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**Skunk** · Jun 15, 2002, 03:54

I've just started a blog (feedback greatly appreciated):

http://www.bath.ac.uk/~cs1spw/blog/

Do any other SPF members run blogs? I'm really enjoying running mine - it helps me keep track of my thoughts and acts as a handy alternative to bookmarks (if I see something I like I can blog it instead).

voostind · Jun 15, 2002, 04:37

Err... What's a blog?

I mean, I looked at yours, and I think 'blog' is just another word for 'weblog', right? If that's the case, than at least I know what we're discussing here...

Vincent

**Skunk** · Jun 15, 2002, 04:51

Yes, blog is short for weblog (I should have said weblog in my previous post).

RussellG · Jun 15, 2002, 05:21

I blog (see my sig).

I really have to make it standards compliant though, my drop down menu isn't in the right place when I check it in Netscape.

Michel V · Jun 16, 2002, 07:22

I'm the resident blogger here, started blogging in may 2000

I've taken a break from blogging since last september, but I'll be starting again in July on http://tidakada.com.
(Actually it's not that much of a break, since I was coding b2 for other bloggers.)

By the way, you can blog for a charity this year, with the second edition of the Blogathon !

--
By the way Skunk, how did you go about multiple categories ? I was thinking about a table with many-to-many relationships, but I'm not sure. Can you share some insight ?

iTec · Jun 16, 2002, 07:48

i blog, kinda.. when i feel like it.
see sig for link ;0)

platinum · Jun 16, 2002, 08:31

I might start one maybe when my new site's finished

**Skunk** · Jun 16, 2002, 08:49

Quote:

Originally posted by Shin Ma

By the way Skunk, how did you go about multiple categories ? I was thinking about a table with many-to-many relationships, but I'm not sure. Can you share some insight ?

Oddly enough I didn't even use a database for my blog (I don't have access to a mySQL account on my University hosting). The whole thing is just one big serialized PHP object in a text file. Categories are defined as a 2D array which maps the category shortname (e.g "markup") to the category descriptive name (e.g "XHTML, HTML and CSS"). Entries are represented by an "Entry" class which has a categories array in it, then I put the shortnames of the categories an entry belongs to in to the array.

To avoid the unserializing-and-iterating-through-every-entry-to-find-stuff-in-a-certain-category becoming a performance problem the actual category pagse are cached as a full HTML page and only rebuilt when an entry is added to the category.

It's been working fine so far but I only have 4 days worth of entries in there. Should size ever become a problem I'll probably move to using a database instead, in which case I would definitely use a many-to-many relationship to cross reference entries with the categories they belong to.

morgion · Jun 16, 2002, 10:22

I need to start a blog... my life and friends demand -something- online to chronicle the hillarity...

I've taken it upon myself to create my own blog / comic / article system using php and mySQL... unfortunately, being an MIS major, I'm having so much fun designing the damn thing that the coding hasn't been very forth-coming. Although I do have a lovely data diagram of the tables...

I'm looking create a system where things like front page announcements, multi-page articles, image galleries, polls, feedback forms--the whole nine yards essentially--can be related into a single "entry"; that way, each entry can reflect the unique nature of what I want to include at the time. Needless to say, it's ambitious.

I know there are some free / open source solutions out there that would be able to do almost everything I'm looking for... but I've got to have some kind of hoby that doens't involve staring at a TV...

Steelsun · Jun 16, 2002, 13:32

I have a blog on a family site that I or the wife use every once in awhile (to keep everyone abreast of what's happening).

Also I have a client (church) that I did a full site for. The only regular changes they have is a calendar that needs to be updated weekly. Since they are not html savvy, I set the calendar page up as a blog template and they merely update it themselves now as needed as a blog.

**Skunk** · Jun 16, 2002, 14:28

Hehe morgion I know exactly what you mean. My original plan was to write a Wiki and create an extension for that that allowed me to build a blog on top of it... then I realised that that would take weeks where as the simple system I've got took less than 2 days

Good luck though, sounds like a really exciting system.

anthony_irl · Jun 17, 2002, 02:04

Skunk....any chance of getting a bit of a pointer on how to set one of these up on my site?

TheOriginalH · Jun 17, 2002, 02:34

Quote:

Originally posted by anthony_irl
Skunk....any chance of getting a bit of a pointer on how to set one of these up on my site?

The really easy solution can be found at www.blogger.com - I have never been happy about the way it works though

. You should check out www.hotscripts.com and see if they have any free php/asp blogging scripts, depending on your server flavour...

Technosailor · Jun 18, 2002, 06:19

Hey steel, mind if I see the church's site?

dhtmlgod · Jun 18, 2002, 06:23

I was going to start one but a few things are keeping me back: 1. don't have time to program it 2. don't think i'ld have time write 3. does anyone actually care?

