System Features

General

  • Flat File design, no database required
  • Simple installation with FTP or file write mode Installs
  • Small and fast
  • Lego brick type structure, for easy addition of extra functionality
  • Support for multilingual translations
  • Multiple infobar content displayed on single page

FTP Mode

Install and use the system under ftp mode, this will allow the whole system to be installed and run with your ftp user being the one who owns all files.

One major drawback with any system served by a web server is that new content is always created by the server, this means the server owns the files. Another drawback is any folders that the files are written into need to be world writable.

By using FTP mode you will overcome any issues of having files owned by your server, like deleting server owned files, re-storing a backup only to find you have lost ownership of files and cannot edit content after restore.

If you have the oppurtunity to use FTP mode please do so, it creates a more secure directory tree with NO world writable folders or files, makes backup restores fully editable, and all content and files are owned by your ftp user meaning they can be altered through a seperate ftp client and uploaded without ownership problems.

File Write mode

Install and use the system in file write mode if you cannot get ftp access to your web server, this mode install will guide you through the process of changing ownership of certain files and folders to your server taking away the need for world writable folders.

All files can then have their permissions set correctly whilst still being writable by your server. Please note, under file write mode, like any other CMS, when you restore a backup made through your ftp client, you will loose ownership of server owned files making files un editable through razorCMS.

Whilst this can be very annouying, it is the way servers work. To gain write access to files after a restore when using file write mode, the files you wish to edit must be set to world writable.

This is not a flaw in razorCMS but is normal server behavour and will be the same for any CMS solution which does not use FTP mode for writing to files.

NOTE : Please be aware that any file or folder on a public facing web directory that is set to 777 world writable permissions, is a security risk.

New Admin Home Page

Take a look at the new interactive home page, with feedback on environment, versions and intrducing the new system messages from the razorCMS website.

Content Manager

  • Catagory based layout for content
  • Creation of page content or infobar content for sidebar
  • Support for in page blades, adding functionality directly into your page content
  • Simple raw text editor or Optional WYSIWYG blade pack for creating content

Media Manager

  • Simple management of uploaded media in jpg, png, gif or swf format
  • View uploaded media
  • Delete uploaded media
  • Upload Media

Security Manager (file write mode only)

  • Monitor all permissions for files created by apache server
  • Set or unset all file permissions for apache files (handy for unsettings permissions before deleting the system)

Settings Manager

  • Simple settings manager for changing non vital site settings
  • Alter website name, slogan and footer, supporting html code
  • Protect catagories from deletion
  • Change default page extention for new files

Blade Manager

  • Interface for activating blade packs
  • Blade packs are system add ons for extra functionality