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Two words for you: Macromedia Dreamweaver ( http://macromedia.com/ or for a direct link for Dreamweaver try http://www.macromedia.com/software/dreamweaver/ )

Try smartFTP -> http://smartftp.com

Nice answer from Beth, there I keep forgetting about how important it is to install only tested software in a system on which lots of people depend... The problem is that everytime a new version of some software package comes out, I get all excited just thinking about the new functionlaities it must have Thoughts from a Linux lover who never administered a big system before... Lianna, as for the post count... I guess I'll have to start making extra hours here at the forum. I'll PM you when I get up to 1200

Hi Jason. Yes, you'll need to give write permissions for PHP (Apache ) to write to that directory. Unfortunately, PHP doesn't allow to execute code under another user ID.

Bill, I'm not in a hurry to see you guys upgrade. The servers you have installed do their job well What I would like to know is why don't people upgrade their servers. Not only here at TCH but on most servers out there. I'm just curious if theres any other reason besides the "the current software does what we need and does it well, so we won't waste our time upgrading to newer versions just because they have some speed improvements and/or new functionalities - which we might not even use". For instance, mod_ssl is only available for Apache 1.3, there's no version for 2.0. That could be a reason, I guess. And please, don't get me wrong, I'm not criticizing you guys or anyone for not doing it! I'm just cusious about it PS - yay! my 100th post! :D

Well, going a bit away from the trend here, I vote for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). And why not split the profits by two or three organizations?

Happy Birthday Bill. Hope that we both are still part of this big family in a year from now so I can wish you a happy birthday once again Have a great day!

Hi everyone. I just noticed that MySQL 4.0 is finally released as stable and so I started wondering how long would it take for people starting to implement it in their servers. Along with that thought came the same question about Apache 2.0: it's been out for some time, now. Why isn't it widely used yet? AFAIK, it's much better than Apache 1.3, so why isn't everybody upgrading? What about you guys here at TCH, are you planning on upgrading these servers or keeping the "old" ones, and why?

I also prefer IPB (Invision Power Board) for the same reasons already stated here. I'd prefer phpBB because it's Free Software (or Open Source, if you prefer) but IPB does have much more and much better features than phpBB. phpBB does have loads of add-ons and skins but IPB is not very far from it: http://www.invisionboard.com/?resources As for WBB (WoltLab Burning Board - http://woltlab.info), that's one of the finest bulletin board softwares available, the other one being vBulltin (http://vbulletin.com). The problem is they're both commercial. Just a little note for those of you who'll say that IPB is "free, just like phpBB": Invision Board is NOT free nor is it Free Software. Actually, they state that pretty clearly in their license: I won't get into details as this could generate some confusion. Just remember that "Free Software" doesn't mean that you don't have to pay anything for it, it means that you're free to do with it whatever you like (to some extent, of course). Read this: http://www.invisionboard.com/?license and this: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html

There's a file in the .zip with instructions on what to do. Go to the 'install_guide' directory and open 'install_guide.html'. It should guide you through the instalation without any problems. I've done it thousands of times

Perhaps you can calculate the time difference for your place from this (if this server has it's time correct): the forums mark 7:55 right now and here in Portugal (GMT) it's 10:45. BTW, a (possibly) usefull link: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=133

I know it's not a picture within the contest base but it's just for testing... EDIT: allright! It works, now! BTW, pay no mind to that picture, I'm actually a very peacefull guy! :lol: And now that I think about it, this is my avatar in every other forum I'm registered in, why haven't I put it up here? Gotta make some changes in my CP...

Nice catch, Lianna. I didn't notice the lack of the TCH page, there

So when do those modems come out?

Humm... I can be just missing it but I can't see anything beneath the Post Icons...

I wouldn't go for any *nuke thing... both php and post nuke are overbloated and complicated... Well, that's just my personal opinion, though. As I said earlier, give it a try, it's the only way you'll know if it fits your needs

You have to upload the image to a folder on your website and then put an IMG tag here, pointing to the image's URL. So imagine your site is www.gurlsite.com and you uploaded the image with the "screen.jpg" name to the root of your public_html folder: the code you'd have to put here would be this: >[IMG=http://gurlsite.com/screen.jpg] Hope this helps EDIT: Oops... Head Guru beat me to it...

