How does a Content Management System work?
A Content Management System works by storing pictures and text into a database. When a webpage is requested, the CMS system accesses the database and renders the webpage. Because the data is separated from the code, changes to the data can be made using a web interface that requires no knowledge of HTML or ftp. For a content management system to work, software like asp, php or cgi must be installed on the server and the software written to fit the configuration of the server. Content Management systems are resource hungry The disadvantage of dynamic content management systems is that they are resource hungry. The servers they run on need to be maintained by technicians, and content management requires more memory, CPU power and software maintenance. Small setting changes in the server can cause the entire content management system to fail and as a consequence the website will not be viewable or return errors. Badly coded CMS, or CMS systems that have been developed on Access instead of
