HOW TO INSTALL Ublog - Access version

The installation of Ublog is very simple and it is so structured:

1)

- unzip all the files keeping the directory structure intact.
- open the file "common.asp", inside the root "include", and change the line 15:

strCon = "DRIVER={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)}; DBQ=" & Server.MapPath("mdb-database/blog.mdb")

putting a valid connection to the database.
- always in "common.asp" change the lines 28-34 related to the root for images upload. Make sure that this root have sufficient permissions to write.
- upload all the files and the roots "include","immagini" and "language" to your webspace through FTP.
- upload the database "blog.mdb", inside the root "mdb-database", in a root with sufficient permissions to write not available from web ( usually mdb-database ).

2)

- go to the url http://www.yuorwebsite.com/configura.asp and login into Ublog administrative section with the following username and password:

• username : admin
• password : admin

3)

- for the configuration of graphic layout is enough to change the file styles.css, inside the root "include", putting the favourite coulors and fonts.
- the files header.asp, footer.asp e metatag.inc, inside the root "include", allow a better intergration of the application into your own website.

HOW TO INSTALL Ublog - MySql version

Requirements:

- web sever supporting ASP and database MySQL server

The installation of Ublog is very simple and it is so structured:

1)

- unzip all the files keeping the directory structure intact.
- open the file "common.asp", inside the root "include", and change the lines 25-30:

MySQLSVR = "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" ( IP or hostname of MySQL server )
MySQLPRT = 3306 ( MySQL port - default 3306 )
MySQLUID = "username" ( username MySQL )
MySQLPWD = "password" ( password MySQL )
MySQLDB = "UblogMySQL" ( Active DataBase MySQL )
MySQLOPT = 16386 ( MyODBC options values )

putting a valid connection to the database.
- always in "common.asp" change the lines 45-51 related to the root for images upload. Make sure that this root have sufficient permissions to write.
- upload all the files and the roots "include","immagini" and "language" to your webspace through FTP.
- upload the file "UblogMySQL.sql",inside the root "database", on MySQL server.

WARNING the file UblogMySQL.sql include only the code for the production of the tables but not for the production of a new database!

2)

- go to the url http://www.yuorwebsite.com/configura.asp and login into Ublog administrative section with the following username and password:

• username : admin
• password : admin

Note:

- is wise to change username e password relating to the administrative section.
- if the option: "notify via email to the administrator the publication of new blog or new comment" is activated, then it's need a special component (CDonts).

3)

- for the configuration of graphic layout is enough to change the file styles.css, inside the root "include", putting the favourite coulors and fonts.
- the files header.asp, footer.asp e metatag.inc, inside the root "include", allow a better intergration of the application into your own website.