Comments on: ExpressionEngine design work begins http://steinbaugh.com/journal/expressionengine/ University of Michigan Cellular and Molecular Biology graduate student. Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:31:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jamie Kirkpatrick http://steinbaugh.com/journal/expressionengine/#comment-868 Jamie Kirkpatrick Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://mike.steinbaugh.com/?p=470#comment-868 <p>I'll keep an eye out for your future post on this subject as it's something im following closely. I do have issues with the idea of playing $200 for a bit of bloggin software tho, no matter how good it is.</p> <p>A question for you - would it be possible / easy to junk the templating engine that comes with EE if you wanted to go for a more lightweight php based approach? Is it that flexible? Also, how well does look like being able to integrate with an exisinting php site / structure?</p> I’ll keep an eye out for your future post on this subject as it’s something im following closely. I do have issues with the idea of playing $200 for a bit of bloggin software tho, no matter how good it is.

A question for you – would it be possible / easy to junk the templating engine that comes with EE if you wanted to go for a more lightweight php based approach? Is it that flexible? Also, how well does look like being able to integrate with an exisinting php site / structure?

]]> By: Michael Steinbaugh http://steinbaugh.com/journal/expressionengine/#comment-869 Michael Steinbaugh Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://mike.steinbaugh.com/?p=470#comment-869 <p>Well you can always code your templates to use lightweight PHP but if you don't want the functionality of EE's template variables, I don't see why you would want to use the program in the first place.</p> <p>As far as I know, it integrates well with existing PHP structure granted you use the correct paths to includes, etc.</p> Well you can always code your templates to use lightweight PHP but if you don’t want the functionality of EE’s template variables, I don’t see why you would want to use the program in the first place.

As far as I know, it integrates well with existing PHP structure granted you use the correct paths to includes, etc.

]]> By: Sue Crocker http://steinbaugh.com/journal/expressionengine/#comment-870 Sue Crocker Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://mike.steinbaugh.com/?p=470#comment-870 <p>If you want php support in EE, you have to turn it on inside the control panel. By default, it's turned off.</p> <p>There is a plugin for Textile in the current beta.</p> <p>Jamie, everything is based off of a single index.php file.</p> <p>As far as integrating with an existing site, it depends on what your existing site has. Design wise you can use your css from your site and plug in the EE code into your existing pages.</p> <p>EE is more than just a blogging software. It's also a CMS. See my link for articles on using EE.</p> If you want php support in EE, you have to turn it on inside the control panel. By default, it’s turned off.

There is a plugin for Textile in the current beta.

Jamie, everything is based off of a single index.php file.

As far as integrating with an existing site, it depends on what your existing site has. Design wise you can use your css from your site and plug in the EE code into your existing pages.

EE is more than just a blogging software. It’s also a CMS. See my link for articles on using EE.

]]> By: Dave Lilly http://steinbaugh.com/journal/expressionengine/#comment-871 Dave Lilly Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://mike.steinbaugh.com/?p=470#comment-871 <p>I'm also really interested making use of EE but the cost is hard to justify when there are lots of other great tools out there.</p> <p>As far as PHP goes, I've seen some discussion about integrating the Smarty template engine into it -- this would make EE more desireable IMHO.</p> I’m also really interested making use of EE but the cost is hard to justify when there are lots of other great tools out there.

As far as PHP goes, I’ve seen some discussion about integrating the Smarty template engine into it — this would make EE more desireable IMHO.

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