Documentation
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Server requirements for E-Friends
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1.) MySQL (version 4 or higher)
2.) MYSQL database
3.) PHP (version 4.2.3 or higher)
4.) GD library for PHP
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Installation And Setup Instructions:
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1) Extract the zip file containing the software.
2) Create a new folder and name it as "friends".
3) upload all files to the selected directory.
4) Chmod 777 for the following folders/files: groups, photos, blog, events, banners, chat and chat/rooms.php
5) create a new MySQL user and DB for E-Friends.
5) Open data.php file and edit the variables as well as the MySQL parameters. Open /calendar/includes/config.php and
/chat/config.php and edit the MySQL parameters similar to data.php. Upload and replace these 3 files in your server.
6) Rename folder “groups” to whatever you choose for groups to be placed in
(short group url feature: user creates group and wants the url to be http://www.yourdomain.com/friends/groups/groupname -
where groups is the name of the folder you select)
7) Run admin/efriends.sql followed by admin/zipdata.sql through any of your mysql clients (i.e phpmyadmin)
8) Delete admin/zipdata.sql and admin/efriends.sql files from your server (security risk).
9) To edit the header and footer of the site, go to /templates and edit the HTML codes of the following files:
-footer.php
-header.php
-chat_header.php
10) To customize the text for the subpages (Terms, Privacy Policy, Help and Index page), edit the HTML codes of the following
files:
-terms.php
-privacy.php
-help.php
-main.php
-tour.php
11) Set the paypal account in the admin area (see below for login info)
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Running The Software:
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Admin: http://yoursite.com/friends/admin (Default Username: admin, Password: admin)
Main Page: http://yoursite.com/friends
1. Log in as admin and edit the membership packages by going to the "Package Manager" section.
2. Go to " Paypal ID Manager" to edit the admin paypal email
3 Setting up of banner ads can be done in the "Banner Manager". TO add a new banner, simply click on the "Add a Banner" link.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete adding of new banners
4. Click on the "Chat Rooms Manager" to add/edit chat rooms.
5. Lastly, go to Groups Manager, Forum Manager and Events Manager to manage existing categories.
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