phpyellowtm developer guideFrequently Asked QuestionsFollowing are phpyellowTM Pages frequently asked questions and answers. Click on a question to see the answer. How does phpyellowTM Pages work?What does phpyellowTM Pages need to run? What is the maximum number of listings? Can an advertiser list in multiple categories? Is phpyellowTM Pages available in a language other than English? Can phpyellowTM Pages run on a local machine? Do you have documentation for installation and how to install? How long does it take to install? Can you install phpyellowTM Pages on my website, and if so what is the price and delivery? Can I use my own categories? Will phpyellowTM Pages show subcategories? How are the categories administered? Can I change the categories? Can phpyellowTM Lite or Pro be used commercially? How can I make money with phpyellowTM Pages? Can I use images in my listing? How do I customize phpyellowTM Pages? Can I use my own gateway payment processor with phpyellowTM Pages? What gateways has phpyellowTM Pages been connected to? Can a banner ad system be integrated? What support is offered? What is the software license? Can I remove all trace of copyright and ownership from phpyellowTM Pages? Do you have example sites? What is the purpose of the freely downloadable Lite edition? What about upgrades? How are they installed? Is it easy to upgrade to the Pro edition? Where can I ask questions about phpyellowTM Pages? How does phpyellowTM Pages work? phpyellowTM Pages displays yellow pages to visitors. The listings are added by visitors to YOUR website. The listings are unique for each website. The overall purpose of the yellow page directory may be customized by you. You may have just geographic data, or just industry specific listings, or a list of associations ... the variations are endless. What does phpyellowTM Pages need to run? phpyellowTM Pages requires any web server running PHP 4.1.2 or higher with a mysql database. Both php4 and mysql are free to download. The Lite edition of phpyellowTM Pages is also free. Basically you can have an online customized database directory for free, complete with administration scripts. Ask your internet service (ISP) provider for a mySQL database to be setup for you. The price, if any, is small. You also need to have PHP 4.1.2 or higher. http://www.mysql.com http://www.php.net When you have PHP 4.1.2 or higher and mySQL available on your internet account then you may install phpyellowTM Pages. The installation file guides you through this process: Quickstart What is the maximum number of listings? You may have an unlimited number of listings. The largest number of records observed by the author was over 100,000 listings on a European site. phpyellowTM Pages in theory should scale well with mysql to several hundred thousand ( 300,000+ ) records. Some developers run in excess of a million rows on mysql. This seems to require hardware and software optimization. It is possible, and has been done. Can an advertiser list in multiple categories? Yes. The Lite edition does not support multiple categories. The Pro Edition easily accepts many category listings from one visitor. Is phpyellowTM Pages available in a language other than English? No. Support for multiple languages is on the todo list. Having said that, please refer to http://phpyellow.com/download.php for information about a multilingual script. Can phpyellowTM Pages run on a local machine? Yes. The author runs phpYellow development locally. Set the INSTALLPATH in util.php. Do you have documentation for installation and how to install? Yes. Documentation for installation is found in two places: the installation script called "install.html" and in the phpyellowTM Developer Guide. The Guide is included in the Lite and Pro distribution files and contains the most information about this topic. How long does it take to install? An "average" php programmer can install phpyellowTM Pages in less than 20 minutes. An amateur should be able to install in about 40 minutes total. An installation file makes this quite easy. Essentially all you need to do is to configure your util.php file, upload all files to your web server and run the install program from your web server. Can you install phpyellowTM Pages on my website, and if so what is the price and delivery? Yes, phpyellowTM Pages can be installed on your website for you. The flat rate is $49.95 additional for either a free or a Pro Edition. [A Pro edition MUST be purchased prior to installing it.] Here's how to take advantage of this offer: Send an email with:
Can I use my own categories? Yes! phpyellowTM Pages is designed to be customized - especially the categories. Refer to the phpyellowTM Pages Developer's Guide customization section for more info. Will phpyellowTM Pages show subcategories? Listings are easily found with the included and customizable search tools. An optional category list containing well over 2600 categories is yours to customize. Can phpyellowTM Pages be used commercially? Yes. The Lite and Pro Editions may be used commercially. See the license. How can I make money with phpyellowTM Pages? Optionally charge your customers for enhancing their listing. Give the listing a higher page position for a fixed amount of time. Show more information with a paid listing. These features are included with the Pro edition, along with the administration tools needed to manage these features. You can also try out the online sample site, register, add a category and upgrade your listing for free. Can I use my own gateway payment processor with phpyellowTM Pages? Yes. We offer integration with your gateway payment processor for a flat rate of US$ 149.95 per processor. Here's how to take advantage of this offer: To get started you will need to have:
Connecting your payment gateway with phpyellowTM Pages may take up to 3 weeks, depending on our availability and the complexity of integrating with your payment gateway API. What gateways has phpyellowTM Pages been connected to? Paypal, Authorize.net, Worldpay, mals-e, 2checkout, Clickbank and others... Can I use images in my listing? Yes, in the Pro edition only. Try out the online sample site to add your listing and images. You can also upgrade for free using the sample site. How do I customize phpyellowTM Pages? Go to the Customize page in the phpyellowTM Pages Developer's Guide. Can a banner ad system be integrated? Yes, banner systems like phpAds can be used with phpyellowTM Pages. In general, use a banner system written in php because it may be easier to make it work with phpyellowTM Pages. What support is offered? Take a look at our support page which lists various resources. What is the software license? You may find the phpyellowTM Pages software license here. Can I remove all trace of copyright and ownership from phpyellowTM Pages? There is a nominal fee for waiving this mandatory license condition. Do you have example sites? Yes. Hundreds and perhaps thousands all over the globe. Use your favorite search engine and enter the search words "phpYellow Pages" and chances are you will see hundreds of different phpyellowTM Pages driven websites. You may also view the sample site on phpyellow.com. The Lite edition provides you with a solid and useful Yellow Page internet application. This is a good way to test phpyellowTM Pages before you purchase the more powerful and professional Pro edition. What about upgrades? How are they installed? Follow the instructions found in /phpyellow/install.html Is it easy to upgrade to the Pro edition? Yes. One install file walks you through any installation - new, upgrade or Lite to Pro. The Pro Edition is similar to the Lite edition. Additional files are included with the Pro Edition which are not found in the Lite edition. Where can I ask questions about phpyellowTM Pages? Send your question |