OpenJournal is a completely Web-based interface (say bye-bye to FTP, manual archiving, etc.). Open Journal allows you to keep an online journal and configure it largely anyway you’d like it to look. It’s very simple to operate and requires no maintenance. All you need do after installation is write in it from time to time, and it takes care of the rest. Unlike my other open source effort, POD, the Open Journal program requires no third-party, external Perl libraries or support programs. The program itself is relatively small and simple. It takes about 5 minutes to install and another 5 or 10 to customize it to your liking.
The features are:
- Automatic new file creation
- Automatic indexing
- Automatic weekly or monthly archiving without need of cron
- No messy backend database to worry about
- Uses plain text and HTML files
- Web-based editing of all files created without using cookies
- Encrypted user accounts and robust authorization
- Multiuser support
- Preview functionality
- Configuration file separate from main program
- Templated construction (easy customization)
- Cross-platform date function
- It’s free.
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