I have a few general questions. I’m wanting to create my own website, but I’d like to use a content management system to be able to update it easily. I’m not wanting to use WordPress or any of that stuff though. What I don’t know is 1. Is there a CMS that runs with just HTML, or am I going to need to use something like PHP. If I do need PHP (which I have never used), does that mean I’m going to need a server? And if I do, is my web hosting service good enough for that or am I going to need to use a personal server. Sorry if this doesn’t make sense, I’m not a web developer by trade, but I do know Html and CSS pretty well, as well as Asp.net core. If I’ve said anything incorrect, please feel free to correct me and explain it to me! Thank you!
With a CMS the data is stored in a database or some times flat files ( text files ). You need some way to read this data and save any new data. So this means you need a program like php.
Most webservers run php and if yours does not I would get a different one.
With a CMS you do not need to touch the php unless you are doing something advanced. The setup is through a form as is updating and entering the data. I recommend you watch a few video’s on youtube or somewhere to get an idea of how it all works.
Zesty.io (who I work for) makes a CMS that is geared a bit more towards enterprise use cases, but does not require PHP knowledge. You do need to know a little HTML/CSS/JavaScript. As Rubble mentioned you do need a way to access the data, which Zesty.io has a simple templating language for that you can drag and drop into place. Feel free to reach out for more info, if it’s not a good fit, I can help point you in the right direction, but that’s the type of WCMS I think you’re looking for.
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