HOW TO INSTALL

1) Create a new directory on your web server in the public_html directory. You should name this directory "quotes".
2) Open inc/config.php in a file editor and enter your correct MySQL database information.
3) Upload all the files from the download package, excluding readme.txt and install.html, using your FTP client. Make sure to keep the same directory structure as provided in the download package.
4) CHMOD inc/config.php and inc/func.php to 666.
5) Go to http://www.yourserver.com/quotes/install.php and enter your keycode provided above. The keycode must be entered exactly correctly in order to continue with installation.
6) The installation will proceed and will create the appropriate MySQL tables and will create the default administrator account needed to login to your admin panel after installation.
7) After installation is complete, a message will display that the installation was successful. At this point, you will be presented with a link to your admin panel, use the username "admin" and the password "default" to access your admin panel. The installer will automatically "lock" for your own safety.
8) DELETE INSTALL.PHP FROM YOUR SERVER IMMEDIATELY AFTER INSTALLATION. NOT DOING SO CAN POSE A SECURITY THREAT.

ABOUT INSTALLATION KEYCODE

The installation keycode provided is required in order to install Impulse Quote on your server. This is used as an extra security measure to keep up anyone who tries to install the script without permission or if you forget to delete install.php and someone wants to re-install the script. Without the correct keycode being entered, the installer will not run. All keycodes are stored on a central Impulse PHP server which means that no one other than Impulse PHP staff has access to view or modify them.

ABOUT COPYRIGHT

Impulse Quote is the property and work of Impulse PHP Inc., a subsidiary of Mad Host Networks. The copyright notice may not be removed from any page of the script at any time. The only page where the copyright will not display is quote.php (the include for putting quotes on your webpage). The copyright should remain on every page on the admin panel. If the copyright is removed from any page for any reason, you will be using the script illegally in violation of our license.

INCLUDING QUOTES ON YOUR WEBPAGE

Including quotes on your webpage is extremely easy, just place this PHP include code where you would like the quotes to appear:

<?php include "quotes/quote.php" ;?>

UNINSTALLING IMPULSE QUOTES

A tool to uninstall the database tables from your MySQL database automatically has been included to make things easier for you. In your admin panel, navigate to the "Settings" page (settings.php) and click on the UNINSTALL SCRIPT option. Once you click this link, you will be asked to confirm your actions. After you confirm you would like to uninstall the script, the uninstaller will immediately delete ALL the quotes and admins stored in your database and then will delete the MySQL tables used for the script. At this point, you should delete ALL the files in the directory "quotes" and then delete the actual directory "quotes".

OTHER QUESTIONS AND TROUBLESHOOTING

When I login to my admin panel, I get a red warning message that says install.php is still present on the server, how do I get rid of this message?
Delete install.php from the "quotes" directory immediately and the error will disappear.

The installer will not accept my installation keycode I entered into the script, why is this so?
Make sure you've entered your keycode exactly as it appears above in this Installation Guide. If it doesn't work, please contact Impulse PHP staff immediately.

Am I allowed to add modifications ("mods") to the script?
Under the Impulse PHP license, yes. There include both official mods released by Impulse PHP and user-made mods. We are not, however, responsible for the damage to your web server or the script done by an unofficial user mod.

When I try to run the installer, it says that the MySQL tables already exist, what is the problem?
You have already ran the installer and the tables were created. You can login to your admin panel at this point.

When I try to access my admin panel, it says I must enter a username and password?
Yes, you must login to use admin panel. During installation, the default admin with the username "admin" and the password "default" was created. We recommend creating a another admin account once in admin panel and then login as the new admin you created and delete the default admin account.