iPei GuestBook v2.0 by Paley Wu - http://www.epistream.com/ipei/ Smilies/emoticons used in this guestbook are created by Yahoo!. Secure Number Image creator (Captcha1) function written by Armin Borumand. Script Auditor v.1.0 (Captcha2) function written by php.webmaster-kit.com. Requirements ------------ PHP4+ MySQL Database Installation Instructions ------------------------- 1) Unzip all files. 2) Configure "config.php" to your server settings and your own preferences. Be sure to change the guestbook password in guestbook settings. 3) Create a folder on your website for the guestbook. 4) Upload all the files in folder "guestbook" into the folder just created. 5) Run "setup.php" from your internet browser. 6) Delete "setup.php" after you're finished. MANUAL ------ - This version does not come with a complete control panel, but owners can view IPs, delete posts and reply/comment on entries by clicking the "e" next to the date on each entry. - To mass prune a range of entries, open tools.php in your internet browser. v2.0 updates (6/9/06): ---------------------- revamped menu layout and graphics for easier navigation changed page numbering of navigation, larger number are later entries dual-captcha image-number confirmation (have option to use either one) slight change to captcha1 image algorithm added an time-related spam-detection feature certain spam keywords can be banned in slist.dat better looking smilies listing fixed null email and homepage icons' background color more efficient traverse ip banlist added spamfilter options in config.php (use 2 for more aggressive IP ban) added code to record number of blocked spam (debug use, need iPei_spam_block.sql) v1.92 updates (5/26/06): ----------------------- added IP Ban list (owners may edit it or download updated spammer ban list from iPei website) fixed 'NO index' feature and made it optional in config v1.9 updates (5/24/06): ----------------------- added catpcha feature (random number-image confirmation) to combat spam now using rel="nofollow" for server-side redirects on Homepage url added 'NO index tbd' in header v1.8 updates (2/25/06): ----------------------- updated HTML tag restriction guestbook owner can now select allowed HTML tags more secure posting to combat spam auto-redirect to VIEW after posting added an return link in tools.php v1.71 updates (11/13/04): ------------------------- fixed a variable bug in tools.php v1.7 updates (10/26/04): ------------------------ fixed :O smilie tougher restriction on length of single word to constrain entry box within limit changed some codes to display guestbook entries in more desirable format took out smilie initialization/helper when $sss is off minor modification to comment display minor layout change to edit page v1.61 update (9/7/04): ---------------------- fixed ;;) smilie v1.6 updates (8/24/04): ----------------------- comment feature fully usable added 71 unique yahoo emoticons added smilies helper page new variable to config.php to change smilie setting strip <pre> html tag word chunking to prevent text extending beyond border fixed a global register error in setup.php v1.21 update (8/1/04): ---------------------- fixed a function argument error on edit page v1.2 updates (7/27/04): ----------------------- displays comments (reserved for later use) entry box layout tuning added tools.php w/mass deletion ability moved images files to ipei_imgs folder strip html tags <iframe> and <script> v1.02 update (7/27/04): ----------------------- fixed a link error in page navigation v1.01 update (7/23/04): ----------------------- fixed a bug in password double-checking for entry deletion v1.0 orignal release (7/21/04): ------------------------------- basic posting-only guestbook (name, email, homepage, msg) 12-field mysql table (some fields reserved for later use) mac OS X-ish gfx interface name truncation dates/entry# display password-protected view ip and entry deletion adjustable password/homepage/title/entry per page/box size/fonts/targets support PHP4/MySQL