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In case you haven't noticed, this blog is brought to you by Free-Php.net which is a php script directory where webmasters can find the scripts they need for their web sites. The focus of our blog will be to provide articles about the experiences we have had with php scripts, resources, web hosts, tutorials, and much more. Feel free to participate by leaving your comments, questions, or ideas about new topics.

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    March 18th, 2008 |
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    Just yesterday, I ran a maintenance script that would remove any dead links from our php script directory @ Free-Php.net. If a link was removed erroneously please use the contact form @ Free-Php.net to let us know. Are you a webmaster providing a php script, resource, tutorial, or web hosting? If so, please feel free to visit and use the Add Resource link and we will approve your site as soon as possible. Our site is one of the most popular free php scripting sites on the internet.

    # Newest Resources / Scripts
    # Top Resources / Scripts

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    March 18th, 2008 |
    Posted in Reviews | No Comments »

    I would like to welcome you to the first blog post brought to you by Free-Php.net. We will be posting regularly about various topics related to php scripting. We will post about free scripts that we have tried out ourselves as well as inform you of any helpful tutorials, resources, web hosts, and more that deal with php. If you find any of the information we provide useful, please use the “ShareThis” link at the top of each post.

    WordPress LogoNow that the introductions are in order, I want to let you know about a very nice blogging tool called WordPress. What is a blog, you might ask? Well, it is the software that allows me to publish these articles so you may read them on this web site. Blogs are generally personal in nature and center around a particular topic such as mine (free php scripts, etc). Now, that you know what a blog is, I will explain a few of the features in WordPress.

    Key Features
    # Full standards compliance
    # Full theme system
    # Cross-blogging communication tools (Trackback and Pingback)
    # Comment system
    # Spam protection
    # Easy installation and upgrades
    # Hundreds of plugins

    First off, the theme system is quite easy to deal with if you are fairly comfortable with php and css. I was able to adapt the design from Free-Php.net quite easily with no real struggles. Installing WordPress is also very easy. All you have to do is download, upload, create a database in mySQL and modify a config file, then run the install program and you are literally done. The rest of the setup is just customizing your site to make it look the way you want.

    Requirements
    # PHP version 4.2 or greater
    # MySQL version 4.0 or greater

    If you are looking to get into the blogging craze and you want all of the flexibility that you will ever need with an amazing template system and easy to setup and administer then I really recommend Wordpress. It is absolutely free to use, no catches, no features disabled, it is all there for you to use for no cost.

    You will need your own web site / hosting in order to install the WordPress software for yourself. However, if you do not have your own hosting, you can start your own free WordPress blog at WordPress.com. I hope you have enjoyed my first article, please look forward to plenty more.

    WordPress.org - software site for sites who wish to install WordPress
    WordPress.com - users can create blogs free without owning their own site