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As you are probably already aware, Plone is a CMS built on top of the Content Management Framework (CMF), which in turn is built on top of the Zope application server. All of these layers are written in Python, a scripting language known for its concise syntax and easy readability. There are advantages and disadvantages to both Plone/Zope and PHP/MySQL combinations, and these two solutions are usually used in a mutually exclusive manner instead of using them in conjunction. (If anyone out there is using these two solutions in a complementary fashion, please tell us about it!)

We have Plone running on a test server but have not had much time to really explore its capabilities. It appears to be an excellent solution for people who want solid infrastructure upon which to "roll their own" intranets and knowledge management solutions, and perhaps, for the moment, less well suited for out-of-the-box news portal use. We will cover Plone/Zope in more detail in future articles, but in the interim, please chime in if you have any experience with this Python-based CMS solution.