice post. I fully agree
how can they rank high for so much words?
If I remember well they offered to purchase advertising on my sites (that could be an another site, but I remember well their homepage).
As for CMS management, really IMO it is better to write it yourself or to get it done by someone. That way you have only your imagination as limits! PHP/MySQL is so powerful, fast and easy to use that it’s really a good option to make you a complete customized interface, responding to all your needs.
You will maybe lose some time and money at the start but it will an investment that you won’t regret!
I’ve written myself everything for my sites and it saves me tons and tons and tons of time. :rasta:
(however I am still as busy as before :phone: , but I am doing 5x the usual work)
