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Okay, - Version: 1.0b19, 5/11/2004 04:37AM PST
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kaz6120_dotmac
thanx a lot for your advice. I'll try to find a way to make installation easy, somehow. Improvement on navigation of the install script or something.
To make admin:
Yes, there is NO admin user/pw in user_config.inc.php.
"user" and "password" stuff in user_config.inc.php means "MySQL user" and "MySQL password". You cannot login with this MySQL user id/pw for security reason.
To make "Admin" that can post or edit the entries, you have to login "ACCOUNT MANAGER" with your "MySQL user" and "MySQL password".
then, login again with the "Admin & pw" that you've created.
You don't have to edit ".htaccess". All you have to do is write your "MySQL user name" and "MySQL user pass" in "user_config.inc.php" and create a "Admin user" and "Admin pass" with "MySQL user name & pass".
To make admin:
Yes, there is NO admin user/pw in user_config.inc.php.
"user" and "password" stuff in user_config.inc.php means "MySQL user" and "MySQL password". You cannot login with this MySQL user id/pw for security reason.
To make "Admin" that can post or edit the entries, you have to login "ACCOUNT MANAGER" with your "MySQL user" and "MySQL password".
then, login again with the "Admin & pw" that you've created.
You don't have to edit ".htaccess". All you have to do is write your "MySQL user name" and "MySQL user pass" in "user_config.inc.php" and create a "Admin user" and "Admin pass" with "MySQL user name & pass".
I want to like this but... - Version: 1.0b19, 5/10/2004 01:26PM PST
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cocoaNut
I just wasted 2 hours trying to install this puppy and I admit it's impossible to figure it out. The instructions are *extremely* poor and assume you can mind meld with the author's brain. I can't.
I've done dozens of php/mysql installations in the past and this is without a doubt the most cryptic and difficult I've ever seen. I followed the instructions (brief as they are) precisely and got to a login screen for admin. After that it's anybody's guess how to set the admin username and password.
The instructions allude to setting the admin name/pw in the user_config.inc.php file but there is no setting in there for it. I tried renaming the .htaccess file and creating a password file in a private folder, that didn't work either.
Normally if an installation is this problematic I'd just trash the files and move on. The only reason I'm writing this is because I see such promise in this application and, from what I can see, the code is good and the thinking is even better. But with such a poor installation process it's virtually useless.
I've done dozens of php/mysql installations in the past and this is without a doubt the most cryptic and difficult I've ever seen. I followed the instructions (brief as they are) precisely and got to a login screen for admin. After that it's anybody's guess how to set the admin username and password.
The instructions allude to setting the admin name/pw in the user_config.inc.php file but there is no setting in there for it. I tried renaming the .htaccess file and creating a password file in a private folder, that didn't work either.
Normally if an installation is this problematic I'd just trash the files and move on. The only reason I'm writing this is because I see such promise in this application and, from what I can see, the code is good and the thinking is even better. But with such a poor installation process it's virtually useless.
kaz - Version: 1.0b19, 5/8/2004 08:31PM PST
kaz6120_dotmac
Hi there, I'm the author.
Just go to "admin/login.php" to create your account.
Sorry for my typos. Please be "someone" who tells my mistakes.
Feedbacks are always welcomed. Feel free to post to Official Forum.
- Thanx.
No admin capability - Version: 1.0b19, 5/8/2004 01:20PM PST
jwbaumann
I downloaded, edited user_config.inc.php, ran DB_INSTALL.php and successfully created the databases. When I go to the index.php page, however, there is a minimalist and nearly useless selection of buttons and popup menus. I also see "Welcome to P_BLOG currently no posts" with absolutely no indication of how to actually do anything. I see no way to create an account, login, add a blog, or anything that I would expect from a blogging system.
I checked the manual, which is accessible by clicking on "VARS" (huh?), but it was no help, suggesting I 'Go to the Admin page and use your user account name and password that you created in "ACCOUNT MANAGER" to login'. Huh? There is no "ACCOUNT MANAGER" I can find (certainly no link to it), and I was never asked to create a user account name or password. I don't know if there is some simple bug or missing file, or if much was changed and the instructions are outdated, but P_BLOG appears to be unusable in its present form. Understanding that the author has English as a second language, someone may want to identify the many typos for him as well.
I checked the manual, which is accessible by clicking on "VARS" (huh?), but it was no help, suggesting I 'Go to the Admin page and use your user account name and password that you created in "ACCOUNT MANAGER" to login'. Huh? There is no "ACCOUNT MANAGER" I can find (certainly no link to it), and I was never asked to create a user account name or password. I don't know if there is some simple bug or missing file, or if much was changed and the instructions are outdated, but P_BLOG appears to be unusable in its present form. Understanding that the author has English as a second language, someone may want to identify the many typos for him as well.
Great! 
- Version: 1.0b16, 11/3/2003 01:28AM PST
g.caniglia
P_BLOG has yet lots of features to come, but it's usable, stable, and well coded as well. The guy has skill and did a very good job, clean coding, wonderful support and unbeatable enthusiasm. P_BLOG could be the easiest and "quick" weblog engine out there with pro features and full standards support (XHTML 1.1, CSS 2.0). Welcome again, P_BLOG! :-)
upgrade 
- Version: 1.0b13, 7/31/2003 10:21PM PST
Ken Lanxner
Easy to install. Seems to work well so far. Very nice. How do I upgrade versions without starting over?
b9 gives problems with mb_convert_encoding - Version: 1.0b9, 6/6/2003 02:21AM PST
fungibleman
OMM (PHP 4.2.0, as came with Jaguar) the system pukes when I try to add a post - "Fatal error: unknown function mb_convert_encoding in added.php".
Looking back at the code for b7, this is because they've added a function in case you're running in (say) Japanese and MySQL is in English. Or ASCII -> UTF-8.
I think that deleting the mb_convert_encoding lines might work, although searching through the folders suggests that it's been widely used here. People on English-only systems might want to stick with b7, unless they can figure out how to enable UTF-8 for their PHP.
Looking back at the code for b7, this is because they've added a function in case you're running in (say) Japanese and MySQL is in English. Or ASCII -> UTF-8.
I think that deleting the mb_convert_encoding lines might work, although searching through the folders suggests that it's been widely used here. People on English-only systems might want to stick with b7, unless they can figure out how to enable UTF-8 for their PHP.
Works fine, very… - Version: 1.0b5, 3/29/2003 08:49AM PST
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morgue
promising. It's messy but users need to input database password each time. One star for easier admin panel.
What I would like to see is a full compliment of image tools built onto the backend of this sweet little app. Photoblogs are the big cheese now. Incorporate features for GD2 and ImageMajick for AutoThumb, and Image Auto Resize feature tack a gallery onto the back end and incorporate thos efeatures into your product. Do it now don't let others hack it on it spoils the overall product. The ability to easily incorporate images into any blog are required this day and age. For every other product out there unless already a "gallery" the ability to incorporate photos is a Addon or a Hack. There are numerous Open GPL gallery scripts available light code excellent operability add one now...JUST DO IT. Maybe Photostack, PixelPost. Better yet tie your product into the NEW server Web Photos Pro http://www.webphotospro.com tie your blog into this pro photo blog tool. DO IT RIGHT, BUILD THE BLOCKS, KNOCK OUT COMPETITION. MoveableT, WordP etc., incorporate image ability it is only the hackers who can truely make it work for the masses just look at their forums. P-Blog is new and fresh make it the best kid on the block for end users NOW.
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