Frequently Asked Questions: script questions: flinx installation
Below are all the frequently asked questions added to the site. Please read through them before asking a question in the forums!
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What happened to Flinx, PHPFanBase, PHPCalendar, PHPCurrently, etc?
What happened to Flinx/PHPFanBase/PHPCalendar/PHPCurrently and other scripts you used to offer? I can’t find them in the Scripts section anymore! Where can I download it? Can you email it to me?
Several CodeGrrl scripts, including PHPFanBase, Flinx, Flinx Collective, FA-PHPHosting, sflinks, PHPAffili8, PHPCurrently, PHPCalendar, PHPClique, and PHPQuotes, have been taken down off CodeGrrl temporarily. We have decided to take this action after we were made aware of several security risks with these scripts. In a worst-case scenario, having them installed could lead to your site being hacked.
Obviously, we are horrified by this as the last thing we want is to endanger the sites of our visitors! So we have taken the scripts offline while we are working hard to secure them. They will be available here again once we are sure the security problems have been fixed.
No, we will not email the old version to you in the mean time. It is insecure and we do not recommend you use it at this time. Please be patient and keep an eye on the Updates blog – we’ll post there when the scripts are back online!
April 14, 2006 | 
By Sasha | 
Filed under CodeGrrl, FA-PHPHosting: Installation, FAQ, Flinx: Installation, PHPCalendar, PHPCurrently, PHPFanBase: Installation, PHPQuotes, Scripts
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Database information to enter into config.php?
What do I enter in the config file under dbhost, dbname, dbuser and dbpass? How/Where do I get this information?
To install PHPFanbase, first you need to create a SQL Database to house all your member information in, and a username and password so PHPFanbase can access it. You can create these through your domain cPanel under MySQL or SQL. If done correctly the data you enter into PHPFanbase should then look something like this:
$dbhost = "localhost"; $dbname = "domainnam_fans"; $dbuser = "domainnam_yourname"; $dbpass = "password";
Depending on your host, you may need to enter your domain username as part of your username and/or database name.
If you have hosting on someone else’s domain and don’t have access to the main Control Panel, you need to ask your host to create a SQL database, username and password for you. The username they create for you also needs to have ALL ACCESS to the database for PHPFanbase to work properly.
July 29, 2005 |
By Sasha |
Filed under FA-PHPHosting: Installation, FAQ, Flinx: Installation, PHPCalendar, PHPCurrently, PHPFanBase: Installation, PHPQuotes, Scripts
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Can I install Flinx and FlinxCollective into the same database?
Yes, as long as the tables don’t have the same names. You can set the table names in config.php – this isn’t necessary though, because they already have different names.
May 21, 2004 |
By Sasha |
Filed under FAQ, Flinx: Installation, Scripts
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Can I install Flinx on a Windows server (e.g. IIS)?
No. Unfortunately, Flinx and Flinx Collective are not compatible with Windows servers at the moment.
May 21, 2004 |
By Sasha |
Filed under FAQ, Flinx: Installation, Scripts
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How can I make a backup of my database?
A tutorial on how to do this is available here. Don’t forget to also make a backup of your physical pages and images folder, as the database only holds the information, and not the actual link buttons themselves!
It is a good idea to make backups regularly, say, once a week. Servers can crash, and if your host does not have a current backup, all your tables could be lost if you don’t keep backups yourself.
May 21, 2004 |
By Sasha |
Filed under FAQ, Flinx: Installation, Scripts
