In-link 2 SQL Directory Engine Documentation
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User Manual
Document Revision Level 1.08
For In-link 2 version 2.2.9
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. 2
1 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................... 5
2 LICENSE................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 LICENSE AGREEMENT .......................................................................................... 5
2.2 RESTRICTIONS...................................................................................................... 5
2.3 TITLE ................................................................................................................... 5
2.4 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY ............................................................................... 5
2.5 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.................................................................................... 6
2.6 EXPORT CONTROLS.............................................................................................. 6
2.7 CONTROLLING LAW AND SEVERABILITY............................................................. 6
2.8 GOVERNING LAW................................................................................................. 6
2.9 GOVERNMENT USAGE.......................................................................................... 7
3 FEATURES & FUNCTIONALITY........................................................................ 7
4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................. 7
4.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 7
4.2 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................. 8
4.3 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS................................................................................ 8
4.4 SUPPORTED SYSTEMS........................................................................................... 8
4.5 ZEND COMPILED VERSION ................................................................................... 8
5 INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................... 9
5.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 9
5.2 INSTALLATION PROCESS ...................................................................................... 9
Overview..................................................................................................................... 9
Download.................................................................................................................... 9
Upload......................................................................................................................... 9
Database Setup ......................................................................................................... 10
Installation Program................................................................................................. 10
Administration Utility............................................................................................... 12
6 ADMINISTRATION PANEL................................................................................ 13
6.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 13
6.2 NAVIGATE & MODIFY........................................................................................ 13
Navigate.................................................................................................................... 13
Add Link.................................................................................................................... 14
Add Category............................................................................................................ 15
Edit Link.................................................................................................................... 17
Edit Category............................................................................................................ 17
Move Link or Category............................................................................................. 17
Delete Link or Category............................................................................................ 17
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Copy Category.......................................................................................................... 17
Reviews...................................................................................................................... 18
6.3 DATA VALIDATION............................................................................................ 18
Pending Data............................................................................................................ 18
Data Validation......................................................................................................... 20
Data Cleanup............................................................................................................ 20
6.4 USERS & PERMISSIONS ...................................................................................... 21
User List.................................................................................................................... 21
Adding / Editing User ............................................................................................... 21
Search........................................................................................................................ 22
E-mail........................................................................................................................ 22
6.5 LOGS & STATISTICS........................................................................................... 22
Statistics.................................................................................................................... 23
Search Log ................................................................................................................ 24
Reports...................................................................................................................... 25
6.6 CUSTOMIZATION................................................................................................ 25
Themes ...................................................................................................................... 25
Regional.................................................................................................................... 26
Modules..................................................................................................................... 27
6.7 CONFIGURATION................................................................................................ 27
Output........................................................................................................................ 27
E-mail........................................................................................................................ 30
Data Structure........................................................................................................... 32
Permissions and Users.............................................................................................. 32
Security...................................................................................................................... 34
System........................................................................................................................ 34
Search........................................................................................................................ 36
6.8 BACKUP & IMPORT ............................................................................................ 37
Backup....................................................................................................................... 37
Restore ...................................................................................................................... 38
Import........................................................................................................................ 38
6.9 LICENSE & SUPPORT .......................................................................................... 38
License ...................................................................................................................... 38
Support...................................................................................................................... 39
6.10 HELP .................................................................................................................. 40
7 INTEGRATION AND CUSTOMIZATION ........................................................ 40
7.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 40
7.2 THEME SYSTEM ................................................................................................. 40
7.3 WORKING WITH IN-TAGS ................................................................................... 41
Syntax Overview........................................................................................................ 41
Static In-tags............................................................................................................. 41
Variable In-tags ........................................................................................................ 41
7.4 WORKING WITH THEMES ................................................................................... 42
Overview................................................................................................................... 42
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In-link Themes: ......................................................................................................... 42
7.5 WORKING WITH LANGUAGE SETS...................................................................... 43
Overview................................................................................................................... 43
7.6 WORKING WITH MODULES................................................................................. 44
Overview................................................................................................................... 44
7.7 WORKING WITH MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER................................................ 44
Overview................................................................................................................... 44
Configuring Macromedia Dreamweaver for first use .............................................. 44
Macromedia Dreamweaver Templates v. Intechnic In-link Templates.................... 46
Understanding Dreamweaver Templates ................................................................. 46
Understanding Macromedia Dreamweaver Library Items....................................... 47
Throwing tpls Into the dwt lbi Mix............................................................................ 47
Dreamweaver tpl Creation/Utilization Walkthrough ............................................... 47
7.8 WORKING WITH IN-LINK PHP ............................................................................ 52
8 UPGRADING AND SUPPORT............................................................................. 52
9 FAQ’S....................................................................................................................... 52
How do I set the permissions of the files before I install In-Link?........................... 52
No matter what I do I get a Server or PHP Error. What did I do wrong? .............. 53
10 VERSION HISTORY......................................................................................... 53
11 APPENDIXES ..................................................................................................... 60
11.1 IN-TAG DICTIONARY.......................................................................................... 60
Variable Tags............................................................................................................ 60
Fixed Tags................................................................................................................. 61
11.2 THEME SET FILES (TEMPLATES) ........................................................................ 91
Templates Included In The Default Theme............................................................... 91
Generic Custom Templates....................................................................................... 94
11.3 LANGUAGE SET FILES ........................................................................................ 95
English ...................................................................................................................... 95
11.4 DATABASE TABLES ............................................................................................ 97
11.5 DATABASE TABLES DETAIL............................................................................... 97
11.6 DEFAULT VALUES IN THE INL_CONFIG TABLE................................................. 100
11.7 FILES IN THE INSTALLATION PACKAGE ............................................................ 102
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1 Introduction
In-link is a powerful portal solution that allows you to run a complex link-indexing Yahoo-
style directory directly on your web site without having to update numerous HTML pages.
In-link stores all of the information in a database. The engine features dynamic presentation
of data and includes multiple customizable features. This engine can be used for many
purposes, including storing and sorting of information of any kind. In-link requires very little
configuration and is fully equipped with many advanced features.
In-link is entirely based on SQL Database, making it a very flexible directory engine allowing
for instantaneous updates and feeding live data directly into your web site. In-link is a truly
dynamic engine that pulls, processes and displays all of the data on the fly from the database.
In-link places no limitations on the volume of data, data structural depth or complexity.
2 License
2.1 License Agreement
Intechnic Corporation hereby grants you the right to use all or a portion of In-link
accompanying this License, regardless of media, and the related Documentation. All rights of
any kind in In-link, which are not expressly granted in this License, are entirely and
exclusively reserved to and by Intechnic Corporation. You may not rent, lease, reverse
engineer, disassemble or create derivative works based on In-link.
2.2 Restrictions
This computer program is protected by copyright laws and international treaties.
Unauthorized or unlicensed usage of the code of this program, or any portion of it may
result in severe criminal and civil penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent
possible under law
2.3 Title
Title, ownership rights, and intellectual property rights in and to this software and
Documentation and derivative works, if any, shall remain the property of Intechnic
Corporation.
2.4 Disclaimer Of Warranty
This software, and all accompanying files, data and materials, are distributed "AS IS" and
with no warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. The user must assume the entire
risk of using the program. Should the Software prove defective, you and not Intechnic
Corporation, assume the entire cost of any service and repair. This disclaimer of warranty
constitutes an essential part of the agreement.
