Guest Shelle Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Hi guys - I was a member of Total Choice about 2 - 3 years ago with my own website. I have sine closed that website and am ready to start a new one. I'm looking at hosting packages from all over and it seems that a lot of things have changed over the years. I need some help, please. My old website was built using FrontPage. I don't own FrontPage anymore and I've been doing some research into the open source systems like Joola, WordPress, etc. I need to know what kind of support, install, updates, etc, Total Choice has for these systems. I did a search on the FAQ's and it sounds like WorkPress is FTP'ed and I got confused on Joomla. Can someone clarify for me? Also, what is Fantastico?? Does anyone have any thoughts, recommendations on Joomla vs. WordPress? Also, are there any other CMS open source systems out there with WYSIWYG platforms that you can recommend?? I LOVED Total Choice Hosting when I was here and I think I want to come back. I just am so confused this time around. A lot has changed in the "building a website" world in the last few years. Any advice would be welcome. Thank you!!!!!! Shelle Quote
TCH-Thomas Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Hi Shelle, I need to know what kind of support, install, updates, etc, Total Choice has for these systems. I did a search on the FAQ's and it sounds like WorkPress is FTP'ed and I got confused on Joomla. Can someone clarify for me? Also, what is Fantastico?? Although installing anything manually are the preferred way, TCH has Fantastico (accessible through the cpanel) on the servers, which is basically several script packages with easy installs (2 or 3 clicks and you are ready to go). Both Joomla and Wordpress are available through Fantastico. Why installing things the manual way are preferred are simply because that sometimes the Fantastico installation/upgrade packages are not always the latest ones which mean you might have a vulnerable version of lets say Wordpress installed if you used Fantastico to install. Installing wordpress the manual way are an easy installation that only takes 5-10 minutes. Installing Joomla manually can be a bit more tricky. Either you go the manual way or the Fantastico way, we are here to help you if you run into any problems. Does anyone have any thoughts, recommendations on Joomla vs. WordPress? Also, are there any other CMS open source systems out there with WYSIWYG platforms that you can recommend?? I´ve used both earlier and still use Wordpress. Wordpress is more of a blog although you can get it to be a CMS if you want with several plugins. I have not used any CMS plugins so I don´t know how that works. Joomla is a CMS from start but you can on the other hand use that as a blog as well. I would if you decide to go with TCH again set up both Wordpress and Joomla through Fantastico and see which one that suits your needs best. Quote
Guest Shelle Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Thomas - Thank you!! Ok. I get it now. Thank you so much for your help. I am wanting use a blog and a CMS on my site. From what you said, it seems that Joomla AND Wordpress can do both. Right?? If I do use Fantasico to download WordPress or Joomla - is there a way to update them through Fantastico later? Does Total Choice update them often, or at all?? Can I download WordPress and Joomla on the same domain and play with them?? Thank you , again, Thomas. You definitely clarified a lot for me. But you also created a few more questions. LOL -Shelle Quote
TCH-Thomas Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 (edited) I am wanting use a blog and a CMS on my site. From what you said, it seems that Joomla AND Wordpress can do both. Right?? Yes, with the use of plugins and some work it would work as I understood when reading about it. If I do use Fantasico to download WordPress or Joomla - is there a way to update them through Fantastico later? Does Total Choice update them often, or at all?? You don´t need to download anything, the installation package are already on the server. You just log in to your cpanel, then click on the Fantastico link and choose what you want to install. Basically you will be asked a few questions, for example which folder in your account you want to set up the script in and your choice of user name and password to be able to log in to the scripts admin part, those sorts of questions, then you click finish and you got a Wordpress blog or a Joomla CMS. The whole installation is through a guide so to speak. The same goes for updating them. The age of the installation/upgrade packages are not anything TCH control. It´s up to some other guys when they release the new versions. This is the reason to manually install/upgrade. Can I download WordPress and Joomla on the same domain and play with them?? Yes, just keep them in separate folders. Edited October 11, 2008 by TCH-Thomas Added a bit more info Quote
Guest Shelle Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Perfect! Thank you so much for your time, Thomas! I really do appreciate it. I believe I'll go with Total Choice Hosting again. YAY!!! -Shelel Quote
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