FAQ |
| Q.1. How do I import the reglog.sql into the reglog MySQL database I have created? |
| A.1. Importing a .sql database into MySQL is simple and requires no technical knowledge. |
| After logging into your MySQL server, click on the database that you have created which |
| will then bring you to the MySQL Database Management window, where you will then need |
| to log in to myPHPadmin. After logging in to myPHPadmin, in the left pane under 'Database' |
| choose the 'reglog' database from the drop-down menu. Next, click on the 'Import' tab |
| and then the 'Browse' button and navigate to the 'MySQL' folder found in the 'Reg-Login' |
| content folder. Next, click on 'reglog.sql' and then on the 'Open' button and then the 'Go' |
| button located at the bottom of the window. The reglog.sql database import is complete. |
| Q.2. How do I change both the colors of the login form and the font titles? |
| A.2. First you will need a webpage editor such as Dreamweaver that can edit PHP. If you do |
| not have an editor or cannot afford one at this time, not to worry, there are several free |
| editors available online. First, backup and copy the index.php page found in the 'Reg-Login' |
| content folder, that way you can begin again in the event of an irrecoverable error. Next, |
| open the index.php in your webpage editor which contains the login form. In the code view |
| of your editor, you can change the default colors in lines 11 thru 40. You will see six digit |
| codes that are preceded by a # sign such as: background-color: #666666; Your webpage |
| editor will most likely have a color code pallet to choose the desired color and replace the |
| existing default code, or you can alternatively type or paste the code manually. Be sure to |
| save your settings after making any desired changes to the login form and/or index.php. |
| Q.3. How do I change both the size of the login form and the font titles? |
| A.3. You can change the size of the login form including the table it is embedded in, as well |
| as the font size in lines 44 thru 70 on the index.php page. Just change the sizes between |
| the quotations " " i.e. <table width="642" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> |
| Or as in this example : <input name="Username" type="text" id="Username" size="12" /> |
| As you can see, editing changes are pretty straightforward. Be sure to save your changes. |
| In Dreamweaver, many of these changes can be made in 'design view', however 'code view' |
| is the recommended method, because you can edit more exactly without chances of error. |
| NOTE: The cell to the right of the login form that contains the <Register> link which links |
| to the register.php form, serves merely as an example dialogue as to how it may appear. |
| You can of course change this dialogue, along with the cell settings to whatever you want. |
| Q.4. How do I move the login form to another index.php page I have created? |
| A.4. Moving the login form to another page is a fairly simple procedure. However, there are |
| a few things you will need to do in preparation and for the completion of this transfer. First |
| you will need to create a table on the page you are transferring the login form to, in which |
| to embed it. Alternatively, you can just copy the login form along with it's existing table to |
| this page. Critical however, is that you copy the php connection code located on lines 1, 2 |
| at the top of this page to lines 1, 2 of the transfer page, otherwise the login will not work! |
| To copy the login form by itself: in code view, place your cursor on line 46 at the front of |
| the login form code where it begins with <form id= and copy the login form code from this |
| point down to the end of it located on line 70 at </form> Next, right click on the code that |
| you highlighted and choose 'copy'. Now, in the code view of the transfer page, place your |
| cursor within the table code where you want to embed the login form. If you are not that |
| familiar with php code and do not know exactly where to embed it, simply click within the |
| area of the table in design view of your editor, then switching back to code view, a blinking |
| cursor will indicate where to right click and paste the login form code. As aforementioned, it |
| is much easier to just copy the login form along with it's existing table into another page. |
| Q.5. How do I change the register.php form size, color and font settings? |
| A.5. The register.php form differs from the login form in that it is CSS. Dreamweaver users |
| will be delighted to find that this app comes with a very nice CSS editor built-in. You can |
| access and edit the register.php form in Dreamweaver by clicking on the CSS drop-down |
| link found in the panels located at the right in Dreamweaver. Clicking on a selected area of |
| the register.php will in turn display the values of this area in the CSS panel, allowing you to |
| make the desired changes. Be sure to backup and copy the register.php page before you |
| begin editing, in the event you make an irrecoverable error. That way you can begin again. |
| NOTE: The register.php 'btn.png' image found in the 'images' folder contains hidden code |
| for security purposes and must be copied to your website images folder. This CSS button |
| should be edited by advanced users only. If you are a novice with editing CSS navigation |
| images, be sure to read the required documentation before trying to edit this web button. |
| If you do not have a CSS editor, there are several free editors available online. One that is |
| particularly popular is TopStyle Lite and is more than adequate for this CSS editing task. |
| Q.6. How do I change the default PayPal merchant subscription integration? |
| A.6. First, the default PayPal subscription integration, although completely functional, is an |
| example of how PayPal integration works within the parameters of the registration system. |
| You can change this to the type of merchant integration that you want by replacing these |
| PayPal pages with the appropriate merchant pages and button codes from PayPal. Critictal |
| however, is that you retain the existing PayPal page names for code connection purposes. |
| Q.7. If I do not want PayPal merchant integration, how do I remove it? |
| A.7. To remove PayPal merchant integration altogether, you will need to do the following: |
| 1. Delete the PayPal folders. Also delete the '_register_2.php' page. |
| 2. Open the 'register_confirm.php' in your webpage editor and save it as 'register_2.php' |
| 3. Delete the register_confirm.php page. |
| 4. Log in to the MySQL reglog database that you have created. |
| 5. Click on the 'Structure' icon on the 'tbl_users' table. |
| 6. Click on the pencil icon on the 'user_active' table. |
| 7. In the Default2 field, change the n to y. (Grants user access without PayPal payment) |
Save your settings. PayPal merchant integration has been completely removed. |
| Q.8. The Registration-Login is not working, what could the problem be? |
| A.8. Go back and read through the installations instructions and recheck all of the webpage |
| editing procedures. Most likely you either have missed something, or you may have edited |
| something incorrectly. Also, try uploading all of the required files to your server again. It |
| may be that a file is missing or is corrupt. If you are still having problems, just reinstall the |
| Registration-Login over again, carefully following the installation instructions thoroughly. |
| Q.9. Why is there not a remember me feature in the Registration-Login system? |
| Q.9. Several people have enquired about this. The reason that it was omitted, is primarily |
| because the main browsers in use today have a 'remember me' feature already built into |
| them. Therefore, I felt that it would be redundant. Also, I wanted to design the login form |
| as small as possible, so that it could fit in tight places. Adding a 'remember me' check mark |
| box would make it larger and less desirable for some users functionally and esthetically. |
| Q.10. Are there any future plans to upgrade this registration-login script? |
| Q.10. I have considered the addition of more database tables, extending it's functionality. |
| Should this script prove to be successful, I will add more functions and contact customers |
| about it, allowing them to upgrade freely. Because I am just that kind of guy. :o) |