Messages posted by: Anonymous

Carbonize wrote:GD is used to make the thumbnails and makes them low quality. Turn off thumbnals and it will just use the original image but resized by HTML.

perfect... thx - it works great

I know this is old hat for most of you but I see a lot of posts of people struggling with this program like myself. So here's what else I've stumbled through.

After you do get it installed here is the link to administer it.

http://www.yourdomainname.com/Poll/admin/index.php

"Poll" if you did rename the "DB" folder.

Remember, all letters are case sensitive.

That is where it will ask for your name and password from the last step.

Now I am going to struggle to get a poll made and running....

Bob

When entering guestbook following error appears at the top:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected '&', expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or '{' or '$' in /home/turtlesj/public_html/dirtydolls/guestbook/lib/mysql.class.php on line 20

I am using my name to make it simple.

All Letters are case sensitive !!!

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You must first Create Database in MySQL

Go to http://www.my domainname.com/cpanel

Find area to add MySQL Database.
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1. Hit "Add Db" -- Call it "myPoll". MySQL will name it "thune_mypoll" for the database name.

2. Hit "Add User" (below) The name entered was "bobt", password "gray"
A. It will create a user.... "thune_bobt" (that has a password "gray")

3. Now put "thune_bobt" and "thune_mypoll" in dropdown boxes (above).
A. Hit Add user to Db

B. This Will tie the user "thune_bobt" to the new database "thune_mypoll".

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3. Download Pollphp.zip, and unzip

4. Use the "DB" folder only. (throw the other one away).

a. Rename the "DB" folder to "Poll" (Copy it, if it will not rename).

b. Now go to the "Include" folder in folder "Poll".

c. Open up "'config.inc.php" in Windows "Word" word processor

1. Change $POLLDB["dbName"] = "thune_mypoll";
2. Leave Alone $POLLDB["host"] = "localhost"; [do not change]
3. Change $POLLDB["user"] = "thune_bobt";
4. Change $POLLDB["pass"] = "gray";

D. Save Document.

5. Upload whole "poll" folder to public.html in your FTP account.

6. Tree should be: \public.html\poll.

5. Now access the program in your browser with 'http://www.mydomainname.com/poll/install.php'

6. When it fires up, follow instructions.

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If you get an error, delete database and name and start over.

Be sure you get the letters typed in perfectly, and the letter case correct.

Worked for me, after doing one complete delete as just described.

Looks awesome guys. Ive been looking for a good poll script for days, finally I think I found it. Just one question tho. How do I stop people from voting again?

Is it the "Checking Ip Tables Lockout for ___ " ?

Thanks in advanced.

Contrary to the drifters in this forum that just go about keeping everything to themselves, and making out like they are brilliant, while every body else is just totally stupid....

I did find a nice tutorial somewhere else, that actually does say some thing half way coherent. It's the first thing I've seen that one can actually understand.

It's at: http://www.nexcess.net/hosting/support/tutorials/ap/2.0.3/

While it is never wise to take on forum, I must say this. I have never seen a bunch of people so unwilling to share what they know. Doing a search on this topic proves my case. I hang out in the Avsim flight sim forum and I can tell you it's not like this.

Yes a few extremely knowledgeable people have gutted their way through this piss poor piece of documented software, but I question how many have given up just like me....

Given...

"And certain "self-appointed experts" here (in case nobody noticed) are extremely vague. And why is that I might ask."

Your post is exactly what I'm talking about...

Thanks for your help !

Giving...

Hi

I work with the Guestbook V 2.3.3 - when i now upload Pics, the thumbnail is verry bad...

here is the link to my Guestbook: http://www.desiweb.ch/tdm900/guestbook/index.php

the entry No. 6 ist done with the version 2.3.1 and the entry No. 11 with the newest version... you see the different @thumbs

what must i modify, that in the future the thumbs are like No. 6

thx for the help
Martin

I have yet to see anything even remotely close to a reasonable installation guide. Even other website tutorials come closer than anything found here, and they make suggestions that are completely different.

Then there are zillions of posts here where they still can not get it working.

And certain "self-appointed experts" here (in case nobody noticed) are extremely vague. And why is that I might ask. They simply point to a link that says nothing, doesn't work, and or relink to other dead soldiers, while purporting to know it all.

Simply put, this program is not ready for prime time....

Giving....

DesiWeb wrote:

Carbonize wrote:Can you post this in English as I cannot understand the online translation ?

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Ich werde Sie aufstellen dies auf Englisch können, als ich die Online-Übersetzung nicht verstehen kann ?

OK - i try it, but my english is so bad

---> i had updated the Guestbook form the version 2.3.1 to 2.3.3
the upgade was succsessfull.
Now there is an entry (No.6 in my guetsbook) with a postetd picture. With the version 2.3.1 i saw the picture, but after the upgrade, the picture can't displayed do you know why

thx for your help
Martin

I found the error

- the picture was not on the Server

thx an CU
Martin

Carbonize wrote:Can you post this in English as I cannot understand the online translation ?

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Ich werde Sie aufstellen dies auf Englisch können, als ich die Online-Übersetzung nicht verstehen kann ?

OK - i try it, but my english is so bad

---> i had updated the Guestbook form the version 2.3.1 to 2.3.3
the upgade was succsessfull.
Now there is an entry (No.6 in my guetsbook) with a postetd picture. With the version 2.3.1 i saw the picture, but after the upgrade, the picture can't displayed

do you know why

thx for your help
Martin

I may have been wrong about the index.php file, since I am not using the database version. I think you should try to contact Auron and see if he is available to help you. If you click on his username on any of his posts you might be able to send him an email.

sorry... hier ist noch der Link: http://www.desiweb.ch/tdm900/guestbook/index.php

und es ist explizip der 6. Eintrag

Hallo zusammen

ich habe soeben das Update von 2.3.1 auf 2.3.3 gemacht. Alles hat sehr gut funktioniert

leider ist nun ein Bild innerhalb des Gästebuchs nicht mehr sichtbar, auch wenn man darauf Klickt und ein weiteres Fenster aufgeht kommt kein Bild zum Vorschein.

Hat da jemand eine Lösung? Oder habe ich im Forum nicht lange genug gesucht

Vielen Dank für die Hilfe
Grüsse aus der Schweiz
Martin

Yes, it's indeed shtml.
But the original code is on the following page: http://www.perfusion.be/b2/index.php
Even on the original page (above) I can't vote or see the results...