Simple PHP Blog Script Code
I finally created my own simple PHP blog script code after years of installing Wordpress on many different domain names. I just got tired of the constant updates to Wordpress and all those plugins. Google keeps emailing me telling me that I should update Wordpress, which makes me think it can be a red flag for SEO. Creating my own simple PHP blog script code was necessary to reduce wasted maintenance time across my portfolio.
Where's the simple PHP blog script code? Pick up any PHP5 book or ebook online. Look for a chapter that creates a Weblog or simple Blog. I started with my older copy of PHP5 and MySQL Bible. After a few hours I just pushed the book aside, realizing that I don't even need MySQL to make my own simple PHP blog.
My goal was to create just one page of PHP script code that does the following:
- I upload a simple structured post via FTP.
- Daily cron job processes all filenames with today's date.
- Excerpts are automatically created and posted to summary pages.
- RSS and sitemap entries are automatically created.
- Excerpt is pushed out to social networks.
My one page simple PHP blog script code has gazillion fewer files vs Wordpress. It does everything I need as well. You can add input forms, connect to MySQL, allow for comments etc. Blog comments are becoming worthless now that everyone is on Facebook. Pushing out to social networks is much more important to me versus wasting time reviewing spam in Wordpress comments.
Since you can find Weblog or Blog script code examples in popular PHP programming books, even beginning level PHP programmers should be able to do it. In just a few days you will have the basic code scripted out. With one week of programming you can create a really neat and simple PHP blog script code.
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