== MachBlog ==

MachBlog is a full-featured, open source CFML-based blog application released under the  Apache 2.0 License. It leverages the  Mach-II application development framework as well as the  ColdSpring IoC framework. MachBlog is developed using "best practice" object-oriented development principles and is designed to be a reference application for the use of Mach-II and ColdSpring, as well as a completely functional blog application that can be used for all your blogging needs.

== Code ==

The latest code is available from the MachBlog Subversion repository at  http://svn.mach-ii.com/machblog/

    * trunk - contains the bleeding edge development (currently version 2.0); may not be completely functional and not recommended for production use (requires Mach-II 1.6)
    * branches/1.1 - contains the updated 1.0 release with some code reorganization and a few bug fixes
    * branches/1.0 - contains the original release of MachBlog 

Please note that our SVN URL changed on January 19, 2009 to a new URL. If you have setup a SVN working copy before this date, you need to relocate it to the new URL.

Want to contribute? Read Developer Resources.

== Features ==

    * Easily Skinnable with MVC application approach
    * i18n Ready
    * Comment and trackback spam control with  LylaCaptcha 

== Future Enhancements ==

    * Drag'n'Drop pod installation (Blogs I Read, Amazon Wishlist, etc.)
    * SES URLs
    * Code formatting support
    * Blog stats with graphs 

== Requirements ==

MachBlog has been tested on the following platforms:

'''Application Server'''

    *  New Atlanta BlueDragon 7.0 or higher (note that due to reliance upon underlying Java libraries for internationalization features, MachBlog will not run on BlueDragon .NET)
    *  Adobe ColdFusion 7.0.2 or higher
    *  Railo 3.0 Community has been tested and works with minor modification to a few view pages 

'''Operating Systems'''

MachBlog should run successfully on any operating system on which ColdFusion 7.0.2 or BlueDragon 7 runs, including:

    *  CentOS
    *  Fedora Linux
    *  Ubuntu
    *  Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    *  Mac OS X
    *  Windows Server 2003
    *  Windows XP Professional
    *  Windows Vista 

'''Frameworks'''

    *  Mach-II 1.5 or higher
    *  ColdSpring 1.0 or higher 

'''Note:''' The  Mach-II and  ColdSpring frameworks are not included in the MachBlog distribution and will need to be downloaded and installed separately.
Databases

    *  MySQL 5
    *  PostgreSQL
    *  Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or 2005, including  2005 Express 

Oracle support is planned. We do not have plans to support Microsoft Access.

== Other ==

    *  LylaCaptcha is included in the MachBlog distribution under the accompanying Apache 2.0 license.