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Hi folks....is the post too long, wordy? Plz sound off, silence is the cruelest... Thanks, Dean

This topic has been discussed over the past few months...Can u folks validate the recommended process for those of us seeking to make this upgrade. 3 Posts already read on this include: in this forum On the IB planets forum on the Invision Power Series The Process as I see it calls for: 1. Download 1.3 Final from IPB downloads to where? 2. Unzip folder 3.upload all the files including subfolders and overwrite all existing ones excluding conf_global.php and sm_install.php 3. go to Tools_and_Scripts folder in your IPB download package. Go into the Other Scripts folder once inside this one, upload upgrade5.php & upgrade6.php to http://www.******/forum folder 4. Run upgrade5.php by calling it http://www.domain.com/forum/upgrade5.php in ur browser. Run through what the script does, step by step. This process changes the db format from 1.1.x to 1.2 5. Run upgrade6.php by calling it http://www.domain.com/forum/upgrade6.php in ur browser that changes the db format from 1.2 to 1.3 6. All skins, hacks and mods you used on 1.1.2 will now be gone. 7. Should I also download the update pack downloads: Security Update 12-16-03 & Security patch 02-01-04 at update pack downloads Kindest Regards

After reading these great discussions, I have set out to overachieve again, plz advise if u see ways to follow recommended practices for efficient web site management. First a site wide CSS style sheet:borrowing 3 column CSS style sheet at http://glish.com/css/7.asp and modifying the CSS code to make #rightcontent and #left content float at the bottom so as not be fixed. Saved all in a site wide style sheet detailed below. Then the php files which will be called: the header.php file header php This file references the following CSS :site banner, left content & right content the footer.php file footer.php this file references the footer CSS Then the actual index.php file which refences the centercontent CSS and has the includes to call up the header and the footer index.php The index.php code & CSS style sheet code are outlined below: Have questions: 1. How do I modify the centercontent to line up with the left and right content? 2. How can the footer float so that it is positioned right at the bottom of the longest of the three colunms? 3. more questions later.....I promise Thanks All, Dean ><?php include $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/inc/header.php"; ?> <link href="Assets/CSS/3col_leftNav.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <div id="centercontent"> <?php echo "This is a test" ?> <p><img src="Assets/Images/traders.JPG" alt="" width="150" height="100"></p> <p>GHOST is about .............</p> <p> </p> <p>Main Body Goes Here........ what can GHOST do for U today </p> </div> </div> <?php include $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/inc/footer.php"; ?> >This is the code for the site wide CSS style sheet /***********************************************/ /* 3col_leftNav.css */ /* Use with template 3col_leftNav.html */ /***********************************************/ body { margin:5px 5px 0px; padding:0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9px; } #leftcontent { position: absolute; left:10px; top:100px; width:120px; border:1px solid #000; background:#E5EAF1 /*#99ACC7*/; voice-family: "\"}\""; voice-family: inherit; /* margin-left: 0px; margin-right:121px; */ padding-bottom:10px; /* <! height: 500px; !> */ } #centercontent { background:#FFFFFF; top:100px; margin-left: 130px; margin-right:160px; border:1px solid #000; voice-family: "\"}\""; voice-family: inherit; margin-left: 130px; margin-right:160px; float: none; } html>body #centercontent { top:100px; margin-left: 130px; margin-right:160px; } #rightcontent { position: absolute; right:10px; top:100px; width:150px; background:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #000; /* height: 500px; */ voice-family: "\"}\""; voice-family: inherit; /* margin-left: 150px; margin-right:0px; */ padding-bottom:10px; /* left: 611px; */ /* left: 462px; */ /* left: 701px; */ } #banner { background:#fff; height:40px; border:1px solid #000; voice-family: "\"}\""; voice-family: inherit; height:39px; } html>body #banner { height:39px; } p,h1,pre { margin:0px 10px 10px 10px; } h1 { font-size:14px; padding-top:10px; } #banner h1 { font-size:14px; padding:10px 10px 0px 10px; margin:0px; } #rightcontent p { } #footer { height:20px; border:1px solid #000; height:20px; font-size: 9px; color: #CCCCCC; position: absolute; top: 850px; width: 100%; text-align: center; left: 10px; } /***********************************************/ /* Layout Divs */ /***********************************************/ #masthead{ padding: 10px 0px 0px 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; width: 100%; } #navBar{ float: left; width: 20%; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: #eeeeee; border-right: 1px solid #cccccc; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; } #headlines{ float:right; width: 20%; border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-right: 10px; } #content{ float: left; width: 55%; } /***********************************************/ /* Components */ /***********************************************/ #siteName{ margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 10px; } /************* #globalNav styles **************/ #globalNav{ padding: 0px 0px 5px 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCC; color: #cccccc; font-size: 100%; } #globalNav img{ display: block; } #globalNav a { font-size: 90%; padding: 0 4px 0 0; } /*************** #pageName styles **************/ #pageName{ margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px; } /************* #breadCrumb styles *************/ #breadCrumb{ font-size: 80%; padding: 2px 0px 0 10px; } /************** .feature styles ***************/ .feature{ padding: 0px 0px 10px 10px; font-size: 80%; } .feature h3{ padding: 30px 0px 5px 0px; text-align: center; } .feature img{ float: left; padding: 10px 10px 0px 0px; } /************** .story styles *****************/ .story{ clear: both; padding: 10px 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 80%; } .story p{ padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px; } /************* #siteInfo styles ***************/ #siteInfo{ clear: both; border: 1px solid #cccccc; font-size: 100%; color: #cccccc; padding: 5px 10px 0px 10px; } #siteInfo img{ padding: 4px 4px 4px 10px; vertical-align: middle; } /************* #search styles ***************/ #search{ padding: 5px 0px 5px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; font-size: 90%; } #search form{ margin: 0px; padding: 0px; } #search label{ display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; } /*********** #navBar link styles ***********/ #navBar ul a:link, #navBar ul a:visited {display: block;} #navBar ul {list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;} /* hack to fix IE/Win's broken rendering of block-level anchors in lists */ #navBar li {border-bottom: 1px solid #EEE;} /* fix for browsers that don't need the hack */ html>body #navBar li {border-bottom: none;} /*********** #sectionLinks styles ***********/ #sectionLinks{ position: relative; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; font-size: 90%; } #sectionLinks h3{ padding: 10px 0px 2px 10px; } #sectionLinks a { display: block; border-top: 1px solid #cccccc; padding: 2px 0px 2px 10px; } #sectionLinks a:hover{ background-color: #dddddd; } /*********** .relatedLinks styles ***********/ .relatedLinks{ position: relative; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px 10px; font-size: 90%; } .relatedLinks h3{ padding: 10px 0px 2px 0px; } .relatedLinks a:link, .relatedLinks a:visited { display: block; } /************** #advert styles **************/ #advert{ padding: 30px 0px 10px; } #advert img{ display: block; } /************** #headlines styles **************/ #headlines{ margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 20px 10px; font-size: 80%; } #headlines p{ padding: 5px 0px 5px 0px; }

