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• What is Ariadne?
• What do I need to run Ariadne, where do I get it?
• Does Ariadne support my browser?
• I have problems installing Ariadne, help!
• So, how do I build a site?
• How do I disable the login screen for my site?
• How do I configure users and rights?
• Does Ariadne support my language?
• Ariadne seems slow, how do I speed it up?
• Which database should I use?

What is Ariadne?

Ariadne is a Content Management System and Application Framework for the web.
It has a rich user interface which includes wizards, pulldown menus, and a WYSIWYG HTML editor. Ariadne is available for free under the Gnu General Public License.

Ariadne is built with PHP, the most popular web programming language, Apache, the most popular web server, and MySQL, the most popular database engine for web applications. PostgreSQL and MS SQLserver are also supported.