Nandakumar

29 Apr 2009

Technologies are based on the type of application you intended to develop.
Mostly web applications use PHP as best choice including Digg, Wikipedia & more.
Some frameworks i would suggest.
* Kohana – php framework
* Cakephp – php framework
* N.framework – php Social media framework – http://ndottech.

Nandakumar

29 Apr 2009

Comparision elgg & others
Elgg is more reliable, having lots of plugin functionalities. They are providing API plugins to add functions / modules into it. i feel that is their greatest value added thing.
Other than that, elgg is fine, but compare with some other opensource platform they dont have more services.
If you are looking for a readymade services, elgg is not a good choice.

Nandakumar

29 Apr 2009

Step 1 : Select your platform
Go through your requirements & just think about how your website is going to built, audience, functionality & other constraints. Analyze it carefully, Because you cant switch your platforms often. If you are not good in there, please contact some experts in those areas.
Free Opensource Platforms to build your website
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