Recommend me a blog software.

[Vertimus]

The pages must be generated by php, and the software must either support an open source database engine (mysql etc) or use no database engine at all. Also, the software must be open source.

I'm too lazy to search through the first ten pages of google and compare each blog software, and I'm sure some of AT people have used blog software.
Thanks.

 

[Joemonkey]

moveable type

really easy to set up


or you could use tiki wiki

 

[SendTrash]

moveable type recommendation as well.. I have seen it used on some sites and posted on another.. it just looks really beautiful..

 

[edmicman]

hmmmmm i was thinking movable type was a central hosted service...didn't realize you could set it up on your own server. how does it compare to b2evolution?

 

[orty]

Originally posted by: edmicman
hmmmmm i was thinking movable type was a central hosted service...didn't realize you could set it up on your own server. how does it compare to b2evolution?

MovableType is a free Perl script you can download and install on your own server. You're probably thinking of TypePad, which is run by the same company, that is a commercial blog hosting service powered by SixApart, the company that makes MovableType.

I use MovableType for my site (www.utterlyboring.com) and it's really powerful and flexible and there are a zillion plugins for it (www.mt-plugins.org).

All that being said, I'm on the look out for other software, as if you've got a busy blog (I get about 2500 unique visitors a day), it's a bit of a process hog and will slow things down. I've heard good things about WordPress' latest release, and it's PHP-based, which is easier for me to work with.

Edit: BTW: MovableType, while a Perl script, you can make your templates and such in PHP like I did on my site. It can use MySQL as its backend, or can use just the berkelydb format if you don't have MySQL (I use MySQL). If you have any questions about MT, feel free to email me.