What is MobiLog!?

MobiLog! is an incredibly useful open source tool for moblogging (mobile weblogging).

It works like this: Once set up, you simply send an email using your cell phone (or other mobile device, such as a PDA) to a specified email address. Within minutes, whatever you sent will automatically appear on your site. With support for image attachments, you can even use your cell phone's built-in camera to post a picture online - without the need to be at your computer.

What purpose does this serve?

Moblogging is an increasingly popular way to keep your site's visitors in touch with what you are doing while away from the computer. Most current mobloggers are hobbyists or journalists, with the relative lack of easy-to-use tools keeping moblogging out of the mainstream. The goal of MobiLog! is to make it easier for anyone to maintain a mobile weblog while on the road.

What features does it have?

MobiLog! has the following core features:

• Mobile submission of moblog entries from any email-capable device (cell phone, PDA,etc).
• Entry submission security (ie. password protection).
• PHP-based moblog entry archive.
• GIF/JPEG/PNG image support.
• Thumbnail creation using ImageMagick (optional).
• Atom v1.0 feed generation.

Must I post entries from remote?

No! You can also post entries from a web-based interface, if you'd like.

What does the software require?

MobiLog! requires MySQL v4.1.1, Perl v5.8 and PHP v4.2. It also requires recent versions of the following Perl modules:

• DBI
• Mail::POP3Client
• Mail::Internet
• Mail::Address
• MIME::Parser
• MIME::WordDecoder

Your web host will also need to provide you with cron scheduler support and a POP3 email account. Most can provide this without any problems.

Many web hosting providers will be able to provide all of the above, though you may wish to ask if you're not sure. If you wish to post from remote, you will need an email-capable portable device such as a cell phone.

Note: MobiLog! was designed to be installed on a Unix/Linux-based server, and currently does not work on other platforms (though support could be added in the future!).

How do I get a copy of MobiLog!?

You can obtain a copy by clicking on the link below.

     MobiLog-1.0.1.tar.gz

May I contribute to the project?

Absolutely!

MobiLog! is open source, meaning that it is absolutely free to download, use, re-distribute and make modifications to. While there's no obligation to do so, those with development experience are encouraged to pass their own improvements along to us so that the software may improve.

What is left to be implemented?

There are a number of features that could be added in the future:

• A basic commenting system.
• The ability to post new entries directly to various common weblogging systems (ie. Movable Type, Wordpress, etc), using one or more of the major APIs available.
• RSS feed generation.
• Support for more attachment types (ie. audio, video).

Problems? Questions?

If you have any problems, comments, questions, suggestions, etc. please let us know!