MJGUEST ReadMe

MJGUESTReadMe

version 2.0db

Thanx for downloading MJGUEST, your personal and fully customizable guestbook!

FEATURES

MJGUEST 2.0db is an internet guestbook, built in PHP language. Deeply improved since its previous version, MJGUEST 2.0db can store data in MySQL database. Here are some of the NEW features:

Improved administrator Control Panel
Add-on skins to best fit your website look
IP logging
New Password Recovery function
ALL PHP versions compatible
Single-entry delete function

REQUIREMENTS

Web space: Apache(c) or NT(c) servers / PHP installed / MySQL database supported

INSTALLATION

Step #1

After downloading MJGUEST self-extracting folder, unzip it and check if everithig is ok: the archive should contain a total amount of 88 files.

If files are missing, please contact mdsjack.

Step #2

Upload the whole folder "as it is" to your web space, don't care about the name of the main folder (originally called "mjguest"), but do not change name to other files or subfolders: this will cause the guestbook not to work properly!

Now, set remote MJGUEST folder permission to full writing (Chmod: 777). If you're not allowed - or you're not able - to change CHMOD, upload MJGUEST folder into your "public" folder.

Step #3

It's time to insert a link to MJGUEST on your website, so copy and paste the code to your webpage:

<a href="javascript:w='606';h='516';guestbook=open('URL','guestbook','width='+w+',height='+h+'');guestbook.moveTo(((screen.availWidth/2)-(w/2)),((screen.availHeight/2)-(h/2)));">Guestbook</a>

Look at the code above: after pasting it to your web page, rember to change the word URL with the url to "guestbook.php" in MJGUEST main folder.

Step #5

Run database.php file, in order to generate the database where MJGUEST stores data and config.

Step #5

Enter the guestbook and open Administrator page: the temporary password is "password", but remember to set a new one once you have logged in.

Administrator Control Panel lets you change guestbook settings. If you leave "admin" page - without logging out - and open "view" page, you will see two new icons, close to each entry: "IP" and "X". Use these to delete entries one by one or check hosts IP addresses.

For safety reasons, password cannot be recovered manually. If you lose your password, select "Password recovery" checkbox: MJGUEST will send you an email containing the password.

INFO

Script: MJGUEST 2.0db ( released on 20 June 2002)

Author: mdsjack

Web site: www.jws.i (New version coming soon - MJGUEST updates and misc downloads)