OK I'm a PHP newbie here so bear with me. I Download ed a zip file containing all the necessary files to install a shoutbox on my website. I got it from <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.shoutpro.com">www.shoutpro.com</a><!-- w --> Here are the instructions for installing it:
1.Open up the file "config.php" in a text-editing program and configure all of the settings to your liking. Each setting has a description of how it should be set and what it is.
(OK I am assuming that I just change whatever I want and then save the php file, correct?)
2.Open up your FTP client and create a folder on your web server for the shoutbox.
(Did that.)
3.Upload all of the files and folders found in this zip to the folder you just created.
(Did that.)
4.If you don't want to use the User Panel addon script, don't upload the "userpanel" folder. This script allows users of your shoutbox to automatically register names, change passwords, and look up lost passwords over the web.
(This is weird because I didn't even get a "userpanel" folder in the zip file.)
5.CHMOD the shoutbox folder 777 (make it readable, writable, and executable by all).
(What does CHMOD stand for and how did I do it to a folder?)
6.CHMOD the folder "lists" inside the shoutbox folder 777 (make it readable, writable, and executable by all).
(Same as above.)
7.CHMOD the file "lists/names.php" 666 (make it readable and writable by all). If problems arise CHMOD it 777 instead.
(Same as above.)
8.CHMOD the file "shouts.php" 666 (make it readable and writable by all). If problems arise CHMOD it 777 instead.
(Same as above.)
9.Open the file "shoutbox.php" in your browser. Try posting a few messages and see if it works. If it doesn't repeat the past few steps.
(I was able to see the shoutbox.php page with the shoutbox on it, and I could type stuff in, but it would not post, plus it was all the way on the left side of the screen?)
10.To put your new shoutbox on your site, just create an IFRAME with it. Here is a sample IFRAME code:
<IFRAME frameborder="0" width="150" height="300" src=http://www.htmlforums.com/archive/index.php/"shoutpro/shoutbox.php"></IFRAME>
(This seems pretty easy to understand. Basically it's just putting the shoutbox into the HTML of my site wherever I want it. Right?)
11.Make sure the "src" attribute is pointing to the correct file and the width is what you specified in the configuration file.
(How do I know what is the correct file? Is it index.php or shoutbox.php or what?)
Well, I'm sure you guys who know PHP really well could do this in your sleep within 2 minutes! Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
ChrisHere's a quote, I attached my
answers below each Q.
Originally posted by Chris Collins
OK I'm a PHP newbie here so bear with me. I Download ed a zip file containing all the necessary files to install a shoutbox on my website. I got it from <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.shoutpro.com">www.shoutpro.com</a><!-- w --> Here are the instructions for installing it:
1.Open up the file "config.php" in a text-editing program and configure all of the settings to your liking. Each setting has a description of how it should be set and what it is.
(OK I am assuming that I just change whatever I want and then save the php file, correct?)
Yes.
2.Open up your FTP client and create a folder on your web server for the shoutbox.
(Did that.)
3.Upload all of the files and folders found in this zip to the folder you just created.
(Did that.)
4.If you don't want to use the User Panel addon script, don't upload the "userpanel" folder. This script allows users of your shoutbox to automatically register names, change passwords, and look up lost passwords over the web.
(This is weird because I didn't even get a "userpanel" folder in the zip file.)
Maybe an incomplete script? I'd email them
5.CHMOD the shoutbox folder 777 (make it readable, writable, and executable by all).
(What does CHMOD stand for and how did I do it to a folder?)
Right-click the folder > CHMOD > check each box as needed
6.CHMOD the folder "lists" inside the shoutbox folder 777 (make it readable, writable, and executable by all).
(Same as above.)
Same as above
7.CHMOD the file "lists/names.php" 666 (make it readable and writable by all). If problems arise CHMOD it 777 instead.
(Same as above.)
Same as above
8.CHMOD the file "shouts.php" 666 (make it readable and writable by all). If problems arise CHMOD it 777 instead.
(Same as above.)
Yep, you guessed it ~ same as above
9.Open the file "shoutbox.php" in your browser. Try posting a few messages and see if it works. If it doesn't repeat the past few steps.
(I was able to see the shoutbox.php page with the shoutbox on it, and I could type stuff in, but it would not post, plus it was all the way on the left side of the screen?)
10.To put your new shoutbox on your site, just create an IFRAME with it. Here is a sample IFRAME code:
<IFRAME frameborder="0" width="150" height="300" src=http://www.htmlforums.com/archive/index.php/"shoutpro/shoutbox.php"></IFRAME>
(This seems pretty easy to understand. Basically it's just putting the shoutbox into the HTML of my site wherever I want it. Right?)
Basicly, yes
11.Make sure the "src" attribute is pointing to the correct file and the width is what you specified in the configuration file.
(How do I know what is the correct file? Is it index.php or shoutbox.php or what?)
If its 'shoutbox.php',
then in the part that goes:
src=http://www.htmlforums.com/archive/index.php/"shoutpro/shoutbox.php" change
it to the path to yours; i.e., if you
made it 'index.php' in a folder called 'me',
then you'd replace the 'shoutpro/shoutbox.php' with:
'me/index.php'
Well, I'm sure you guys who know PHP really well could do this in your sleep within 2 minutes! Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
ChrisI have a php tag box that is easier to install
Here's the site:
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.ramptstudios.com/uber">http://www.ramptstudios.com/uber</a><!-- m -->
1.Open up the file "config.php" in a text-editing program and configure all of the settings to your liking. Each setting has a description of how it should be set and what it is.
