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This is the fifth and final installment of the Specificity series. In it I'll be taking a look at open-source blogging systems written in PHP. The last post on debugging PHP was a bit of a departure, this one lands squarely back in the realm of targeted CMS applications.
What do I mean by targeted? Well, there are general-purpose CMS packages, and there are ones that are designed for a more specific role. But this gets confusing, because many cross over into other territory. Take for example Trac. Is it a software documentation Wiki, a front end to Subversion, or an issue tracking package? Well, all three.
Blogware
But we should get back on track. The number of features in a sophisticated blogging platform is remarkable. The guys who build these packages are very talented (for the most part) and work their butts off. And users new to blogging may find that the jargon alone is overwhelming. But the cool thing about these packages is you can start with a simple one, and work your way up as you get comfortable. Lots of them have import/export features that allow you to move data from one to the other.
If you're in the market for any of this software, take the time to do your homework. And remember you can always try before you install, or go with a hosted solution so there's nothing to do except tweak your blog until you're satisfied. And if you're not, try something else!
Conclusion
There is no conclusion. I succeeded in nothing I set out to do. Instead of making any headway towards trimming the number of reviews in the PHP category, I more or less only moved a handful and added a bunch of additional ones to the newly created sub-categories. I will probably take a closer look and do some more segmenting. At the very least I learned a lot about the topics covered in this series.
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This is the fifth and final installment of the Specificity series. In it I'll be taking a look at open-source