TheOriginalH · Jun 18, 2002, 06:29

My Blog:

Monday

Got up
Went to work
Came home
Went to bed

Tuesday

Got up
Went to work
Came home
Went to bed

Wednesday

Got up
Went to work
Came home
Went to bed

Thursday

Got up
Went to work
Came home
Went to bed

Friday

Got up
Went to work
Came home
Went to bed

Repeat ad-infinitum....

anthony_irl · Jun 18, 2002, 07:12

I'm eagerly awaiting the next installment H. :P

Steelsun · Jun 18, 2002, 07:41

Quote:

Originally posted by Sketch
Hey steel, mind if I see the church's site?

I'll send you the site addy.

Sal Petrarca · Jun 19, 2002, 12:24

Yep, I blog. Just started one, in fact. No PHP no fancy-shmancy. Just plain old HTML 4. If Ic ould afford a server that I could play with (instead of that crappy 10 meg Cox gives me...), I would probably make it worthwhile to read. But of course, it's my life, so I guess people would be interested...everyone loves to know what goes on in other people's lives...especially adults to teenagers...

RussellG · Jun 19, 2002, 13:27

Quote:

Originally posted by dhtmlgod
3. does anyone actually care?

Alot of my friends read my blog. Seeing as how these days I only see a few of them regularly. It's an easy way to tell your friends what you've been upto.

So I guess some people do care.

Plus I have a few regular readers now that I don't even know.

Sal Petrarca · Jun 19, 2002, 13:31

I'd like to add a small comments feature to my blog, but I'd need to learn PHP and MySQL, I think. Maybe this'll be the project that gets me to dive into that stuff. I know quite a few people read my DeadJournal (I'm going to delete that and then just tell people to use my shadow-runner one). They actually would comment on it, too. Just wish I could get rid of that pop-up ad, though. I'll check out prices on that domain at dot.tk...

**Skunk** · Jun 19, 2002, 17:15

If you want to add a comments feature to a site without having to mess around with server side scripting check this site out: http://www.quicktopic.com/

Sal Petrarca · Jun 19, 2002, 20:11

Thank you skunk

Technosailor · Jun 21, 2002, 09:54

I just launched my blog yesterday --> www.aaronbrazell.com

I'm going to be adding features to it, but at least it's something to read and do. I'm already ranting.

I'm always ranting! That's why I'm blogging now.

Sketch

Sal Petrarca · Jun 22, 2002, 14:16

Yes, it's nice way to rant

Jun 15, 2002, 03:54	#1
Skunk Grumpy Mole Man Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Lawrence, Kansas Posts: 2,190	Do you blog + do you know of SPF members who blog? I've just started a blog (feedback greatly appreciated): http://www.bath.ac.uk/~cs1spw/blog/ Do any other SPF members run blogs? I'm really enjoying running mine - it helps me keep track of my thoughts and acts as a handy alternative to bookmarks (if I see something I like I can blog it instead).

Jun 15, 2002, 05:21	#4
RussellG @russellg Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Gold Coast, Queensland Posts: 449	I blog (see my sig). I really have to make it standards compliant though, my drop down menu isn't in the right place when I check it in Netscape. __________________ russell.cz.cc - coming soon (I promise!)

Jun 16, 2002, 07:22	#5
Michel V will code HTML for food Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Corsica Posts: 552	I'm the resident blogger here, started blogging in may 2000 I've taken a break from blogging since last september, but I'll be starting again in July on http://tidakada.com. (Actually it's not that much of a break, since I was coding b2 for other bloggers.) By the way, you can blog for a charity this year, with the second edition of the Blogathon ! -- By the way Skunk, how did you go about multiple categories ? I was thinking about a table with many-to-many relationships, but I'm not sure. Can you share some insight ? Last edited by Michel V; Jun 16, 2002 at 07:26..

Jun 16, 2002, 07:48	#6
iTec SitePoint Wizard Join Date: May 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,243	i blog, kinda.. when i feel like it. see sig for link ;0) __________________ Free Stock Photography Websites

Jun 16, 2002, 08:31	#7
platinum + Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 6,509	I might start one maybe when my new site's finished __________________ gavinbenda.com.au // // netforge.com.au

Jun 15, 2002, 04:37	#2
voostind SitePoint Evangelist Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 592	Err... What's a blog? I mean, I looked at yours, and I think 'blog' is just another word for 'weblog', right? If that's the case, than at least I know what we're discussing here... Vincent

Jun 15, 2002, 04:51	#3
Skunk Grumpy Mole Man Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Lawrence, Kansas Posts: 2,190	Yes, blog is short for weblog (I should have said weblog in my previous post).

