Best free website content management system

sonnymanou

Hi Guys,

I'm using two content management systems for my writing site - Wordpress and phpBB3. Separately, they are a powerful combination. I've considered trying some kind of bridge, but in the end I decided to keep them separate. There are two reasons for this: database size and ease of keeping the CMS' up to date.

Some hosting companies, mine included, have a maximum database size set. This means that when you get close to the limit, your hosting company will warn you to the database's size. This is likely to happen with my forum. When it does, I'll just duplicate the site and archive the duplication. With the new CMS/Database, I'll jettison the older topics, and voila, I have a smaller database to go on with and eventually, lots of static archived ones.

This becomes too complicated with a bridged amalgamated CMS.

Also, because I keep these CMS' separate, the automatic update scripts take care of keeping both CMS' up to date with minimal intervention from me.

I have an ulterior motive for sharing...

I am always on the look out for better solutions! Whilst the solution that I mentioned above actually WORKS for me, I seem to be constantly looking for an alternative. (Perhaps, unconsciously. I'm not entirely happy with my arrangement?) Which brings me to my question...

Is moneysavingexpert's CMS open source? Can anybody give me any information about it? If it is commercial, how much does it cost?

Best regards,
Sonny