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11 February 2009

AskMetachat: "Blog" software that doesn't require a MySQL server? →[More:]MuddDude has expressed a desire to set up a silly blog on a domain that we own. Basically, he wants the ability to open a program, type some stuff, and publish it to our website like a blog. He also doesn't want to pay much more than we're already paying for hosting. We have some basically-free hosting, and we're really unwilling to pay extra for MySQL (I know it's like, $3.00 a year, but roll with me here - we want this to be small and silly). Here are the options as I see them:

1) Set up an online blog somewhere and point the domain to it (I think I know how to do this, but MuddDude "doesn't want it to look unintegrated").
2) Use some software blogging package that doesn't utilize MySQL (this was MuddDude's suggestion - I honestly don't know if this sort of thing exists anymore?)
3) Code something up myself (method of last resort)

Any ideas? advice?

post by: muddgirl at: 18:16 | 7 comments

I should add that we're not freeloaders, and we'd be willing to donate to the continuing development of an open-source solution should one exist.

posted by muddgirl 11 February | 18:21

I think you'd be better off using a hosted blog like Blogger or Wordpress and pointing the domain to it.

posted by gomichild 11 February | 18:28

You should be able to use blogger for this. No mysql required. You just need to set up the advanced options in blogger to point to your domain/ftp.

posted by fluffy battle kitten 11 February | 18:50

I love love love blosxom. Very easy to use, lightweight, adaptable.

posted by Eideteker 11 February | 20:06

You know, I use NFS, and they already support WordPress without any extra charge, as far as I know.

Unfortunately, the one guy who used to host instructions on getting this to work has apparently pulled only that entry from his blog.

posted by mykescipark 11 February | 22:19

what gomichild said

posted by terrapin 12 February | 09:05

Mudd, as it turns out, I did save those instructions to a text document at the time I set mine up. I've just e-mailed them to you. Good luck!

posted by mykescipark 12 February | 18:14

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