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"The FULL release contains everything you need, wheras the LITE release only provides the default template and does not have the dummy stub files you need to setup a shared installation (which is for advanced users only)." - From the SY9 download page

Are these the only 2 differences then? What are the differences in install size?

I'm planning to setup up dozens of SY9 blogs and the lite version seems the better option.

If anyone with the lite version can confirm the difference........

Thanks

Maccsta wrote:"The FULL release contains everything you need, wheras the LITE release only provides the default template and does not have the dummy stub files you need to setup a shared installation (which is for advanced users only)." - From the SY9 download page

Are these the only 2 differences then? What are the differences in install size?

Yes. Wouldn't make any sense to not mention further differences here if there were any

Maccsta wrote:I'm planning to setup up dozens of SY9 blogs and the lite version seems the better option.

If you don't plan to set up those blogs as a shared installation, you're probably right. Please not that also none of the templates usually shipped with the s9y distribution will be available since they're not on spartacus. You'd have to install them manually if you intend to use them.

YL

File size difference is negligible... that alone is no reason to use lite. I have installed s9y dozens of times myself, but I always use the full package... just a habit I guess.

Are you replacing some other blog/cms platform with s9y? Just curious when you said "I'm planning to setup up dozens of SY9 blogs".

I only use about 3 template, that I have altered for seo purposes; then I just change the CSS to add more variety. So I think that lite will do everything I want whilst saving a little install space on multiple blogs.

I've reached the limit for hand written blogs; maintaining 14 hand written blogs is too much work! I've purchased some blog automation software (custom RSS feeds) that I plan to deploy on dozens of blogs via XML-RPC.

Just thought the lite version would be a better option as long as it has all the great SY9 pluggins etc!

Don Chambers wrote:File size difference is negligible...

If you have unlimited bandwidth, unlimited server space, and unlimited patience while uploading via FTP, you're right.

Especially with a slow FTP upload, and no alternative to get the files on your webspace, skipping the core template might actually save some time

YL

Sounds cool Maccsta.. give the lite version a try on one or two of those sites as a test then decide which you feel is best.... but it does sound to me that the lite version will work perfectly under the circumstances.

I like the lite better, it's simpler and it's cheaper!

joco23 wrote:I like the lite better, it's simpler and it's cheaper!

Serendipity is free.