# Qeustion about blog **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [August 17, 2004, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/qeustion-about-blog/61296 "2004-08-17T16:04:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rockstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@Rockstar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rockstar)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/qeustion-about-blog/61296/1 "2004-08-17T16:04:43Z")
I’m interested in making one, but I wanna do it on my own, fresh with my own design and stuff… anyone knows where to start? thanks v ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/qeustion-about-blog/61296/2 "2004-08-17T17:50:33Z")
By your own you mean - you want to build the software? Or you just want to edit the design to your tastes? Our beloved mod Ahmed has a new blogging software coming out soon (soon right ahmed?!) that he wrote 100% himself. It will run on PHP/mySQL and is fast and small. The CSS is 100% customizable so you can make it fit your tastes. I am his PR man, so if you would like to get a copy, just shoot me an e-mail over at: mdipi @ mdipi . com and I will put you on the list! Right now we dont have a working copy of MB to show you, but a few members run a3, which was his first blog (lostinbeta, UNFLUX, and ahmed himself ([http://www.syntheticorange.com](http://www.syntheticorange.com))). I think this is your best bet at the moment. I used to run MovableType as well, which packed a lot of power, but it was all CGI, and all of your styles really had to maintain what the template described (editing the template wasnt fun IMO). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/qeustion-about-blog/61296/3 "2004-08-17T18:17:16Z")
You’re the PR guy now huh, dipi? I want an acronym dang it. If you want to entirely build your own it’s super easy to write one. If you go over to [www.xxviii.net/bawks](http://www.xxviii.net/bawks) that’s the blog I wrote a few months back with MySQL and PHP and it only took me like a week. It has a really nice CMS as well that I could show you if you’re interested. Basically all you need to do is learn how to make a shoutbox and then just build from there. That’s basically what I did. I went from minimal PHP/MySQL knowledge and ended up having very few difficulties building the full blog. I recommend taking tutorials at [phpfreaks.com](http://phpfreaks.com) and some over at [spoono.com](http://spoono.com) and just combining what you need. Good luck with all that ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/qeustion-about-blog/61296/4 "2004-08-17T20:19:07Z")
Yeah i have to agree with Josh, a blog is much like a bigger shoutbox. I built a shoutbox with PHP/mySQL in a few hours. So if you are looking to write your own, it shouldnt take to long. if you wanna see my shoutbox its at my site ([http://www.mdipi.com](http://www.mdipi.com)) its very simple but gets the job done, im sure you could build on in no time flat. But, IMO, why build whats already there? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/qeustion-about-blog/61296/5 "2004-08-17T21:09:13Z")
I’m on top :love: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/qeustion-about-blog/61296/6 "2004-08-17T21:20:55Z")
😉 just one little hint. if yer ganna make a blog. best bet is to go with the php and mysql. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/qeustion-about-blog/61296/7 "2004-08-18T12:27:19Z")
don’t ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/qeustion-about-blog/61296/8 "2004-08-18T12:52:11Z")
> [@garyzero](#): > > don’t what :h: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/qeustion-about-blog/61296/9 "2004-08-18T13:12:55Z")
Blogs from Ahmed, 28, Unflux use php/mysql since alot of information can be easily viewed and edited through variables and so forth. It makes it easier to manage content. You can do it with normal html and manually everyday or whenever you plan, and go into dreamweaver and type the new stuff in. But the efficient way is dynamically managing the content. This also allows you to have people post messages everytime you post something. CSS makes the site look alot nicer as well as faster loading content for slow users. So I guess start learning php/mysql. Its not that difficult but what language isnt? Practice makes perfect, well near perfect anyway. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/qeustion-about-blog/61296/10 "2004-08-19T15:18:55Z")
whooaaa thanks guys… i think i haven to learn php n mySql… any book you recommend? dipi, I’ll send you an email ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/qeustion-about-blog/61296/11 "2004-08-19T17:19:32Z")
> **[PHP: Your visual blueprint for creating open source, server-side content](https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0764535617/qid=1092935747/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl14/102-8410740-0792137?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)** > > This full color book is the only PHP title available that is designed for the visual learner. It covers over 100 tasks! Including using cookies to monitor the activity of Web site visitors to retrievi ... That has a sister book just for mySQL as well. I have only the PHP one but Jubba has recomeded the mySQL one as well.