Content Management Systems and MongoDB
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The document discusses the evolution and challenges of content management systems (CMS) from a relational database perspective, particularly emphasizing the limitations of MySQL. It introduces MongoDB as a solution that offers improved simplicity, performance, and scalability for managing content and integrating rich media and social features. Additionally, it highlights implementations and resources for using MongoDB with popular CMS platforms like Drupal and Joomla, showcasing its advantages in handling modern web development needs.
Content Management Systems and MongoDB
- 1. Content Management Systems and MongoDB Mitch Pirtle MongoNY - May 21 2010 New York, NY
- 2. One thing real quick, before we get started.
- 3. About this presentation Databases from a CMS perspective How we got to where we are now What MongoDB brings to the equation Where we are going
- 4. About me Nothing but web since 1995 Contributor to many FOSS projects (Joomla! founder) Budding author MongoDB for Web Development Extreme Joomla! Performance High-traffic projects (Jetsetter, MTV, Food Networks) Husband, dad, skate punk, metalcore bassist, coach
- 7. Purpose of a CMS
- 8. Purpose of a CMS Manage content
- 9. Purpose of a CMS Manage content Organize navigation
- 10. Purpose of a CMS Manage content Organize navigation Dynamic search
- 11. Purpose of a CMS Manage content Organize navigation Dynamic search Self-service management of content
- 12. The result?
- 13. LAMP Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP
- 14. Challenges of a CMS
- 15. Challenges of a CMS One size fits all
- 16. Challenges of a CMS One size fits all Based on ubiquitous platforms
- 17. Challenges of a CMS One size fits all Based on ubiquitous platforms Lowest common denominator
- 20. Nothing against MySQL, but... Brittle, inflexible
- 21. Nothing against MySQL, but... Brittle, inflexible Difficult for scale
- 22. Nothing against MySQL, but... Brittle, inflexible Difficult for scale Difficult for speed
- 23. Nothing against MySQL, but... Brittle, inflexible Difficult for scale Difficult for speed Difficult to code with
- 24. Nothing against MySQL, but... Brittle, inflexible Difficult for scale Difficult for speed Difficult to code with Lack of relational features pushed relational logic into applications
- 25. Nothing against MySQL, but... Brittle, inflexible Difficult for scale Difficult for speed Difficult to code with Lack of relational features pushed relational logic into applications Zero portability as a result
- 26. Where that leaves us
- 27. Where that leaves us Everybody ran out and installed without asking
- 28. Where that leaves us Everybody ran out and installed without asking ISPs happily limited choice
- 29. Where that leaves us Everybody ran out and installed without asking ISPs happily limited choice End users and developers obsequiously took LAMP for granted as the Right Tool for the Right Job™
- 30. Where that leaves us Everybody ran out and installed without asking ISPs happily limited choice End users and developers obsequiously took LAMP for granted as the Right Tool for the Right Job™ Managing content, from a relational database perspective, SUCKS
- 31. Where that leaves us Everybody ran out and installed without asking ISPs happily limited choice End users and developers obsequiously took LAMP for granted as the Right Tool for the Right Job™ Managing content, from a relational database perspective, SUCKS Building CMS apps is not much better either!
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- 33. Then the trouble starts “Hey, can we add social media to our website?”
- 34. Websites aren’t just content
- 35. Websites aren’t just content Interactivity
- 36. Websites aren’t just content Interactivity Rich media
- 37. Websites aren’t just content Interactivity Rich media Social media
- 38. Websites aren’t just content Interactivity Rich media Social media Web services integration
- 39. Websites aren’t just content Interactivity Rich media Social media Web services integration Crazy, whack-daddy scale
- 41. Why develop in an object language, just to stuff mismatched chunks of your objects in a non- object data store?
- 42. “How long can this go on?”
- 43. Introducing:
- 45. Where that leaves us now
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- 51. MySQL
- 52. MongoDB
- 53. MySQL
- 54. MongoDB
- 55. MySQL
- 56. MongoDB
- 57. What I’ve learned implementing CMS platforms with MongoDB under the hood
- 58. Lessons learned
- 59. Lessons learned Simplicity of code
- 60. Lessons learned Simplicity of code Performance
- 61. Lessons learned Simplicity of code Performance Simplicity of scale
- 62. Lessons learned Simplicity of code Performance Simplicity of scale Rich media storage
- 63. Lessons learned Simplicity of code Performance Simplicity of scale Rich media storage Amazing concurrency
- 64. Coming to a CMS near you
- 65. Drupal for MongoDB http://drupal.org/project/mongodb D7: mongodb_cache: Store cache items in mongodb D7: mongodb_field_storage: Store the fields in mongodb D7: mongodb_session: Store sessions in mongodb D6/D7: mongodb_watchdog: Store the watchdog messages in mongodb D6/D7: mongodb: support library for the other modules D7: mongodb_block: Store block information in mongodb. Very close to the core block API D7: mongodb_queue: DrupalQueueInterface implementation using mongodb http://sf2010.drupal.org/conference/sessions/mongodb-humongous-drupal
- 66. Even MORE Drupal Work to get listing API into core: http://drupal.org/node/780154 Experimental goodies to play with: http://drupalcode.org/viewvc/drupal/contributions/ sandbox/chx/dbtng_mongo_experimental/
- 67. Joomla! MongoDB helper library for Joomla! (come see me after the talk for access) Branch of 1.6 development for alternative query builder Full MongoDB support most likely in 2.0
- 68. Not CMS, but still cool.
- 69. Ruby & Rails MongoMapper http://github.com/jnunemaker/mongomapper/ Brings MongoDB to many RoR platforms RadiantCMS Typo Mephisto
- 70. Lithium PHP framework http://rad-dev.org/lithium/wiki MongoDB native support Projects demonstrating MongoDB support: http://rad-dev.org/lithium_mongo/source http://rad-dev.org/lithium_blog/source
- 71. CakePHP framework MongoDB datasource http://github.com/ichikaway/mongoDB-Datasource Example article http://mark-story.com/posts/view/using-mongodb- with-cakephp
- 78. Thanks! Email: spacemonkey@mongodb.org Skype: mitch.pirtle Web: http://www.spacemonkeylabs.com Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/ spacemonkeylabs