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EJ3 TOPo v1.4 - Mon.30-VIII-2002
READ LICENSE AND COPYING!!!
Author: Emilio Josй Jimйnez
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.eejj33.tk
IMPORTANT: Please send me your modifications if you change anything in this script so that i can
integrate them in future releases.
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Description:
TOPo is a free TOP system written in PHP that works without MySQL database.
TOPo is specially designed for web sites hosted in web servers that not offer a quality MySQL support.
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Features:
NO needed MySQL database: All data is store in plain text files.
Triple anti-cheating system: Cookies for client browser, IPs store in the server and anti-redirection to prevents automatic voting scripts.
Build-in rating system: Rate member function for visitors.
Build-in review system: Let visitor leave a comment about any site.
GZIP compress support.
Complete control panel: All options are easy to change.
Auto deletion of idle sites: Time configurable.
Easy insert of ad-banners: Just copy & paste.
Stats info with graphics: Exclusive RATIO feature.
Theme support: for changing topsite appearance and color schema using a Cascade Style Sheet (CSS).
TOPoTags editor allows you to customize the way that TOPo construct the top list.
TOPoColors editor allows you to change easily all the colors of the top list.
Login information sent to email on signup.
Lost password recovery for members.
Easy to install and configure: Only upload the files and run setup.php
Multi-language support: Translate only one file and get TOPo in your language. Currently English & Spanish are available. Please, if you translate TOPo to any language send us the translate file here.
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Requirements:
Webspace with PHP4 support.
TOPo have been development over a Apache+PHP platform running in Windows 98 SE and have been fully tested in Internet Explorer v5.5
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Installation:
1.) READ README.TXT CAREFULLY!!!
2.) Create a ftp connection to your webserver and create a directory e.g.
/topo within your website directory.
3.) Go into the created directory!
4.) Unzip the topoXX.zip on your local harddisk.
5.) Copy all unpacked files and directories to your webserver with your ftp program.
6.) Run the script index.php in your browser and follow the instructions.
7.) By default, login info is:
USER: admin
LOGIN: pass
Have fun!!!
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Update from v1.x to v1.4:
Replace old files for the new ones
Enter in the Control Panel with login="admin" and password="pass" and customize your TOP
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History:
-> Fri.30-VIII-2002: TOPo v1.4
-TOPoColors editor allows you to change easily all the colors of the top list.
-Re-write Control Panel with new options and JavaScript validation of form fields.
-Re-write install/setup script for easy correct installation of TOPo.
-Added possibility to enable/disable comments system.
-Added possibility to enable/disable rate system.
-Added possibility to sort the list by: PARCIAL IN, PARCIAL OUT, TOTAL IN, TOTAL OUT & AVERAGE RATE
-Added GZIP support to compress top list page: Now TOPo run more fast!!.
-Added $performance variable to show or hide TOPo performance variables.
-Added italian.php file (thanks to Andrea Arduino)
-Added portuguese.php file (thanks to Felipe Pessoto)
-Added english2.php file (thanks to Lolla)
-Added german2.php file (thanks to Dano Cortello)
-Fixed "From: [admin email]" when send emails.
-Fixed bug when show zero sites without banner.
-Fixed bug when using ' and " in web site name and description.
-Fixed bug when submit a new site more that one time.
-Small changes in TOPoTags.
-Small bugs fixed.
-> Sun.16-VI-2002: TOPo v1.31
-Added ducth.php file (thanks to Kevin Brouns)
-Added french.php file (thanks to Dano Cortello)
-Added light_grey.css file (thanks to Vraxor)
-> Tue.4-VI-2002: TOPo v1.3
-TOPoTags: new feature that allows you to customize the way of TOPo construct the list
-Added german.php file (thanks to Dano Cortello)
-Improve anti-cheating gateway.
-Fixed bug in "Send email" window in control panel.
-New comment counter routine to solve all old problems.
-Fixed a problem with redirections in in.php file.
-Fixed a problem when change admin password in control panel.
-Small bugs fixed.
-> Sun.19-V-2002: TOPo v1.2
-New system for validate new webs before list them in the Top
-New feature to email members from control panel.
-New AutoBanner feature that allow member sites to show their banner in the TOP list
-Fixed bug when edit HTML code for banners in control panel
-Comments counter fixed
-Now $topURL variable is set automatic
-Fixed bug in section Top Config of control panel: now is possible change numeric values.
-Small bugs fixed.
-> Mon.13-V-2002: TOPo v1.1
-PHP v4.0 compatible: key_exists() and array_key_exists() functions change for isset() function
-Top name bug fixed: Now is possible change the top name in the control panel
-Added support for Metatags in control panel
-Added support for copyright info in control panel
-Fixed bug in HTML code mailed to get votes
-Small bugs fixed.
-> Thu.9-V-2002: TOPo v1.0
-This is the first version, therefore ALL FEATURES ARE NEW!! :-)
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Greetings:
Special thx to my parents Emilio & Araceli, they give me the life and I only give them problems.
Emilio Josй Jimйnez