Jun 16, 2002, 10:22	#9
morgion SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fargo, ND Posts: 54	I need to start a blog... my life and friends demand -something- online to chronicle the hillarity... I've taken it upon myself to create my own blog / comic / article system using php and mySQL... unfortunately, being an MIS major, I'm having so much fun designing the damn thing that the coding hasn't been very forth-coming. Although I do have a lovely data diagram of the tables... I'm looking create a system where things like front page announcements, multi-page articles, image galleries, polls, feedback forms--the whole nine yards essentially--can be related into a single "entry"; that way, each entry can reflect the unique nature of what I want to include at the time. Needless to say, it's ambitious. I know there are some free / open source solutions out there that would be able to do almost everything I'm looking for... but I've got to have some kind of hoby that doens't involve staring at a TV... __________________ Lord Morgion Paranoia is just reality on a finer scale. - Strange Days [ MacOS X \| Mozilla \| 1280 x 854 (15" PowerBook G4) \| Millions ] [ www.ambientshadow.com \| www.gerbilmechs.com \| www.gogeek.org ]

Jun 16, 2002, 13:32	#10
Steelsun busy Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Houston, Tejas; Future Capital of the World Posts: 2,478	I have a blog on a family site that I or the wife use every once in awhile (to keep everyone abreast of what's happening). Also I have a client (church) that I did a full site for. The only regular changes they have is a calendar that needs to be updated weekly. Since they are not html savvy, I set the calendar page up as a blog template and they merely update it themselves now as needed as a blog. __________________ Brian Poirier SunStockPhoto: Stock Photos, Fine Art Photos, Event Photography

Jun 16, 2002, 14:28	#11
Skunk Grumpy Mole Man Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Lawrence, Kansas Posts: 2,190	Hehe morgion I know exactly what you mean. My original plan was to write a Wiki and create an extension for that that allowed me to build a blog on top of it... then I realised that that would take weeks where as the simple system I've got took less than 2 days Good luck though, sounds like a really exciting system.

Jun 17, 2002, 02:04	#12
anthony_irl Shiver me timbers!! Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 496	Skunk....any chance of getting a bit of a pointer on how to set one of these up on my site? __________________ Anthony - How's tings? 24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not. Contact me by: PM ¦ Email ¦ NEW! Carrier Pigeon

Jun 18, 2002, 06:19	#14
Technosailor Prolific Blogger Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Before These Crowded Streets Posts: 9,483	Hey steel, mind if I see the church's site? __________________ Aaron Brazell Technosailor

Jun 18, 2002, 06:23	#15
dhtmlgod ALT.NET - because we need it Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,896	I was going to start one but a few things are keeping me back: 1. don't have time to program it 2. don't think i'ld have time write 3. does anyone actually care? __________________ twitter

Jun 18, 2002, 06:29	#16
TheOriginalH SitePoint Wizard Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: London Posts: 4,789	My Blog: Monday Got up Went to work Came home Went to bed Tuesday Got up Went to work Came home Went to bed Wednesday Got up Went to work Came home Went to bed Thursday Got up Went to work Came home Went to bed Friday Got up Went to work Came home Went to bed Repeat ad-infinitum.... __________________ Moving Office or IT in London? Enclosures? 922ee590a26bd62eb9b33cf2877a00df

Jun 18, 2002, 07:12	#17
anthony_irl Shiver me timbers!! Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 496	I'm eagerly awaiting the next installment H. :P __________________ Anthony - How's tings? 24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not. Contact me by: PM ¦ Email ¦ NEW! Carrier Pigeon

Jun 19, 2002, 12:24	#19
Sal Petrarca <?php echo(witty title)?> Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 301	Yep, I blog Yep, I blog. Just started one, in fact. No PHP no fancy-shmancy. Just plain old HTML 4. If Ic ould afford a server that I could play with (instead of that crappy 10 meg Cox gives me...), I would probably make it worthwhile to read. But of course, it's my life, so I guess people would be interested...everyone loves to know what goes on in other people's lives...especially adults to teenagers... __________________ Geeks...Rock...Your...Box Sites:Dark Moon Rising:::My Site

Jun 19, 2002, 13:31	#21
Sal Petrarca <?php echo(witty title)?> Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 301	I'd like to add a small comments feature to my blog, but I'd need to learn PHP and MySQL, I think. Maybe this'll be the project that gets me to dive into that stuff. I know quite a few people read my DeadJournal (I'm going to delete that and then just tell people to use my shadow-runner one). They actually would comment on it, too. Just wish I could get rid of that pop-up ad, though. I'll check out prices on that domain at dot.tk... __________________ Geeks...Rock...Your...Box Sites:Dark Moon Rising:::My Site

Jun 19, 2002, 17:15	#22
Skunk Grumpy Mole Man Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Lawrence, Kansas Posts: 2,190	If you want to add a comments feature to a site without having to mess around with server side scripting check this site out: http://www.quicktopic.com/

Jun 19, 2002, 20:11	#23
Sal Petrarca <?php echo(witty title)?> Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 301	Thank you skunk __________________ Geeks...Rock...Your...Box Sites:Dark Moon Rising:::My Site

Jun 21, 2002, 09:54	#24
Technosailor Prolific Blogger Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Before These Crowded Streets Posts: 9,483	I just launched my blog yesterday --> www.aaronbrazell.com I'm going to be adding features to it, but at least it's something to read and do. I'm already ranting. I'm always ranting! That's why I'm blogging now. Sketch __________________ Aaron Brazell Technosailor Last edited by Sketch; Jul 2, 2002 at 06:43..

Jun 22, 2002, 14:16	#25
Sal Petrarca <?php echo(witty title)?> Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 301	Yes, it's nice way to rant __________________ Geeks...Rock...Your...Box Sites:Dark Moon Rising:::My Site

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