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[Boney M]

It's more complex than running one instance. Google "multiple mysql instances".

Would have VM'd it

[unixman]

It's more complex than running one instance. Google "multiple mysql instances".

[Boo]

This means I can host it on a server that already runs MySQL for something else, without the headache of two MySQL instances.

Sorry, but what is the issue of having multiple MySQL databases ?

Boo

[unixman]

Cheers for the replies. To whom it may concern, after trying a number of self-hosted solutions I went with GetSimple, one of the many open source CMS solutions available. Not perfect but it will do for now. It runs on my personal LAMP server.

GetSimple is right at the "lite" end of things. It doesn't have a back end database and just uses XML files to store the data. This means I can host it on a server that already runs MySQL for something else, without the headache of two MySQL instances. Also it is very fast. Also, I think having a full RDBMS is overkill for a site comprising of just one or two static pages and a single user.

So anyway I just typed in the blurb and selected template. I might revisit later on and try Wordpress, htmly or even vi.

[LondonManc]

I will do some testing on that, but for now I don't really want the weight of Wordpress, plugins and LAMP stack for this particular application. Not at the moment anyway.

I've used this in the past to build a site locally:
Usbwebserver V8

That's allowed me to weigh up what hosting package I need and it would typically be the cheapest. Like I said earlier, though, a dedicated Joomla hosting site may be even cheaper as they offer locked down functionality (i.e. Joomla only) but a bargain price to go with it.

[unixman]

LAMP implies your site depends on running php (or perl) and a database (MySQL). At the other end of the spectrum, a feather light website would be just a static HTML file. requiring only Apache or similar. That is what I want in this case. You don't have to convince me of Wordpress goodness. I know it's great, it just isn't my weapon of choice for this particular job.

[Boney M]

I will do some testing on that, but for now I don't really want the weight of Wordpress, plugins and LAMP stack for this particular application. Not at the moment anyway.

There is no weight to it?

[unixman]

I think you fail to see the full functionality of wordpress. You seem to be referencing the wordpress blog a few times, There are two types the wordpress blog but also a static wordpress site that can be hosted anywhere with your own domain name. You can make it what you want and with all the plugins will easily do what you require it to do.

EDIT: There are four types

Blog
Static
Static front Page + Blog
Dynamic Front Page

https://codex.wordpress.org/Creating...tic_Front_Page

I will do some testing on that, but for now I don't really want the weight of Wordpress, plugins and LAMP stack for this particular application. Not at the moment anyway.

[unixman]

I use one.com for my web stuff and email, calendar, file hosting etc. Cheap and easy to use web UI for creating basic web pages.

Thank you. One.com looks interesting. I will be using my own server at home rather than a paid for service (being a unix admin of many cardigans).

[unixman]

I'd probably look at The Quickest Way to Blog on GitHub Pages. | ruhoh universal static blog generator for something static with a blog.

I've spent a long tame lately looking through the Git assortment of CMS software. It is an Aladdin's cave of site generators, from simple packages that generate sites from marked up text, to the popular packages like Joomla and Drupal that use a LAMP stack and polished web interface, with many options and plugins. Many of these (the smaller ones) appear to be almost identical, and each seems to be backed by a startup company hoping to make it big.

For example, you could choose one like Bolt, Bigtree, Pagekit or Grav, mentioned above. Thing is, if the startup goes under, your chosen CMS presumably gets no more updates. Another thing is, they are all in love with a design style called "Responsive". You web guys will know more about this, but whatever the design philosophy is, it looks awful on a big screen.

Ruhoh and a few others are different again. The idea of blogging straight to Git is different also. I will try a few out and maybe put some pages up.

That giant Git list of self hosted solutions is here. CMS is only a small part. You Git wizards out there are probably miles ahead, but this is new for me.
https://github.com/Kickball/awesome-selfhosted

[robpow]

I use one.com for my web stuff and email, calendar, file hosting etc. Cheap and easy to use web UI for creating basic web pages.

[fool]

I'd probably look at The Quickest Way to Blog on GitHub Pages. | ruhoh universal static blog generator for something static with a blog.

[Boney M]

Wordpress is popular on here. I actually have a separate Wordpress blog, and for the Ltd just want something static.



Hmm. Thanks. Like the idea of drawing in the latest post or two from my own blog if possible.

I think you fail to see the full functionality of wordpress. You seem to be referencing the wordpress blog a few times, There are two types the wordpress blog but also a static wordpress site that can be hosted anywhere with your own domain name. You can make it what you want and with all the plugins will easily do what you require it to do.

EDIT: There are four types

Blog
Static
Static front Page + Blog
Dynamic Front Page

https://codex.wordpress.org/Creating...tic_Front_Page

[unixman]

Wordpress is popular on here. I actually have a separate Wordpress blog, and for the Ltd just want something static.

Wordpress for me too - the beauty of Wordpress is the vast amount of plugins available - it's very easy to make a site look like it's constantly updated using Wordpress plugins which pull in relevant content from other sites and incredibly easy to change the look and feel by just switching themes.

Hmm. Thanks. Like the idea of drawing in the latest post or two from my own blog if possible.

[SimonMac]

Well, it's time the Ltd had a proper website. But what is the best way to create one these days? You have your Weeblies and so on, which are okay for a generic one-pager. Then again, there is some awesome stuff on github, and many open source CMS systems that allow you to create something posh just by writing a few text files with a bit of mark up. Or you could use Wordpress or Joomla, bit of a sledgehammer/nut though.

So how did you make your website? And more to the point, who is willing to share a link, so we can see the results? Promise not to copy. It's right click to download, right?

At the moment I am gravitating towards, er, Grav.

I use Wordpress for mine, a bit more than a one pager, have a blog running on there to keep content recycling