SAS Version 3.0 is completed! This code takes the place of any earlier version and includes a db updater script for those of you who have an up to date installation. Here is a link to the download area of SAS: http://code.google.com/p/sascms/. Please contact me if you have used this product or are interested in using it; I would like to know. Click on Contact to fire off an email. Thanks!
What Is SAS?
Lots of people have asked this question so briefly, I'll asnswer to save you time...
SAS CMS is an acronym that thands for Sleek and Simple content management system. This CMS is a way to get data, whether images or text online without coding a website. It is very true that there are many different CMSs out here on the web but this one is special...
I wrote SAS specifically for non profit organizations and having them in mind from the beginning has helped me to put together a simple way for non profits to put their data online in a very simple manner. SAS keeps "simple" as its core emphasis while also making sure to offer enough ability to get a website up and running in no time. SAS makes it possible to get a website up in a matter of minutes. SAS also makes it very simple to manage this data. While other products offer sometimes very complex solutions to getting on the web, SAS can get you running with nearly no technicalities whatsoever. No training is required and SAS is proud to be completely free to non profit organizations!
What's New in 3.0:
* A database abstraction layer has been added by Tommy Bolger which opens up the option to use many different dbms with this product.
* The system can now run in Linux or Windows.
* Configuration files can now no longer be directly accessed.
* A database backup mechanism has been provided for MySQL.
* The documentation has been updated and the system now includes a help option.
* Users may now message each other using the messaging system which also sends emails.
* The entire architecture has been rewritten to make managing the code and data much more easy. The new architecture lends itself to extensibility and allowing developers to streamline new features and pages. Since this project is open source, it is my hope that other users will contribute after finding it a worthy project.
* The content editor now allows you to copy/paste from formatted documents such as Excel, Word or the web and it also allows you to link to images that have been uploaded using the image icon in the editor window.
* Content now can have as many editors as you like, each having access to edit but nothing else. Only super users can administrate admin users content unless you give out these priveledges.
* Content names can now be edited inline by simply clicking on the name of the item needing to be edited. Super users can also update user information this way.
* Tables are now sortable.
* Dialogs are improved.
* The admin interface now gives you the ability to run queries from within the CMS.
* The content editor now autocompletes so you can find your content much faster.
* All users can send and recieve messages by clicking on the Message Users dialog in the Users module. These messages are only sent to the users you select.
* The application is much more secure now due to trimming down uneeded function calls (removing old outdated code), making sure every page requires access credentials, enabling on the fly redirecting and consolidating configuration settings in one flat file. Moreover, users must pass through a single entry point for validation and this validation is performed for each page accessed.
* Menus are more consistent and navigation has been reworked to give the user a faster UI.
* The User interface has been kept in its traditional state so that you can get up and running with the newer version without having to relearn any of the application.
* SAS now works in Internet Explorer 7 and 8, Firefox 3, Opera 9, Google Chrome and Safari 3.
* SAS now logs you off after an hour of inactivity for security reasons.
* A whole lot more!