Starting up a CMS | Tips and Suggestions anyone?

I wanted to start up a CMS which basically posts articles into a new page. The page has to fit in with the site so it is kind of a template system where content is added to a template. I also need headlines for it too. I don't know if there is such a tutorial but if someone knows how to build one please tell me.
Thanks in advance.
Vince.

arghh - well first you have to decide what you want

Quote A: I wanted to start up a CMS
Quote B: so it is kind of a template system
Quote C: a CMS which basically posts articles into a new page

CMS (content management system)
A CMS is not (simply put) something you code in a couple months and label it as a content management system. There are so many aspects involved in developing a true CMS. To give you a feel of what content management actually is, you can check out http://www.cmswatch.com/

Template Systems
Hundreds of them on the market - none of the really good ones are actually written in php, rather they are written as php extensions in C or C++ and more often than not, compiled right into the system running the php engine.

Article/News Publishing System
Simple to create and maintain. Minimal knowledge of databases, php and html can get you started.

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As for tutorials on an article system, you can find them right on this site...

ill take the latter one please
nah the easier the better with my knowledge so ill look into the article system. I didnt know an Article system was different from a CMS, and I thought a CMS made templates...so they are the same thing in my eyes but I guess I was wrong.

Well, to shed a little light - a cms is pretty much an entire package or applcation layer. So yes, it would have a custom templating system and the ability to post articles in real time - but it is so much more. It does exactly what the name implies, content management - and that is for whatever content is streamed from the site; adverts, downloads, articles, pdf articles, xml feeds, member management, newsletters, e-commerce including product publishing-billing, pda content, etc. etc. etc.. Whatever is fed from your site would be fed through the content management system and also maintenanced through the CMS. The large systems also run on server farms and integrate right into the implementing corporations office enviroment. So, the secratary in the office types up a press release in word or whatever - it is then fed to the CMS which holds it in the content repository until approval - the chairman would then view it in real time on his pc and once he marks it approved, it is automatically published on the remote web site and automatically send to the lithographer for printing. Now, thats just some of content management...

As far as doing your article publisher, I would say first sit down and jot down your requirements, draw up some drafts on the layout and then do a hard copy with pen and paper of your DB layout - then start coding. But yes, there are a couple tut's on this site that will help you out in your development...

so how could I have a user login? I need links to all the articles please...

Articles -> http://www.devarticles.com/cats/9
Pre-Made php scripts -> http://devscripts.com/topicview.php?tId=1

thanks dude, ill tell you how I did with it...

See Ben Rowe's articles on Building a Members only Area (series of 6);

Mitchell Harper's article on Building a multi-page article systems with php and asp

http://www.devarticles.com/art/1/310

Matt Wade's article on Creating a News System with PHP

http://www.devarticles.com/art/1/516

I tried the second one and it is terrible, you have to change the names for the form components yourself and I didnt know what ones...