Blog without a database / Simple blog solution
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- d_rek
Looking for a simple blogging solution for a website without the need for a cumbersome CMS install.
would be a small-website, 6-8 static pages with a blogging section for frequent updates.
Any recommendations?
- mg330
Then where does it all get stored?
- GeorgesII0
You could always use stacey,
but you'll need a constant access to ftp to update files
- mg330
I guess I'm wondering why database = cumbersome. A WP install gives you a database you probably never need to think about. Same for similar solutions for that matter.
- Me too. A database is the way to do this. Every web host's most basic plan gives a mysql dbsection_014
- 404NotFound0
I would do db as well, but otherwise maybe look at something like http://www.cushycms.com? Or you have to find something with a flat file database setup.
- moth0
- moth0
http://feindura.org
http://www.razorcms.co.uk
http://pico.dev7studios.comResearched these several months back.
Pico looks interesting.
Some of them my use SQLite (like MySQL but flat-file).
- mekk0
There was a xml-based tiny cms framework, it was like cmsimple or GetSimple or something like that..
- detritus0
I also have the following in my 'flat file CMSs' code folder..
- qoob0
I don't see the advantage in terms of simplicity, of these file based systems. Either way there will be server setup.
- prophetone0
won't text-based data files become bloated and sketchy over time? like a bad marriage?
- ismith0
For those wondering why databaseless (or even better, totally static) is a good idea, here are two reasons...
Security: Unless you're a fulltime sysadmin, probably 50% of your wordpress, drupal, textpattern, (etc) installations have been bludgeoned by scripters, spambots, or whatever. Sometimes it's not a problem, sometimes it is. You won't have to worry about those hundreds of crufty old wordpress installs you've tossed at clients over the years...
Low profile: Not as big, but if you're pushing clients to a shared resource server with any sort of database limit, you don't have to worry about it. You can host on whatever has the most storage space and fast ping without worrying so much about the RAM or CPU going nuts if the blog gets hit. Of course you should still configure your server to compress and cache as necessary.
- Sorry for being a little rambly. Hyde, pelican, nanoc, etc. are all good static site generators, but for a client you might need to write a script to automatically compile their updates.ismith
- to write a script to automatically compile their updates. (very simple, but maybe some have it built in or a plugin)ismith
- TheBlueOne0
Scriptogram as well if you or your client has a dropbox account:
Also this flatfile/markdown one created by the guy who created Instapaper:
- sublocked0
Check out Jekyll
- moth0
Flat-file is also good for giving a shit about things like version control. At least it makes it an option, and your valuable content exists in more than one place than your live MySQL server (which is never good).
- GeorgesII0
Bump
Looking for a very simple blogging plarform,
Anything new
- ernexbcn0
Another vote for Jekyll.