Thanks for the replies..here is what I have defined in what is supposed to be a site wide CSS style sheet with the hope of following recommended design practices.. >p { font-size: 9px; padding-left: 2px; font-family: Verdana; } a { color: #0000FF; font-size: 80%; } .italic { font-style: italic; color: #0000FF; } basefont { font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10px; } body { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; } Now..question is, if you want the base or default font to be 10px Verdana for all text, then you wish to define other text tags relative to the base default font, 1. Do u use the basefont tag selector or the body tag selector to define the default type and size? 2. How would you define relative sizing for text, do u define it in CSS style sheet and for which tags, or do u keep it page specific and use say the paragraph tag with + or - sizing? 3. if u associate this style sheet with a default page say template page, can you set this up as a template simply by resaving the page as .dwt to use as a template or do I follow a different procedure. Kindest Regards

I got the sucker to work, I reopened DW, create new php, copied and pasted the contents, saved them again, it worked this time....No other changes....it would appear to have to do with DW not recognizing these to be php files.... Thanks to all of you for helping....I now can move up to the same issue that Mutual Wisdom is discussing using DIV tags and CSS Plz reply while the Iron is hot......... Kindest Regards

wow...could someone tell me what am I doing wrong..index/header/footer php would not come up see the following links index.php located under root header.php located in root/inc/ footer.php located in root/inc Kindest Regards

