Comments on: Pfft, it’s back to WordPress for me http://blog.codefront.net/2006/10/25/pfft-its-back-to-wordpress-for-me/ Rails, Firefox, Anime, Mac Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:38:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sean http://blog.codefront.net/2006/10/25/pfft-its-back-to-wordpress-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-186183 Sean Mon, 04 Jun 2007 01:07:58 +0000 http://blog.codefront.net/2006/10/25/pfft-its-back-to-wordpress-for-me/#comment-186183 Yes, curious also if you have a script to convert Mephisto to Wordpress. Yes, curious also if you have a script to convert Mephisto to WordPress.

]]> By: John http://blog.codefront.net/2006/10/25/pfft-its-back-to-wordpress-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-172118 John Wed, 16 May 2007 21:42:44 +0000 http://blog.codefront.net/2006/10/25/pfft-its-back-to-wordpress-for-me/#comment-172118 Did you write a convertor to export all of your posts out of mephisto to Wordpress? Did you write a convertor to export all of your posts out of mephisto to WordPress?

]]> By: FredB http://blog.codefront.net/2006/10/25/pfft-its-back-to-wordpress-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-59569 FredB Wed, 08 Nov 2006 01:57:42 +0000 http://blog.codefront.net/2006/10/25/pfft-its-back-to-wordpress-for-me/#comment-59569 <blockquote>If you’re running a Typo, Mephisto, or any other Rails-based blogging application under low memory conditions successfully, I want to know!</blockquote> Till now simplelog stays under 25MB. Time will tell.

If you’re running a Typo, Mephisto, or any other Rails-based blogging application under low memory conditions successfully, I want to know!

Till now simplelog stays under 25MB. Time will tell.

]]> By: FredB http://blog.codefront.net/2006/10/25/pfft-its-back-to-wordpress-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-59567 FredB Wed, 08 Nov 2006 01:50:31 +0000 http://blog.codefront.net/2006/10/25/pfft-its-back-to-wordpress-for-me/#comment-59567 barry, you describe exactly my experience. Funny how similar it is: Typo: dying regularly Mephisto: recent builds need to much memory for my host (textdrive like you ;) I'm currently moving my site to <a href="http://simplelog.net/" rel="nofollow">Simplelog</a>. BTW Simplelog has comments now, at least in the 1.5rc2 version (in svn) The only thing it misses, IMHO, is full pages caching. barry, you describe exactly my experience.
Funny how similar it is:

Typo: dying regularly
Mephisto: recent builds need to much memory for my host (textdrive like you ;)
I’m currently moving my site to Simplelog.

BTW Simplelog has comments now, at least in the 1.5rc2 version (in svn)
The only thing it misses, IMHO, is full pages caching.

]]> By: Mat http://blog.codefront.net/2006/10/25/pfft-its-back-to-wordpress-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-59504 Mat Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:37:16 +0000 http://blog.codefront.net/2006/10/25/pfft-its-back-to-wordpress-for-me/#comment-59504 You have a VPS and Mephisto doesn't run properly? That's strange, i've got Mephisto running fine on my shared hosting account with no glitches/slowdowns. But I fully aggree with the statement you made about Typo. I tried it at first and it did end up crashing my server (CPU usage for my account maxed out). As for the templating system, it is different from just using raw PHP (WordPress) or eRB/Ruby in Typo. But it is quite simple to use for non-experienced users. You have a VPS and Mephisto doesn’t run properly? That’s strange, i’ve got Mephisto running fine on my shared hosting account with no glitches/slowdowns. But I fully aggree with the statement you made about Typo. I tried it at first and it did end up crashing my server (CPU usage for my account maxed out).

As for the templating system, it is different from just using raw PHP (WordPress) or eRB/Ruby in Typo. But it is quite simple to use for non-experienced users.

