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Some of the my considerations before choosing to switch from :mt: to a different blogging engine.

Currently, :mt: generates a static file for each post I publish (strictly speaking, actually this is a number > 1 since I use all of :mt:’s archiving features and each archiving method generates one file). On PHP-based systems, each post that is stored in the database is pulled out and reformatted on-the-fly appropriately depending on user requests. As a result, there is no delay in publishing. Furthermore, there is the option of publishing at a specific time.

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As you can see, not much happening here recently…

However, not all is as it seems. 😉 I have been in fact evaluating some PHP-based blogging engines in preparation for a switch away from :mt:. Why? I guess partly because I finally want to try something that DOES NOT require a rebuild after I post something, and partly I want to use something that is totally GPL’ed, without some of the licensing restrictions of :mt: (which continues to provide a free version nevertheless). Also, it will be good to finally force myself to consolidate my PHP and put my PHP books to good use! 🙄

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Here are some all-in-one installation packages for setting up the Apache 2 web server, with MySQL database and PHP scripting engine on Windows. The main differences among them are the additional modules, and applications included in each package.

• FoxServ Project
• TSW [The Saint WAMP]
• XAMPP for Windows
  
• YellowTip Web server

All are free for download, except (free) registration is required for the last item.