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Drupal is an open-source
platform and content
management system for
building dynamic web sites
offering a broad range of
features and services
including user
administration, publishing
workflow, discussion
capabilities, news
aggregation, metadata
functionalities using
controlled vocabularies and
XML publishing for
content sharing purposes.
Equipped with a powerful
blend of features and
configurability, Drupal can
support a diverse range of
web projects ranging from
personal weblogs to large
community-driven
sites.
Due to its modular
design Drupal is flexible
and easy to adapt or extend.
The Drupal platform, written
in PHP and utilizing a
database back end (e.g.
MySQL or PostgreSQL
database) provides APIs that
facilitate the development
of building blocks (modules)
that seamlessly integrate
with each other. The
functionality of Drupal
systems can be easily
extended by adding and
configuring new modules. The
source code is available
under the terms of the GNU
General Public License (GPL).
Date: Feb, 03 2003 |