JaxBlog / News: Recent posts

The two new big features are panes and user management, which will be described in depth later, but first a word about the mission of JaxBlog. With all of the changes I've made and suggestions from clients I've received, I've been tempted to try to turn JaxBlog into a full-blown CMS. But I'm quite happy I haven't. There's some really good CMS systems out there, such as Drupal and Joomla, which handle scaling for medium and large sized organizations really well. I feel no need to reinvent their wheel.... read more

You favorite lightweight PHP + Ajax blog software has just received a number of upgrades, most notably:
1) switch to adodb from adodb_lite
2) created Selenium tests for installer and admin

In a previous news announcement, I explained how the inclusion of adodb_lite should mean JaxBlog is portable between databases. Despite over a decade of programming experience, I did not realize how naive such a statement could be until I actually tried JaxBlog with various databases. Some impediments to being cross platform include: no vendor follows the standard for ANSI SQL create table statements, there is no standard for date types manipulation, and there is no standard for autogenerated columns. As a result of this, and as adodb_lite does not handle any of these situations well, I've had to switch to adodb.... read more

You favorite lightweight PHP + Ajax blog software has just received a number of upgrades, most notably:
1) guided install wizard
2) themable html templates, css, images
3) now includes adodb_lite, runs on many databases

I'm most proud of the guided install wizard, as it should allow users who have little PHP experience to get up and running quickly. Simply download the .zip distributable, drop it onto a PHP host of your choice, unzip the file, and use a web browser to browse the main directory. Since this is your first time visiting the blog, you will be forwarded to the install wizard, which will walk you through file system and database setup. Thanks to adodb_lite, there's a good chance your database is supported!... read more