The Midgard Framework is a powerful toolkit for managing online information. Writing applications and functionalities to the platform is done using the easy-to-learn PHP scripting language. All interfacing with the system is done via a regular Web browser, and no special tools are needed for developers or content authors. Main features of Midgard Framework include: -Easy and well documented Application Programming Interface (API) -Efficient management of Web content using a hierarchical topic system -Separation of layout, content and site logic -Support for editorial workflow and approval mechanisms -Attachment of metadata to all content objects -Management of PIM data including contacts and calendaring information -Multilingual support (including Unicode) and localization -Replication for clustered setups and staging -Multi-company support using virtual databases -Flexible user and group management Midgard works on most common UNIX platforms, including Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris. Prebuilt binary packages are available for some Linux platforms (including Red Hat, Debian and Mandrake), and the system can be installed from sources to most other environments. For other environments, including hosted servers and Windows systems, there is the pure-PHP implementation, Midgard Lite. The Midgard Application Server is free software developed internationally with the Open Source model and distributed under the GNU licenses. Commercial support, applications and services for the platform are available from a range of companies worldwide. The PHPmole toolkit provides Midgard developers with a freely-available Integrated Development Environment (IDE) comparable to DreamWeaver and MS Visual Studio, with additional content management functionalities.
