MySQL Notes Various bits of information about using MySQL with Siteframe. MySQL Permissions Typically, you need these permissions on your MySQL database: grant alter,index,select,insert,pdate,delete,create,drop on database .* to ' user '@' host ' identified by ' password ' or (somewhat easier) grant all on database .* to ' user '@' host ' identified by ' password ' though this is possibly...
0 comment(s) / glen / Internals / on April 24, 2005 at 14:38

HowTo: install Siteframe 5.x The README.txt file that is distributed with Siteframe should have the latest information on the product as well as a set of simplified installation instructions. These instructions are intended to be very comprehensive, and probably contain more information than any reasonable person needs. Assumptions You have an account with an ISP or web hosting provider You know the final...
8 comment(s) / glen / HowTo / on April 24, 2005 at 08:29

Ad Hoc Text On most websites, there is often a need for simple pages of information. These are not really content pages, since they are mostly to do with the operation of the site, and not its informational purpose. For example, these sorts of things: terms of service help pages contact information notification of upcoming events To support these uses, Siteframe 5.x provides "...
0 comment(s) / glen / Internals / on April 24, 2005 at 07:22

Deleting Content Siteframe is designed to give site members control over their content. Therefore, when something is deleted, it is gone from the site's database and filesystem permanently (note: if regular backups are made of the site's database and files, then it's possible to restore accidentally-deleted data, though there is no direct function provided for that by Siteframe). Typically, all related...
0 comment(s) / glen / User Help / on April 22, 2005 at 23:31

Administrators A registered site member can optionally be flagged as an administrator account. Administrators are the gods of a Siteframe website; they have unlimited control over all site objects, and can edit or delete any object as needed, including other members. When the site is first created, an initial administrator account is created; this account cannot be deleted, though it could be edited...
0 comment(s) / glen / User Help / on April 22, 2005 at 23:27

About Pages, Folders, and Files NOTE: RECENT REVISIONS TO SITEFRAME HAVE RENDERED THIS DISCUSSION OBSOLETE. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES. The three most common types of objects used on a Siteframe website are Pages, Folders, and Files. This page describes what each of these objects are, how they are used, and what some of the restrictions are. A Page is just what you expect: a single page on the website. Each page...
0 comment(s) / glen / User Help / on April 22, 2005 at 23:07

thumbnail (Smarty extension function) The {thumbnail} function is at the center of Siteframe's ability to provide dynamically-sized images on demand. It creates resampled versions of uploaded image files with special features and caching. Syntax {thumbnail file=" string " type=" string " size= integer center= boolean rotate= integer } When invoked, the function returns the name of a file that meets the desired...
0 comment(s) / glen / Templates / on April 20, 2005 at 16:42

menu (Smarty extension function) {menu} is a custom Smarty function for the construction of menus. A menu , in this context, is a set of links and text for a specific function. For example, if you are signed in, the bottom of this page has a menu with various items such as "New Comment" and "Send Feedback." If you are the owner of a page, there are even more options like "Edit" and "Delete." These menus are all...
0 comment(s) / glen / Templates / on April 20, 2005 at 16:41

Logging Siteframe 5.x has two internal tables for logging. The first is the audit log; this is always functional and records any major changes to data. The purpose of this log is to track changes to the system; for example, if a large number of objects are deleted from the site, you can use this log to find what event or user initiated the deletion. The second log is called the user log and...
0 comment(s) / glen / Internals / on April 17, 2005 at 16:32

Template Sets and Directory Structure In Siteframe Beaumont, all standard templates are stored in the directory identified by the configuration variable dir_templates , which is usually named "templates" and is created immediately beneath the root directory of the website. Templates that are used by common site functions are stored immediately in that directory and are called "site templates." These templates are used for...
0 comment(s) / glen / Templates / on April 9, 2005 at 11:18