Installing Cutenews
Before you begin: make sure you have a site that supports PHP, so freewebs/piczo sites can't install this system
1. First you have to
download cutenews. This is simple enough just make sure it is the newest version.
2. After the file downloads you want to "extract all files" that is in the sidebar, some dialouge boxes will pop up but hit next and then finish.
3. Put the folder after it has been extracted onto your desktop, and open your FTP program that you use. I use
SmartFTP. Then upload your entire cutenews from your desktop to your server.
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4. The next step is to CHMOD some of your Cutenews files in your folder. This is quite simple. All you have to do is right click and hit either "Properties or File Attributes". The files you want to CHMOD is the
Data folder files and the Data folder itself. CHMOD is simply writing files so that people can comment, edit, and such on the file which is important in a blog.
5. After you hit the Properties/File Attributes a little dialouge box will pop up and the only thing you have to worry about changing is three numbers entitled "Permissions" or something like that to "777". Make sure you do this for the Data folder
and all the files in the data folder.
6. When you have CHMOD every file, you can now go to your cutenews folder from your site by typing in http://www.yoursite.com/cutenews/ into your address bar. Something like the following image below should pop up if you have done everything correctly so far. Hit "Proceed Installation" to continue.
7. The next page that will show up is "File and Folder Permissions", they will be green if they are right and writeable and red if they are not. If a file shows up red, go back to that file location in your FTP and CHMOD so the properties are "777". If you get a page like the image below you can continue to "Proceed Installation".
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8. The next page is asking desired username and password, fill out with whatever is safe and secure and you will remember. Once done continue one with installation.
9. After that installation will be finished so make sure you delete your
install.mdu file located in your
inc folder so now one can try and hack into your site. After that sign into your cutenews at http://www.yoursite.com/cutnews to start posting your very first blog!
10. To have your Cutenews appear on your site add the following code to your blog area and your updates/blog will appear!
<?PHP include("cutenews/show_news.php");?>
