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Listed below are some frequently asked questions about Maian Weblog.

How do I set up a mysql database?
How do I know if I have the GD library installed with Freetype support?
My server has stopped the php mail function sending to 3rd party addresses. What can I do?
Can I use html in my e-mails?
In the admin area, how do I disable the display messages?
Can I disable the captcha code?
Can I disable the system menu and re-enable the drop down option?
Can I change the word wrapping function?
I want to change some of the text. Where can I find the language for the script?
How do I use the WYSIWYG editor?
Can I create my own theme? If so, how do I do this?
How do I add my own adsense or snap code?
I see 'No directories available for browsing' when trying to upload images. Whats this?
Where are the bookmark links?
Can I remove the blog counts for the archive links?
Why doesn`t certain HTML data show in my RSS feed?
As servers vary, there is no one tutorial that can explain this procedure. Please contact your web hosting company who will be happy to advise you.
To find out if your server has these modules installed you need to view your PHP installation data.

To do this copy and paste the following into a text editor:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Save the file as 'test.php' and upload to anywhere on your server. Once uploaded access the 'test.php' file in your browser. You will see a run down of your PHP configuration options. Look for the GD module and see if its enabled. Here is an example of what you are looking for:

GD Library

Note that versions may differ. The captcha will not function if this is not enabled. Delete the test file after for security.
Are you testing on localhost? By default PHP is not configured to send mail. Try testing the script on a production server. If you are using the script on a production server, try changing the send method to enable SMTP in your settings.
Yes you can. If you want to use HTML in your e-mail templates, you need to do the following:

1. Open up the 'classes/class_mail.inc.php' file in a text editor.
2. Find the following variable towards to the top of the files:

var $html = false;

Set this var to true, save the class files, then re-upload. If you are having problems, revert back to plain text e-mails.
To do this do the following:

1. Open up the 'admin/index.php' file in a text editor.
2. Scroll down until you see the following line:

define('REDIRECT_MESSAGE', 1);

Change this to:

define('REDIRECT_MESSAGE', 0);

3. Save and reupload the index file.
Captcha is enabled/disabled in the settings.
Yes. If you prefer the old menu from the earlier versions, open up the 'admin/index.php' file in a text editor and set the following variable to true. ie: 1

define('ENABLE_DD_MENU', 0);

Save and re-upload the index.php file.
Word wrapping is applied to blog or visitor comments to prevent the CSS layout from breaking. If you need to change the amount of text that is displayed before it wraps, do the following:

1. Open up the 'admin/index.php' file in a text editor.
2. Scroll down until you see the following line and increase or decrease the value:

define('WRAP_TEXT', 70);

Setting this to 0 disables word wrapping completely.

3. Save and reupload the index file.
Please see the installation instructions and the template information.
Please see the installation instructions and the WYSIWYG information.
Please see the installation instructions and the theme information.
Firstly, you`ll need to sign up for an Adsense or Snap account. Both of these are free accounts. The Adsense code has a few more options so you`ll need to read the Google Adsense docs for more information. Once you have done this copy and paste the code that is generated into the relevant boxes in your settings. The system will take care of the rest.
This is probably due to the SPAW_PATH (Line 18) being incorrect in the 'admin/index.php' file. The script tries to determine the location of the 'uploads' directory in relation to your web root. You may need to change this.

Some examples are shown below. Note the trailing slash at the end:

http://www.yoursite.com/blog/
define('SPAW_PATH', 'blog/');

http://www.yoursite.com/maian/blog
define('SPAW_PATH', 'maian/blog/');

If you need to change any of the bookmark links, they can be found in the following file in the 'loadBookmarks()' function:

- inc/functions.php

Bookmarks are enabled/disabled in your settings.
Yes. Open the index.php file and find the following variable towards the top:

define('SHOW_ARCHIVE_COUNT', 1);

Set var to 0, then save and re-upload the index.php file.
For security, certain tags are stripped from the feed. Other tags such as the <embed> tags, are removed so as not to cause problems for some people. If you wish to add more tags, see the 'remove_tags' function in the following file:

classes/class_rss.inc.php
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