(OK I am assuming that I just change whatever I want and then save the php file, correct?)
2.Open up your FTP client and create a folder on your web server for the shoutbox.
(Did that.)
3.Upload all of the files and folders found in this zip to the folder you just created.
(Did that.)
4.If you don't want to use the User Panel addon script, don't upload the "userpanel" folder. This script allows users of your shoutbox to automatically register names, change passwords, and look up lost passwords over the web.
(This is weird because I didn't even get a "userpanel" folder in the zip file.)
5.CHMOD the shoutbox folder 777 (make it readable, writable, and executable by all).
(What does CHMOD stand for and how did I do it to a folder?)
6.CHMOD the folder "lists" inside the shoutbox folder 777 (make it readable, writable, and executable by all).
(Same as above.)
7.CHMOD the file "lists/names.php" 666 (make it readable and writable by all). If problems arise CHMOD it 777 instead.
(Same as above.)
8.CHMOD the file "shouts.php" 666 (make it readable and writable by all). If problems arise CHMOD it 777 instead.
(Same as above.)
9.Open the file "shoutbox.php" in your browser. Try posting a few messages and see if it works. If it doesn't repeat the past few steps.
(I was able to see the shoutbox.php page with the shoutbox on it, and I could type stuff in, but it would not post, plus it was all the way on the left side of the screen?)
10.To put your new shoutbox on your site, just create an IFRAME with it. Here is a sample IFRAME code:
<IFRAME frameborder="0" width="150" height="300" src=http://www.htmlforums.com/archive/index.php/"shoutpro/shoutbox.php"></IFRAME>
(This seems pretty easy to understand. Basically it's just putting the shoutbox into the HTML of my site wherever I want it. Right?)
11.Make sure the "src" attribute is pointing to the correct file and the width is what you specified in the configuration file.
(How do I know what is the correct file? Is it index.php or shoutbox.php or what?)
Well, I'm sure you guys who know PHP really well could do this in your sleep within 2 minutes! Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
ChrisHere's a quote, I attached my
answers below each Q.
Originally posted by Chris Collins
OK I'm a PHP newbie here so bear with me. I Download ed a zip file containing all the necessary files to install a shoutbox on my website. I got it from <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.shoutpro.com">www.shoutpro.com</a><!-- w --> Here are the instructions for installing it:
1.Open up the file "config.php" in a text-editing program and configure all of the settings to your liking. Each setting has a description of how it should be set and what it is.
(OK I am assuming that I just change whatever I want and then save the php file, correct?)
Yes.
2.Open up your FTP client and create a folder on your web server for the shoutbox.
(Did that.)
3.Upload all of the files and folders found in this zip to the folder you just created.
(Did that.)
4.If you don't want to use the User Panel addon script, don't upload the "userpanel" folder. This script allows users of your shoutbox to automatically register names, change passwords, and look up lost passwords over the web.
(This is weird because I didn't even get a "userpanel" folder in the zip file.)
Maybe an incomplete script? I'd email them
5.CHMOD the shoutbox folder 777 (make it readable, writable, and executable by all).
(What does CHMOD stand for and how did I do it to a folder?)
Right-click the folder > CHMOD > check each box as needed
6.CHMOD the folder "lists" inside the shoutbox folder 777 (make it readable, writable, and executable by all).
(Same as above.)
Same as above
7.CHMOD the file "lists/names.php" 666 (make it readable and writable by all). If problems arise CHMOD it 777 instead.
(Same as above.)
Same as above
8.CHMOD the file "shouts.php" 666 (make it readable and writable by all). If problems arise CHMOD it 777 instead.
(Same as above.)
Yep, you guessed it ~ same as above
9.Open the file "shoutbox.php" in your browser. Try posting a few messages and see if it works. If it doesn't repeat the past few steps.
(I was able to see the shoutbox.php page with the shoutbox on it, and I could type stuff in, but it would not post, plus it was all the way on the left side of the screen?)
10.To put your new shoutbox on your site, just create an IFRAME with it. Here is a sample IFRAME code:
<IFRAME frameborder="0" width="150" height="300" src=http://www.htmlforums.com/archive/index.php/"shoutpro/shoutbox.php"></IFRAME>
(This seems pretty easy to understand. Basically it's just putting the shoutbox into the HTML of my site wherever I want it. Right?)
Basicly, yes
11.Make sure the "src" attribute is pointing to the correct file and the width is what you specified in the configuration file.
(How do I know what is the correct file? Is it index.php or shoutbox.php or what?)
If its 'shoutbox.php',
then in the part that goes:
src=http://www.htmlforums.com/archive/index.php/"shoutpro/shoutbox.php" change
it to the path to yours; i.e., if you
made it 'index.php' in a folder called 'me',
then you'd replace the 'shoutpro/shoutbox.php' with:
'me/index.php'
Well, I'm sure you guys who know PHP really well could do this in your sleep within 2 minutes! Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
ChrisI have a php tag box that is easier to install
Here's the site:
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.ramptstudios.com/uber">http://www.ramptstudios.com/uber</a><!-- m -->