2. A Google search on CMS comparisons will usually lead to several web pages containing a matrix of features with check boxes. If a feature like “Allows blogging” is available to a CMS, the feature gets a check-mark. If not, it gets an X-mark. Simplistically speaking, using a comparative matrix is like comparing laundry soap with dishwashing soap on a limited set of criteria. If our comparative matrix lists features like “Can clean”, “Available in liquid form”, and “Produces bubbles”, our matrix will not be very useful because both detergents contain these properties and we may wrongly decide to use dishwashing soap for our clothes.
3. Similarly, a comparison between Drupal and other traditional CMS is tricky: all of them do well when it comes to content management. Drupal and most traditional CMS are modular in design. This means they allow “pluggable” modules like calendaring, blogging and forums. Both are Open Source, programmed in PHP, using MySQL database, and will run over the Apache web server. These details will not be important to users, so long as they get a good finished product. (See note, below)
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