$variable = "value";

2. If your server requires you to use another file extension different than .php, such as .php3 or .php4 to run PHP files, follow these instructions:
	1. Rename all the files from .php to the extension you need to use, for example, .php4. Make sure you go into the palinksadmin directory and rename those files too.
	2. Open palinksext.ext in a text editor and replace:
		$phpext = "php";
	with the extension you need to use, for example:
		$phpext = "php4";
	or
		$phpext = "php3";
	Make sure that you DO NOT include the period before the extension. Save the file and continue to Step 3

Administration
Your admin center will allow you to manage your link database

---Accessing Your Admin Center
To access your admin center, run palinksadmin in your browser. For example, if the URL to your link database is:
    http://www.mysite.com/palinks/palinks.php
then the URL to your admin center is:
    http://www.mysite.com/palinks/palinksadmin

In order to access your admin center options, you will need to login. Enter your admin username and password that you set when you installed the script, or the username and password that another admin might have created for you.

---Category Options
The category administration allows you to add, edit, delete, and recount categories.
------Add Category
This allows you to add a category to your database. Simply fill out the form and it will be added.
------Delete Category
This will allow you to delete a category from the database. Although this will not delete the links in this category, the links in this category will not be able to be viewed any more.
------Edit Category
This will allow you to change a category's name and description.
------Recount Category
If palinks is displaying the wrong file count for a category (For example, there are 20 links in the category but palinks says there are only 12) the Recount a Category will correct the count and make palinks display the right number.

---link Options
The link Administration lets you manage the links in your database
------Add link
This will allow you to add a file to the database. Just fill out the form and the link will be added!
------Edit link
This will allow you to edit a link in the database. Once this link is chosen, a list of the links will show up and you can select which one to edit.
------Delete link
This will allow you to delete a link in the database. Once this link is chosen, a list of the links will show up and you can select which one to delete.
------Approve link
When a user reports a link, the link is added as Unapproved. This means that the link will not be displayed in the database until an admin approves it. This is to prevent people from adding a lot of worthless, fake links to the database.

---Admin Options
This section will allow you to add and edit all the other admins that can access the admin center. These options will only be shown if the admin who added you gave you the Admin Options privileges.
------Add Admin
This will allow you to add an admin to the DB.
------Edit/Delete Admin
This will allow you to edit or delete an admin in the database.

---Your Options
These options will allow you change your admin info or password
------Change Options
This will let you change your e-mail address and choose if you would like to receive email notification when new links are reported
------Change Password
If you would like to change your password, use this section. To ensure your security, you should change your password once every month.

---Other Options
There are more options available in the palinks admin center. This section explains what they are.
------View Manual
This will show this manual you are reading right now.
------View License
This will show the palinks license agreement that you must accept to use this script.
------Logout
This will delete your browser's cookies and log you out of the admin center. If you don't log out, you will automatically be logged out when you close your browser.

Other Features
This explains some of the other features in palinks.

---Time Offset
You can set a time offset feature to change the time of the links. For example, if the server time is GMT, but you want the times on the links displayed in Central Time (GMT -6) you can do that. You can set the time offset in palinksconfig.php

---Encrypted Passwords
For security, passwords in the MySQL database are encrypted using the md5 encryption algorithm. md5 is currently impossible to decrypt and won't be decrypted for a long time, if ever. Because of the encryption, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CHANGE YOUR ADMIN PASSWORD USING A TOOL SUCH AS phpMyAdmin. Instead, you need to use the Change Password option in the admin center.
The password that is stored in your browser cookies is also encrypted.

FAQ
This section answers some of the frequently asked questions.

Q: How much does this script cost?
A: Nothing!

Q: How do I report bugs?
A: E-mail details to todd@phparena.uni.cc or use the Report link link on PHP Arena's own link tracker.

Q: Can I move the copyright at the bottom of the script?
A: Yes, as long as you have the Powered by palinks part and the link to PHP Arena and it's visible (Don't make the text white on a white background or whatever) you can move it.

Q: Will there ever be a flat-file version of palinks ?
A: No

Q: Will there ever be a Perl or ASP version of palinks ?
A:
---Code---
<?
$me = hate("Perl");
$me = hate("ASP");
$me = kill("Perl");
$me = kill("ASP");
$thisjoke = copied_from("paFileDB 2.0.3 Manual");
?>
---Code---
Does that answer your question?

