How to create my own blog

Ronaldo · 28 Oct 2008 at 19:22

Hi guys, i know you can get many sites that allow you to make a blog but i want to make my own.

It must allow me to add/edit/delete and allow viewers to comment. I want the content to be stored on a data base like SQL.

I have dreamweaver,web express and few others, webspace with SQL database.

How can i make my own blog system instead of making it web text so its stored in a database?

Thank you

Van Hellseek · 28 Oct 2008 at 19:42

http://wordpress.org

chris74 · 28 Oct 2008 at 19:48

Have you not tried Wordpress?.

Sorry I cant tell you how you would go about making something similar but I have to say it does do everything you require and then some.

Chris

orderoftheflame · 28 Oct 2008 at 19:53

Wordpress 100% of the way.

Hugely customisable and you can do everything you want.

Have a look at my blog and other OcUK members. There's tons of us using it (and not just regular bloggers, tons of companies use it too).

http://www.orderoftheflame.co.uk/blog/

If you need any help with it there's tons of support here and elsewhere.

Ronaldo · 28 Oct 2008 at 20:22

Thanks but the problem is, i need to make it. I was thinking of a HTML site with some sort of connection to a database. I really need a "how to" sort of thing not pre made

orderoftheflame · 28 Oct 2008 at 20:30

That's a huge amount of work you're looking at, and I doubt you'll find a step by step "how to" guide for the whole thing.

You'll have to use PHP or some other dynamic language rather than HTML.

You're probably best off downloading and looking at the example source for existing blog engines.

Good luck though!

Reebro · 28 Oct 2008 at 20:30

What are you trying to make exactly, a blog system in which you can add catagories, links, news, rss feeds etc?

Even if you want to make your own, look at the Wordpress documentation on their website it'll give you an idea of how to go about building a basic blog for yourself.

suarve · 28 Oct 2008 at 22:29

Ronaldo said:
Thanks but the problem is, i need to make it. I was thinking of a HTML site with some sort of connection to a database. I really need a "how to" sort of thing not pre made

It wouldn't be that hard if you know how to insert, select, edit, update, delete etc data from a database. If you look at the wordpress docs site, it explains what everything on the page does.

Van Hellseek · 28 Oct 2008 at 22:39

Even a lot of pro blogs use wordpress.

I have to admit I'm not a huge fan, but sadly it's pretty much a must if you want a decent blog.

Ronaldo · 30 Oct 2008 at 23:07

suarve said:
It wouldn't be that hard if you know how to insert, select, edit, update, delete etc data from a database. If you look at the wordpress docs site, it explains what everything on the page does.

i'll read that and see.

but that is what i want to do. I think i will need a "admin" side so do the editing, maybe normal page which is restricted by .htaccess?

apeZ · 30 Oct 2008 at 23:24

Friend of mine uses 'Blogger' I believe. Not sure if it's free or not.

Van Hellseek · 31 Oct 2008 at 00:26

apeZ said:
Friend of mine uses 'Blogger' I believe. Not sure if it's free or not.

Yeah, it's free, but the OP suggested he wanted to create his own, rather than use one of these blog 'services'.