A frequently-asked question:

Ok Ill ask again.. I want to make a website that can host multiuser blogs..
So people can visit my website and log in and blog all they want and comment on others blogs etc.
I have a domain host and a database allowing mysql and phpadmin etc. However Im not sure which database would be best to use. I tried Worpress but I found it afterwards it wasnt what I was looking for (as the description above) and i have just installed joomla? Is this what Im looking for?? where can I get a good blog component that will do what I mentioned above… perferably for free..

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2 Responses to “Hosting multi-user blog site – Joomla???”

1. stormboggle says:

   June 8, 2012 at 11:39 pm

   Joomla is really good. You should check out the extensions at www.joomla.org – most of these are free. There is one called Community Builder which possibly does what you want. You can try it out at the Community Builder website – http://www.joomlapolis.com

   I’m really into Joomla – it’s really great.
2. dhvrm says:

   June 8, 2012 at 11:46 pm

   If you gave WordPress-MU a try and didn’t like it, Joomla would be overkill but kind of what you are after.

   http://mu.wordpress.org