Q: Is palinks open source?
A: No. You are allowed to modify it to fit your needs, but it's not open source where you can do what you please with the script and release it with your name on it.

Q: My server doesn't support/allow .htaccess files, so people can view my "sessions" directory. Is this a security risk?
A: Until someone figures out how to decrypt md5 encryption (which will probably never happen) it isn't a security risk. The admin password and IP address that are stored in the session file are encrypted using md5 and probably never will be decrypted.

Q: Can I delete all those files in the "sessions" directory?
A: Yes you can. If someone is currently logged in as admin and you delete the files, all that will happen is they will be logged out and will have to log back in. In fact, you should delete the files once every week or so (Set a Cron job if possible) because the amount of files can get quite large, depending on traffic to your DB and how many times someone logs in as admin.

Q: Am I allowed to modify and distribute the script?
A: You are allowed to modify it as much as you want. As for distributing modifications, you are not allowed to distribute already-modified files, but you may give instructions on adding the modifications (Example: "On line 5, find the code ABC(); and replace it with XYZ();" or something similar is allowed)

Q: What if I do something great with the script like translate it to another language or make a flat-file version? Can I distribute that?
A: No, but if you e-mail a copy of the script to todd@phparena.uni.cc then I will be more than happy to add it to the PHP Arena file database to make it available for download and give you credit for doing whatever you did to the script.

Q: Who created all the graphics in palinks because they're good/they suck?
A: Keny did. And if you think they suck, you're free to change them

Q: Why does this script look similar to paFileDB. The layout is similar and the admin center is almost exactly the same.
A: The layout of the link tracker is totally different. The layout of the admin center is the same, but it looks nice.

Known links/Issues
This explains some of the known links and issues with palinks.

-The e-mail admins (who have notification enabled) receive will replace line breaks (\n or the Enter key) with <br> and put slashes (\) in front of quotation marks (")
-The graphics only look nice on white or really light backgrounds. I'll be releasing a graphics set for dark backgrounds later.
-The word "link" is used too many times in this manual

License Agreement
Please read this whole file before installing palinks.

palinks is free to use and modify for almost all websites as long as you do not remove the palinks copyright and link to the PHP Arena homepage on the bottom of scripts.

palinks can not be used on the following types of sites:
-Warez Sites
-Hacking/Cracking Sites
-Pornographic Sites
-Any other sites that promote illegal activity

If your site is not included in that list and you keep the copyright info in the script, you may use and modify palinks.

You may distribute palinks as long as:
-You receive no payment for it except for costs such as internet fees (ISP, hosting, ect) and disc duplication and distribution.
-You do not modify it in any way.
-You distribute in the original zip file from PHP Arena's website (http://www.phparena.uni.cc) with all the files, including this license file.

You may use palinks on any number of websites you like as long as all those websites are not included in the above list of websites palinks can't be used on.

You may freely distribute any modifications you make for palinks, but you can not distribute a whole copy of palinks with your modifications in it. Modifications made available must contain instructions on modifying the file, not the already-modified file.

In no event will PHP Arena be liable to you for any consequential, incidental, or indirect damages (including damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, and the like) arising out of the use or inability to use palinks.

If this license agreement is broken, you must cease to use and destroy any copies of palinks you have installed.

If a PHP Arena staff member finds you breaking this agreement, s/he will send you an e-mail asking you to cease using and destroy the copy of palinks that is breaking the agreement. You will have 24 hours after the e-mail is sent to destroy the copy. If palinks is still up and running after 24 hours, legal action will be taken.

PHP Arena has the right to change this agreement at any time. Any changes will be posted on the PHP Arena website (http://www.phparena.uni.cc) and it is your responsibility to check for changes. If the agreement changes and then causes your copy of palinks to break this agreement, PHP Arena still has the right to take legal action.

Other Stuff
It is against the license agreement to do one of the following things with palinks:
-Remove the copyright at the bottom of the script
-Use it on a warez, porn, hacking, or other illegal site
-Sell it

Do you have a question that wasn't answered here? Feel free to post a message on the PHP Arena Support Forums to get an answer!

No animals or humans were harmed in the making of palinks. Only links were killed, but those are software links that should be killed.

©2001 PHP Arena
palinks was developed by Todd and keny (Not in the team but apriciate the works of this guys !)
from the PHP Arena team