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Topic: Guestbooks - any ideas? (Read 2629 times)
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Guy Etchells
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I use Guestbook.de
http://two.guestbook.de/
on my website and have done for a number of years with few problems.
It is one I would recommend.
Cheers
Guy
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Paul E
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Trystan - that's brilliant / fantastic! Thanks a lot! It was a nice surprise to find this. I've even managed to link to it from my site after I'd realised what you'd done! 
I think you'll have a queue for this now!
Many thanks
Paul
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ger_g
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Hi Trystan - do you have any suggestions for this wee prob?
I've dloaded the guestbook files from promosi-web, unzipped, modified the index with colours, email etc. The index file uploads no prob onto my site directory using the rootschat FTP manager, but it's giving me 'bad extension' on the ardgb.dat file when i try to upload it. In the read-me it says something about altering the .dat file if working with linux? i'm windows here at home, but the server is linux? Anyway...
also (dumb question) how do i move files in and out of folders in the directory? for example, putting a gif into the images directory folder? *duh*
Thanks for all your help - just reading your and everyone's posts has got me this far!
Cheers
Ger 
OOPs dont worry I have sorted out a Dreambook 
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EVANS, SMART, PREECE, PARTRIDGE, SYKES (Ross-on-Wye and surrounds Herefordshire ENGLAND) LEWIS (Llangarren Herefordshire ENGLAND) ROBERTS (St Maughans Monmouth and Llangarron Herefs) POWELL (Monmouth and Herefordshire) WATKINS, JENKINS (Hentland Herefordshire) HAMILTON, McCUTCHEN (Urney Strabane Co. Tyrone IRELAND) McLAUGHLIN (Manorcunningham Co. Donegal IRELAND) http://evansinherefords.rootschat.net/Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Berlin-Bob
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Hi Ger,
I've just uploaded the guestbook files from promosi-web, too, and had the same problem.
I solved it by renaming the ardgb17.dat file to ardgb17.php and then uploading it to my site.
On the site, I then used my FTP manager to change the name back to ardgb17.dat, and also to change the attribute to -666 (so people can write in it !!)
And now I'm in business !!!!
Good luck !
Bob
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ger_g
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Oh my lord Bob lol THANK YOU
I'm off to your site to check out what the promosi book looks like. Hopefully with your advice I can change to promosi now I got a Dreambook which is okay, but there's lots of room for improvement on my entire site I think!
Thanks again,
Ger
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EVANS, SMART, PREECE, PARTRIDGE, SYKES (Ross-on-Wye and surrounds Herefordshire ENGLAND) LEWIS (Llangarren Herefordshire ENGLAND) ROBERTS (St Maughans Monmouth and Llangarron Herefs) POWELL (Monmouth and Herefordshire) WATKINS, JENKINS (Hentland Herefordshire) HAMILTON, McCUTCHEN (Urney Strabane Co. Tyrone IRELAND) McLAUGHLIN (Manorcunningham Co. Donegal IRELAND) http://evansinherefords.rootschat.net/Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Berlin-Bob
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If you want to use this free promosi-guest book, you will also need to edit the file index.php
//--Change the following variables
//Title of your guestbook
$title = "Welcome to my guestbook"; <== Message at top of page
//Change "admin" with your own password. It's required when you delete an entry
$admin_password = "*******"; <= password of your choice
//Enter your email here
$admin_email = "myname@myemail.com";
//Your website URL
$home = "../index.htm"; <== Link back to your home page
//Send you an email when someone add your guestbook, YES or NO
$notify = "YES"; <== it's your choice !! The message in the GB will also be in the e-mail
//Your Operating System
//For Windows/NT user : WIN
//For Linux/Unix user : UNIX
$os = "UNIX"; <== RootsChat Operating system
You dont need to change the rest, but you can if want to.
i.e. change the color scheme, or guest book size
If you are not sure, then leave them as they are !
Or save a copy of this file (to come back to) and play aroun with the colours !
//Maximum entry per page when you view your guestbook
$max_entry_per_page = "10";
//Name of file used to store your entry, change it if necessary
$data_file = "ardgb17.dat";
//Maximum entry stored in data file
$max_record_in_data_file = "300";
//Maximum entries allowed per session, to prevent multiple entries made by one visitor
$max_entry_per_session = 2;
//Color & font setting
$background = "#555555";
$table_top = "#D3B68E";
$table_content_1a = "#EDEEE8";
$table_content_1b = "#E4E4E4";
$table_content_2a = "#FFF8F0";
$table_content_2b = "#FFEFDF";
$table_bottom = "#D3B68E";
$table_border = "#000000";
$title_color = "yellow";
$link = "blue";
$visited_link = "blue";
$active_link = "red";
$font_face = "verdana";
$message_font_face = "arial";
$message_font_size = "2";
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