Pligg Tutorials

[Yankidank]

Here's a list of flash tutorials for Pligg that might guide you in the right direction. I will continually update this list and add more tuturials when needed. If you have a request for a tutorial let me know and I'll try to post it as soon as I can.

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This tutorial demonstrates how to install and configure the phpbb module. I suggest the high resolution download if you are going to try to read all of that text, youtube doesn't do it justice.

YouTube - Pligg PHPBB Module

Grab the high-resolution version from Rapidshare
Runtime: 3 minutes exactly
Difficulty: Easy

[everbright]

Just a tip to make the buggy one working (sort of): click the fast foward (>>) whenever the video stops.

It will make through the whole video but for the most part the sound is lost (or maybe just no voice since I can hear the mouse clicks sometime).

Still a pretty good tutorial. Thanks.

[ryx18]

Yank,
I am a new pligger here. Thank you for the excellent work done for this community! I was wondering if you could provide step-by-step instruction on how to install the pligg code here? Again, appreciate your help!

[Aqui]

Thank you so much for the flash tutorial :) But after the initial intro - it loses the sound/Voice Over - which is really required :( Can u please re upload a fixed flash file? please - pretty please :-D We need This!!!


oh since u asked :) MY REQUEST!! :-D
I really hope some one can help out here!

Originally Posted by Aqui

Hi,

I am a PHP beginner, dont really know that much SQL. I really want to play around and learn by using Pligg as i find the concept and its implementation really insightful. So I was wondering if some one could help me/teach me, or walk me through, how to install Pligg on a local machine (Windows XP) using EasyPHP or XAMPP ( i have some idea how to use both ).

As of right now, with beta7 my initial attempts mostly lead me to 500 errors.
( which i solved by deleting the htaccess file - so i got the ok db works on the intall)
But after that i couldnt login :( i dunno why.

So some help would be really appreciated. I would really appreciate it if some one could post a working demo version that functions on a local machine, so i can tinker around with the code :) Thanks for the help and info.

~Aqui!

Thanks again :-)

[ucytheynv]

ha, ha, ha. not on your life. nobody on here will ever give you step by step instructions in normal english. I have asked over and over.
personally i think they are only hurting the Pligg community. Many creative people are not technical people, and the creative people would probably add a large amount of new templates to the community. the community seems to be focused on a few people.

[ucytheynv]

here is what i was given. maybe it helps you. it sure didnt help me. sigh.

http://www.pligg.com/wiki/index.php?title=Install

i guess i will have to pay somebody to get them to actually explain how to install this thing.

[kbeeveer46]

Originally Posted by ucytheynv

ha, ha, ha. not on your life. nobody on here will ever give you step by step instructions in normal english. I have asked over and over.
personally i think they are only hurting the Pligg community. Many creative people are not technical people, and the creative people would probably add a large amount of new templates to the community. the community seems to be focused on a few people.

There have been install instructions with every build released. Here are the latest instructions if you need them. Instead of complaining maybe you should ask questions about certain parts you don't get.

To Install
1. Create a mysql database. Example "pligg."
Note - Have your database name, username, password, and host handy before installing
2. Rename config2.php.default to config2.php. Do the same for /libs/dbconnect.php.default.
3. Upload the files to your server.
4. chmod 755 /templates, /templates_c, /backup, /avatar/user_uploaded, config2.php, /libs/dbconnect.php and /libs/options.php
5. chmod 655 config.php
6. Open <yoursite>/install/install.php in your webbrowser.
Step 1: Make sure to read the entire page and click continue at the bottom when finished
Step 2: Fill out your database name, username, password, and host
Step 3: Make sure there are no error messages!
7. Delete your /install folder.
8. chmod 655 libs/dbconnect.php
9. Open www.<yoursite>.com
10. Make sure to look at the very top of the page for any notifications. Use the god account. Login: god - Password: 12345 to make the changes needed.
11. Change the password from 12345 to something different as soon as possible.

To upgrade
You should be able to upgrade from ANY version.
1. Make a backup copy of your config.php and config2.php file.
2. Upload new build over current build. Make sure all directories have the same chmod as mentioned in the installation instructions above.
3. Rename config2.php.default to config2.php.
4. Set permissions on config.php to 655.
5. Set permissions on config2.php and /avatar/user_uploaded to 755.
6. Run /install/upgrade.php
7. Login to pligg, go into the admin panel, and set pligg to your liking.

Note: here is currently no way to import an existing config.php file. Any manual changes to config2.php will be overwritten the next time you use the admin panel, so use t to make your changes instead of manually.

[savant]

aqui: i use xammp and it works quite nicely for me.

if you want to play with the latest code check this post out
http://www.pligg.com/forum/showthrea...=7600#post7600

the instructions are a post before.

ucy: what part are you stuck on?

[jitgos]

Ucytheynv, you've got 4 posts on two threads. So I'm not sure where you've asked over and over for instructions. Anyway Pligg is in Beta right now and not expected to be perfect for the general population. Much better documentation is being worked on for a 1.0 release.

Here are the most basic instructions to date. If you have a specific questions about these instruction please ask.

1. Create a mysql database. Example "pligg."
Note - Have your database name, username, password, and host handy before installing
2. Rename config2.php.default to config2.php. Do the same for /libs/dbconnect.php.default.
3. Upload the files to your server.
4. chmod 755 /templates, /templates_c, /backup, /avatar/user_uploaded, config2.php, /libs/dbconnect.php and /libs/options.php
5. chmod 655 config.php
6. Open <yoursite>/install/install.php in your webbrowser.

Step 1: Make sure to read the entire page and click continue at the bottom when finished

Step 2: Fill out your database name, username, password, and host

Step 3: Make sure there are no error messages!

7. Run www.<yoursite>.com/install/upgrade.php
8. Delete your /install folder.
9. chmod 655 libs/dbconnect.php
10. Open www.<yoursite>.com
11. Make sure to look at the very top of the page for any notifications. Use the god account. Login: god - Password: 12345 to make the changes needed.
12. Change the password from 12345 to something different as soon as possible.

Jitgos

[neale]

Hi I cant find this file ? /templates_c,
Thanks Neale