Installation
- Unzip the package into an empty directory.
- Configure the conf.inc.php file (which is located in the includes folder). This files hold the information
for connecting to mySQL and your database tables. Change secret word to something of your choosing. Remember, this helps encrypt your password. Choose something difficult, letters, numbers, symbols. Put your timezone,check http://www.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php for the right one. - There are three template files in the includes folder (footer.inc.php, header.inc.php, regheader.inc). These control how your admin control panel looks like. Feel free to change them but remember to leave the menu/javascript intact.
- Upload all the files/folders to your server.
- Create an image folder for the images of your joined fanlisting - or feel free to use the already existing image folder - and CHMOD it 755 (if this doesn’t work CHMOD 777, only when uploading images for
security). - CHMOD the folder called ‘cache’ 755 (if this doesn’t work CHMOD 777, only when caching templates for security). This folder is located in the includes folder.
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Launch install.php (located in the includes folder) in your browser. It should create the mySQL tables and create an account for the administrator so that the admin can login. If it doesn’t work check the
conf.inc.php files and make sure all the information is correct. - You should have gotten an e-mail to the account specified in the installation script. This will give your name and password so that you can login.
- Login.
- Set the settings. The image path and image URL MUST be set if you use images, otherwise an error will occur every time it tries to get the images for your joined listings. The phpFan directory URL must also be set. Also, change your “magic word” for extra security if using phpFan Addon - Keep-In-Mind.
- If all goes well delete install.php and sqlinstall.php (also, upgrade.php and sql.php) from your server.