OK, so I was really sleepy last night and my explanation was worthless... Here's a (hopefully) better one (although Rickvz already posted it too): phpBB's templates are separated for each of the webpages' sections. You have a general template for the header, a general template for the footer and several templates for the body depending on which page you're browsing. So if you're looking at the forums index.php page, it will load the "overall_header.tpl", "index_body.tpl" and "overall_footer.tpl" templates. If you go to another page, it will load the corresponding "*_body.tpl" template and so on. These *.tpl files are stored in a directory named "templates" in the root of your phpBB installation. Inside that directory you'll find one other directory, named "subSilver". This is the directory for the "subSilver" theme. If you install other themes, you'll have to create the corresponding directories here. But for now, go inside the "subSilver" directory and take a look. You have all the template files there The one you're looking for is "overall_header.tpl". Inside, after scrolling down a little (or perhaps it's easier if you use the find command from your editor), you'll find the following code: ><td><a href="{U_INDEX}"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/logo_phpBB.gif" border="0" alt="{L_INDEX}" vspace="1" /></a></td> You want to change the {U_INDEX} to the URL of your website (keep the "" around it). You'll probably also want to change the {L_INDEX} to some other text - this is the text that will popup if you hold the mouse cursor for a couple of seconds over the logo. There. I hope this helps you out.

Twisted, what's that b2 thing you're talking about? I searched google for it but I found nothing that resembles a CMS (Content Management System). Can you point me an URL? Thanks in advance. EDIT: OK, forget it, a second attempt on google brought me my answer: http://cafelog.com/ Thanks anyway

I'd say they both have the same level of difficulty regarding instalation. As for using them.... I don't know for sure, since I only used MT for a few days to give it a try. It seemed a little strange during the first minutes but then it became clear and I found it pretty easy to work with. Perhaps easier than phpBB but then again, it's two completely different pieces of software with different purposes, so I don't think I can compare them just like that But you don't have to learn PERL to use MT. Give it a try, it's pretty simple to install and it's the only way you'll find if it suits your needs. Suggestion: don't install the .cgi files in the CGI-BIN directory (read the instalation instructions to know what I'm talking about). Instead put all of the files in the same directory and make the .CGI files executable (chmod 755). It'll save you some trouble.

PerlDesk is a commercial script (perldesk.com) so I don't think TCH will just throw it in a reseller account... Check out perldesk.com for more information - by the way, they also have PerlBill (perlbill.com)which is PerlDesk's big brother with some nice extra features.

TO change the link, find the HTML code that looks like this: ><a href="http://www.desertduckflyers.com/forums/index.php"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/logo_phpBB.gif" /></a> and change the URL text string right next to "href" in the begginning of the line. It's plain HTML, you should learn it NOTE: I'm almost falling asleep so my explanations might not be very clear. Let me know if this is the case and I'll try to make it clear. As for the calendar, I believe that phpBB does have a calendar add-on. Go to phpbb.com and look for it. Also try searching google for "phpbb calendar" or "phpbb mod".

First of all I'd like to recall you that Open Source software does not necessarily mean free... The "free" of Free Software (which is a different thing from Open Source Software - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-softwar...or-freedom.html ) doesn't mean the software is free - it means YOU are free to do what you want with it (sort of). This can be a little confusing but I won't go into details here. You can check out the GNU and Free Software Foundation homepage for more information about Free Software and Open Source. Just think about it this way: Open Source means that the software's source code is available to the public - it does not mean the software is free. "'Free software is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of 'free'' as in 'free speech', not as in 'free beer'." As for the authentication thing, here's a few links you might want to try: http://google.com - search for 'php auth system' (why do people keep forgetting about this?) http://zend.com http://www.tutorialfind.com/tutorials/webd....asp?ct=21&ob=3 (http://www.tutorialfind.com/ for tutorials about other things) http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/progra.../php/index.html (http://hotwired.lycos.com/ for tutorials on other things) http://phpbuilder.com http://www.sitepoint.com/ Good luck!

You may want to try mnogosearch. I can't remember the web address but if you search google it will certainly get you there And while you're at it, why not search for "php search engine", or "perl search engine" too?

Well, the first thing I can tell you to learn about security is: don't use an Access database! Actually, don't use IIS, either... OK, don't start a flame war here about how good or bad MS products are, ok? Seriously, now. About the PHP scripts being visible to every user on the server: that only happens if the server is not configured properly. TCH's servers don't allow me to see any files that don't belong to me, whether I use FTP or CPanel to browse the filesystem. So you don't need to worry about that, your passwords would be secure in a PHP script. Well, at least as secure as anything on a webserver can be As for the rest of your problem, a good approach would be to, as kweilbacher already said, to keep the database server behind a firewall, not available to the outside, and create your scripts (on the TCH server) to access the database through a 'proxy' or something... or you can also configure your database server to allow only your webserver to access the database, though this poses a security risc...