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Installation:
Please take 5 minutes time and read installation instructions carefully and completely! This will ensure a proper and easy installation.
This FreePHPCms will support only LINUX server

Unzipping the File:
In the download page of the website, click on the button "Download"
a) Unzip beta 1.0 version of freephpcms.zip to extract the files, you will get the folder by the name cms.
b) Upload all the files and folders into your domain.
c) After uploading the files and folders, please change the file permission of "js/tree.js" to 644(for Linux users).
d) After uploading the files and folders, please change the file permission of "auth/config.php" to 666(for Linux users).
e) Rename the htaccess.fl to .htaccess

Admin Options

Creating and configuring database:
a) To start with create a database with a desired name where all the tables need to be stored.
b) Open and execute the file install.php from the folder admin in a browser.
c) A new screen will ask for database details like host name, database name, user name, password.
d) You can provide required details like

Hostname : localhost
DBname : Database name you have created
Username : root
Password : ********

Note:
The above details may vary based on the Database Server you are using.

e) If connected, you will get a "Connected Message" displayed on the screen.
f) Just click on next button to create tables.
g) When tables are created successfully, you will get tables created message.
h) By default all the database tables will be stored in the file "tables.php"
i) After the database installation is done, it will ask to configure the "Admin Panel" username and password.
j) Only using this username and password, you can access the "Admin Panel".

Note:
After installation, please remove install.php file from the site for security reasons.

Using Admin Interface:
a) Execute the index.php file from the folder "admin" in your browser
a) A new screen will ask for admin username, password.
b) Provide the admin username and password, here we go you are in the "Admin Panel".

Creating the default setting:
c) Using the menu "Default Setting"
d) Select the design layout required, you can choose between 1 or 2.
e) Provide the admin email, domain name eg: yourdomainname.com.
f) This is the first step in configuring a directory site, only after this all images will get displayed.

Adding Category:
a) Select the menu "Add Category"
b) To add a parent category check the option "Select to add parent category alone"
c) Enter the category name, description.
d) Click on the option "Add Category"
e) To add a child category, first select the parent category already listed in the select box.
f) Enter the category name, description, click on the option "Add Category" to add child category.
g) To edit the category name or description, select the category then click on "Edit Category".
h) The Content for selected category will be displayed, here you Edit or Delete the selected category.

Note:
Don't add too many sub categories under the main category.First group similar sub categories under a specific name, add that group as a sub category when this is clicked other grouped categories will be listed.

Adding Content Fields:
a) Content fields are nothing but the form field elements under each category to get user input.
b) Once you select the Category or a subcategory, a form will get displayed.
c) This form can be used to enter the field name, type of the field like text box or select box.., data type like var,text..etc., enter default value to be displayed when the form loads.
d) If the selected field type is a list or select box, default contents can be entered separated by commas.
e) The contents will be displayed for each sub category in the user end, set the "display in content page" to 1 to have required fields to be displayed in the content page, else select "0".
f) If a field is mandatory, select "mandatory field" to "1", else select "0".
g) Click on "Edit Field" to edit an existing content field
h) Now click on "Add Fields" to have the fields with the above properties.

Viewing Submitted Contents:
a) Select the option "Submit Contents"
b) It will display all the contents, which can be selected based on criteria’s.
c) Admin can edit or delete the submitted contents.
d) There is an option to search for a added contents, based on searched string.

Viewing User Details
a) Select the option "User Details"
b) It will list all details of the users, along with the country
c) Click on the "Edit" button to make changes
d) Click on the "Delete" button to delete the user details
e) Admin can change the status of the user as "Activated" or "Deactivated"

How to use images:
a) Select on the option "Edit Images"
b) Select a name of the image to be changed, click "Select" button, to select the image.
c) Now browse the image to be replaced, set the width, height of the image
d) Click "Upload" button to replace the image.
e) If you want to have default images instead of uploaded images, check the option "Set Images to default images".

Viewing and editing the comments:
a) To view the new comments click on "New Comments"
b) It will list all the newly added comments
c) Once reviewed the comment will be moved to a different location
d) Or else can delete the comments
e) To view the reviewed comments, click on "Edit Comments"

Setting Spam Filter:
a) Select the the option "Filter"
b) Specify the word considered spam
c) Click on the button "Block"
d) Now click on "Update" to activate the filter

Blocking the IP address:
a) Select the option "Block IP"
b) Specify the IP to be blocked
c) Click on the button "Block"
d) Now click on "Update" to activate the IP Blocking

Customizing the Look and Feel of the Comments Page:
a) Select the option "Colors"
b) Input the required color in the boxes
c) Click on "Update" to activate the colors

Embedding the Rating:
a) Select the the option "Get Code"
b) Copy and Paste the code in the required page to display the rating

User Options

Signing Up:
a) Click on the tab "Signup"
b) Fill the user name, password and all other fields
c) Try Logging in using the same username, password

Viewing User Profile:
a) User can view the profile by clicking on "View Profile"
b) This will List the username, email, address, activation date.
c) Using the "Edit" option at the end of each field, user can their values.

Adding Contents:
a) Click on the option "Add Listing"
b) User can select the category, and then can add the content

Viewing Favorites:
a) Click on the option "Favorites"
b) List all the user favorites,already selected by the user.

Viewing Listing:
a) Click on the option "View Listing"
b) Displays all the contents added by the user

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