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PHP Link Directory PHP Link Directory Version 5 Manual PHP Link Directory Version 5 Manual PHP Link Directory Version 5 Manual Introduction and Downloading phpLD Installing phpLD Setting Up Your Site Directory Menu Widgets Pages Link Types System Menu Theme Menu Setting Menu Site Settings Directory Settings Menu Settings Admin Settings Payment Settings Link Submit Featured Link Settings Reciprocal Link Settings Link Comment Settings Link Rating Settings Author Settings Email Config Settings Email Template Setup Search Engine Optimization Form Fields Security Settings Emailer INTRODUCTION Welcome to the PHP Link Directory Version 5 manual. We're happy you've taken the leap and decided to join the PHP Link Directory family! Just as our product continues to improve, our manual is a work is a work in progress that we will continue to update as our product changes. Here we will cover everything you can do with PHP Link Directory, and show you how to get the most out of your purchase. For anything that is no’t covered in this documentation, please se have a number of different ways to help you! phpLD Support DOWNLOADING After you've purchased your license, you can download your copy. If you haven't purchased, here's how you do it. First, go to http://www.phplinkdirectory.com and look to the right top corner of the page. You'll see this: By clicking on the “Create One” link, you’ll be brought to a form where you need to fill out your information. Click register, and check your email for your confirmation link. Once you’ve created your account, you need to sign in. Look to the top left of the site, and sign in as shown here: After you have finished signing in, you can buy a phpLD package. There are two kinds, one that requires a linkback to phpLD, and once that does not. After you’ have purchased, you can download it. Look to the top right of your screen, and you will see these links. Click on Available Downloads, and you will be brought to the page where you can download. Make sure you look the email sent to you after after registration. You need to validate your email before you can download the product. If you have any trouble downloading, feel free to create a support ticket and we will help. Once you have purchased and downloaded your Available Downloads screen will look like this: There are three columns. The left column displays your package and it’s link back status, the middle displays the version number of your package, and the far right is the link for download. As you can see here, you will have the latest version available for download, and the version before that. It’s best to download the newest version, but if it doesn't work, try the earlier version. After you’ve downloaded your package, you need to prepare for =ation onto your server. PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION Now the fun part begins! Before we start, you need to make sure you have an FTP client, we recommend you use Filezilla: http://www.filezilla-project.org This allows you to upload PHP Link Directory into the root folder on your server, or a folder of your choice. There are of course many alternatives, and you can choose to use the one you are most comfortable with. Upload the zip file of phpLD that you downloaded to your server, and then unpack it.* When the archive unzips, you'll now see a new directory in your folder named phpld. You can leave it this way, but we suggest you move the folder contents into the root directory, so you don't have to redirect urls and change other important settings. There are two ways to put phpLD into your root directory: Cpanel and FTP. * Some may choose to run locally on windows instead of a web server. We only provide very limited support for installation that we cannot access on a web server. CPANEL After logging in to Cpanel, find the selection for File Manager, press the OK button that comes next, and you'll see your entire directory tree listed on the left hands side with the files of the currently selected directory listed on the larger right hand side. Find the public_html (or root, if your host doesn't provide this) directory listed on the left hand side and select it. You should now see a list of all the available sub-directories of public_html (or root) listed on the left hand side, now find the phpld directory and click on it. Now you have a complete file and directory listing of your /public_html/phpld directory on the right hand side. The easiest way to accomplish the copy is by clicking on the Select all check box that is on the minitoolbar directly above the list: FTP The second way you can copy files into the main /public_html directory is by using an ftp program to upload and manipulate the files. In your ftp client, you can highlight directories and files on your server and move them to the /public_html directory, or you can unzip the archive on your local machine and upload the files from your machine to the directory you want them to be in on your server. Once the files are in the right place, you're now ready to prepare for the installation. You can find these same instructions in the main directory of you phpLD installation, in a file called installation.txt First, rename the file /include/config.php.new to /include/config.php (just delete the .new at the end) chmod the permissions of config.php to 777* Use chmod to change the permissions of these directories: /temp /temp/adodb /temp/cache /temp/templates** * If your host uses enhanced security methods, or you're running phps uexec using chmod permissions of 755 will work. Examples of hosts that may require this are HostGator and HostDime ** If the listed directories/folders do not exist, then please create them with the proper permissions so your install will be successful. DATABASE SETUP The last step in preparing for phpLD installation is setting up a database for phpLD to use. Log into your host Cpanel and create a new database. In Cpanel it will look like this: You now need to add a new user to the database you have just created. This account will be used by phpLD in order to access the database as needed for operational reasons. When creating a new user and database, remember to create a hard to guess username and password! This can be accomplished by adding some random numbers in with the username and password, and it should always be different than the username and password you log into your cpanel account with! To add new users, just enter their information, and then add them to a database like in the picture below: In order for phpLD to be able to create and delete tables and fields, you will need to give it all privileges; Select, Insert, Create, Alter, Update, Drop, Delete, Lock Tables, Index, References, Create Temporary Tables, Create Routine, or all the permissions should be checked. This allows your phpLD installation to complete successfully. Take note of usernames, passwords, and all the other pertinent information you will need. If need be, you can just leave your administration window open so you can just copy and paste the information into the setup pages. Once you've finished adding the user to the new database, you're ready to move on to installing your new directory. INSTALLING PHPLD Installing phpLD has many steps. Follow the guide below and your site will be up and running in no time at all! STARTING INSTALLATION Once you’ve finished getting the package onto your website, setting up the database, you’re ready to begin installing phpLD on your website. The setup process is quick and painless, and you’ll be up and running in no time. To start the installation process, open your browser and type in the url of your directory, i.e. http://www.your-new-directory-site.com/ you should automatically be redirected to the installation page. If you're not directed, try typing in http://www.your-new-directory-domain.com and you should now see the first page of the installation as shown in the picture below: Please select your language, and hit the next button. COMP...