The web application has following prerequisites:
- Written in PHP
- Several menues, also a hierarchy so that there are second and third level navigational elements dependent on the active trail
- Usergroups with different access restrictions
- Pages that are differently displayed dependent on the usergroup of the current visitor
- Registered users should be able to comment a specific subgroup of pages
- Possibility to use different payment methods to buy extended access for a specific period of time, with generation invoice documents
- Creation of coupon codes to reduce the prices
Well, most stuff is pretty basic CMS stuff, but the last two points is eCommerce related. Currently the app is realized as Drupal 7 / Ubercart webpage, but these are packages in BETA state, so i’d like to see if there are other solutions.
Magento? Is Magento capable of that CMS stuff?
Or Magento with a bridge to another CMS like Drupal?
Drupal 7 was released over a year ago now and Ubercart is in RC3. Where did you get that info?
They are both pretty stable. Drupal 6 would be an alternative too.
Those requirements seem easy enough with Drupal and Ubercart so I wouldn’t get them out of the table since Drupal has a large userbase and great support on the forums and IRC.