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#  project           : phpBook

#  filename          : INSTALL

#  last modified by  : Erich Fuchs

#  e-mail            : office@smartisoft.com

#  purpose           : INSTALLATION

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Special Thanks:

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Michael Schneider <schneider@zeitgeist.ch> 	Improvements of Moderator-Functions

Nicky <nicky@nicky.net>				Language Templates
 
& Improvements (install.php)



Intro:

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!!! PLEASE LEAVE THE COPYRIGHT NOTICE INTACT !!! THANK YOU !!!



Note: Please read the LICENSE file included in the distribution to get the license

      this program is subject to.



phpBook is a PHP script that allows you to display a well looking Guestbook

on your website in a very convenient way.



To see this script in action, you can browse the following websites :

- http://www.smartisoft.com



Requires:

- PHP v3.x OR v4.x

- mySQL



Not required but very useful:

- phpMyAdmin would be a very good idea



Changelog:

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1.50	(26/10/2002):	several small BUG fixed

			some Languages added



1.46	(22/11/2001):	IP-Floodprodect added

			LOL-Smilie fixed

			some Languages added



1.45	(22/10/2001):	DB-Install added (install.php)

			some Languages added

			some Locations added



1.44	(17/09/2001):	some Languages added

			some Locations added



1.43	(21/08/2001):	some Languages added

			minor BugFix's

			Sysinfo added

			Supportinfo added

			rewieved Text-Format of all Files



1.42 	(27/06/2001):	some Languages added

			'' "BUG" resolved



1.41 	(15/05/2001):	some Languages added



1.40 	(27/04/2001):	many Smilies added

			some Languages added

			some Locations added

			AdminPanel added

			Code cleanup (all in one File)

			No Floodprotect if Admin



1.34 	(17/04/2001):	Language Templates added (dutch, arabic)

			US & EU Date&Time-Format added

			Name-Field NOT empty BUGFIX



1.33 	(07/04/2001):	Language Templates added (THX to nicky -> www.nicky.net)

			Locations Templates added

			Netscape4 support added (style.css BUGFIX)



1.32 	(22/03/2001):	Netscape6 support added (style.css BUGFIX)



1.31 	(22/03/2001):	PageBreaks First & Last Page Link added

			some Smilies added :-)

			minor BugFix's



1.30	(14/03/2001):	Looooong Word Break added

			URL-Codes added

			minor BugFix's



1.22	(06/03/2001):	Function str_repeat() replacement for backward comp. added



1.21	(28/02/2001):	minor BugFix's



1.20	(21/02/2001):	MODERATOR-Function's added (create, delete Comments)

			BadWord-Function modified

			minor BugFix's



1.10	(14/02/2001):	MODERATOR-Function added (delete Entrys)

			guestbook_location.eu.inc added



1.02	(12/02/2001):	BugFix mySQL-Problem with some mySQL-Version's

			(!!! Tables changed !!!)



1.01	(11/02/2001):	BugFix' minor optical things



1.00	(09/02/2001):	BugFix's

			Smilie User Help

 			Smilie Database (for easy Smilie Implementation)



0.8   	(20/01/2001): 	First public release.



Installation:

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-) unzip the distribution file into your http documents directory.



-) create the mysql database (usually phpBook) with mysqladmin.

    mysqladmin  -u<your_mysql_user> -p<your_mysql_pass> create phpBook



-) edit config.php
 to your need's



DB-TABLES-INSTALLATION auto:

    -) run install.php



DB-TABLES-INSTALLATION manual:



    -) create the mysql tables. you have 2 options :



    	1) mysql -u<your_mysql_user> -p<your_mysql_pass> phpBook<phpBook.sql



	2) use phpMyAdmin to run the SQL file 'phpBook.sql'



-) rename or delete install.php for security-reasons



-) CHECK php.ini for this settings

    register_globals        = On

    magic_quotes_gpc        = On



-) all should be ok at this point.



Administration:

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Enter the link with correct admin-variable in place.

e.g.: http://www.domain.com/book/guestbook.php?admin=changeme

(where "changeme" MUST BE the password spec. in config.php as $adminpass)



Languages & Locations

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If you have translated or done a new language or location file, please send it to office@smartisoft.com

THX



Support:

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ONLY use our Support-Forum at http://www.smartisoft.com



Upgrade:

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V1.x Versions:

from V1.10 to V1.2x you can use the upgrade-util's in /doc -directory



Prior versions:

there is no upgrade utility, install V1.2x or higher NEW and migrate the guestbook-table



Future Feature's:

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All rights reserved.