]]> By: barry http://blog.codefront.net/2006/10/25/pfft-its-back-to-wordpress-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-59350 barry Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:28:28 +0000 http://blog.codefront.net/2006/10/25/pfft-its-back-to-wordpress-for-me/#comment-59350 I had similar problems with Typo and Mephisto. I am using a shared host that limits me to 48 MB real memory, and while Typo would start out under that threshold, its memory leaks would gradually, over a few days, push it over that limit, causing it to crash. While Mephisto was a rock running on my personal machine, never growing in size over the long term, its base memory footprint was larger than 48 MB and as such the first request to it when running on my shared host would result in failed Malloc that would kill the process. I ended up finding a newish Rails based app called SimpleLog (http://simplelog.net) which, as the name suggests, is very basic, but it uses much less memory and runs solidly on my shared host for weeks on end. It supports XMLRPC and tagging which are the most important issues for me, though it lacks many other common features (including comments) and like Mephisto, it has no pagination. It uses ERb for templating, which I like, though I liked liquid more. Mostly I just like that it does simple publishing and I can tweak it without having to touch PHP. Don't get me wrong, I like writing C, but C just looses its luster when you know it is going to go through an interpreter... I had similar problems with Typo and Mephisto. I am using a shared host that limits me to 48 MB real memory, and while Typo would start out under that threshold, its memory leaks would gradually, over a few days, push it over that limit, causing it to crash. While Mephisto was a rock running on my personal machine, never growing in size over the long term, its base memory footprint was larger than 48 MB and as such the first request to it when running on my shared host would result in failed Malloc that would kill the process.

I ended up finding a newish Rails based app called SimpleLog (http://simplelog.net) which, as the name suggests, is very basic, but it uses much less memory and runs solidly on my shared host for weeks on end. It supports XMLRPC and tagging which are the most important issues for me, though it lacks many other common features (including comments) and like Mephisto, it has no pagination.

It uses ERb for templating, which I like, though I liked liquid more. Mostly I just like that it does simple publishing and I can tweak it without having to touch PHP. Don’t get me wrong, I like writing C, but C just looses its luster when you know it is going to go through an interpreter…

]]> By: Eliot http://blog.codefront.net/2006/10/25/pfft-its-back-to-wordpress-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-55527 Eliot Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:09:59 +0000 http://blog.codefront.net/2006/10/25/pfft-its-back-to-wordpress-for-me/#comment-55527 I made a similar change recently. I was trying to use Typo, but it just wasn't working out for me. I had some friends trying to convince me to use Mephisto, but I was ready to get back to blogging... not messing around with software. So back to WordPress for me as well. You can't argue the "it just works" factor when other life things are so much more important. I made a similar change recently. I was trying to use Typo, but it just wasn’t working out for me. I had some friends trying to convince me to use Mephisto, but I was ready to get back to blogging… not messing around with software. So back to WordPress for me as well. You can’t argue the “it just works” factor when other life things are so much more important.

]]> By: Chu Yeow http://blog.codefront.net/2006/10/25/pfft-its-back-to-wordpress-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-55511 Chu Yeow Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:57:55 +0000 http://blog.codefront.net/2006/10/25/pfft-its-back-to-wordpress-for-me/#comment-55511 Yep Martey thanks for reminding me. Need to re-import those. Roshambo: I don't think so heh. Have better things to do with my time. Yep Martey thanks for reminding me. Need to re-import those.

Roshambo: I don’t think so heh. Have better things to do with my time.

]]> By: Roshambo http://blog.codefront.net/2006/10/25/pfft-its-back-to-wordpress-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-55470 Roshambo Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:48:56 +0000 http://blog.codefront.net/2006/10/25/pfft-its-back-to-wordpress-for-me/#comment-55470 As a long-time follower of this blog, I think it's about time you roll your own CMS. I know that an enterprise-grade developer can pull this off without too much sweat :) As a long-time follower of this blog, I think it’s about time you roll your own CMS. I know that an enterprise-grade developer can pull this off without too much sweat :)

]]> By: Martey http://blog.codefront.net/2006/10/25/pfft-its-back-to-wordpress-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-55465 Martey Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:58:55 +0000 http://blog.codefront.net/2006/10/25/pfft-its-back-to-wordpress-for-me/#comment-55465 Comments seem to have disappeared, at least on recent entries. Comments seem to have disappeared, at least on recent entries.

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