Continuing on as I/we await your valuable responses item 2: Preparing your Site wide CSS style sheet How do you (in Dreamwaever MX preferrably) define in a CSS style sheet the: -default font family: verdana -default size: 10px so one can use relative font sizing for other tags such as -P, paragraph -headings, h1 thru h6 -a, links other CSS style questions? -how do you define a global navigation font size and type? -footer font size and type? Kindest Regards, Dean

Hi.....Allow me to use this thread as a guide for step by step building of a website for all those non-programmers like myself. see this post Sample newbie website If you are like me, you are likely on a vertical learning curve...seeing results as you gain knowhow will ease the challenge. here is item 1: I have designed a template made up of overlays in Dreamwaever to use across site pages. here is the main page or site index template main site page and here is the template for the site pages Sub pages The question now is how do you call up these templates across the site pages? The main site page is already as you see it. All other site pages are to retain main site page header, navigation bar, footer, left side overlays, namely: sign in, search, and below box. Content overlay displays unique content within each page. Kindest Regards, Dean

Thanks for responding...I tried that again, placing Index.php in root/Public.html/ As u can see it still no go??

The challenge before those non programmers to be webmasters is a daunting proposition. You must learn about HTML, CSS, php, MySql, ASP, XML, FTP, etc.. If one is to acquaint onself with so much before ever realizing a bit of cyber realestate, one is likely to concede to ignorance. It is a bit reassuring to the unsuspecting to see the immense contributions within a family such as TCH forum. As one reads through these threads, one asks if there could be a sample site visually displaying all or most of the examples shared in this forum to serve as one's starting point from which to build? Is that Possible? Think of how much more rapidly the development of those webmaster wannabes would be? Would it also further differentiate TCH from the pack? I believe it would, TCH has already taken a giant leap by merely starting this forum....... Rock Sign Kindest Regards

Jack.... After reading this thread, I eagerly set out to test out how it would appear on My blank site unsuccessfully ..... header.php & footer.php were placed in folder root/inc/ index.php was placed in root/public_html/ & then in root/ why is it not showing up? Have I overlooked a step? Kindest Regards

Thanks for the tip Lianna and TCH-Mike's yoeman effort last night.... Do u know if Trillion IM basic or Pro or any other rivals can be used on a web/java enabled pda phone so that access is truly ubiquitous.... Kindest Regrads

I see a lot of people shy away from MSN messenger, why is that? Is there a messenger service where one can have access to any and all yahoo, Aol, MSN, ICQ, etc...... I use MSN only because I am not sure why Kindest Regards

I Know a few HTML Tags, I use MS frontpage2002 very sparingly, I upload to a personal webspace via WS FTP. I can not afford a $1000 website, yet I still need the power of php, mysql, etc.. I am a biz professional who needs affordable IT support to launch the following website needs - let me broadcast it since we can not enjoy the privacy of a live chat. 1. A Trading & Risk Management LLC website - promote products & services 2. A Trader group website - General main page and membership only acces to pages with a forum, this group is sponsored by #1 3. Online Net sales entity, uses payapl (no E-commerce yet) Maybe 3 sepaerate domain sites, perhaps one main domain with subdomains, I am not sure what are the practical choices. Need the ability to: 1. automate send of personalized emails with links for #1, #2, #3 2. A forum for #2 3. Live chat for #1, #2, & #3 which can route to my pda phone so I may interact with visitor. 4. #1 offers content such as learning modules for members of #2 to download 5. #2 needs space so members of #2 can access pdfs, excel files, powerpoint presentations, and audio/video content develped by #1 and other authors. 6. #3 needs space to host grahics for Netsales on yahoo, Amazon, Ebay, etc. I am sure needs will constantly evolve.... Kindest Regards

Thank you for responding..... forgive me if I have stepped on any toes....I have no desire in promoting any webhosting competition, I do not need to "TROLL" ....these are real sites I looked at which claim to offer live support..... from my vantage point, TCH should welcome any such comparisons to further validate itself as a value choice. Value is not a synonym for cheap, it is maximum quality at minimum available price at a given moment in time. I sincerely need help given the dizzying number of choices. what hours of the day is your live chat support manned? Kindest Regards

Greetings & Good Afternoon, Good Evening, Troll somewhere else please.