Installation
Brand New Install
If you intend to write the story texts to the server or allow image uploads CHMOD the folder you intend to store the stories in to 777. If this folder is missing the script will attempt to create it for you during the install.
Move config.php from the docs folder to the main eFiction folder. If the config.php is missing the install script will attempt to create it, but it's best if you move it.
CHMOD config.php to 666.
Using your web browser, go to the URL for your website(i.e. http://www.yoursite.com) to run the install and set up the admin login.
Login with the admin login and password set in step #4, and complete the configuration of your site through the Admin panel.
Upgrade from 2.0.X
BACK UP YOUR FILES AND YOUR DATABASE FIRST!! Upload the 3.0 files OVER your 2.0 files. DO NOT DELETE YOUR 2.0 FILES UNTIL THE UPGRADE IS COMPLETE! Go to your site. The script will detect that the config.php file is for 2.0 and start the upgrade.
Note: You're encouraged to choose one of the skins provided with the 3.0 script until you can update your 2.0 skins.
Upgrade from 1.1
BACK UP YOUR FILES AND YOUR DATABASE FIRST!! Upload the 3.0 files OVER your 1.1 files. DO NOT DELETE YOUR 2.0 FILES UNTIL THE UPGRADE IS COMPLETE! Go to your site. The script will detect that the config.php file is for 1.1 and start the upgrade.
Note: You're encouraged to choose one of the skins provided with the 3.0 script until you can update your 1.1 skins.
Note 2: Make sure your config.php file is CHMOD'd to 666.
Note 3: If you have installed blocks that did not come with the 2.0 package, turn them off before starting the upgrade. They will most likely be incompatible!
Other info
1) As written, the script is intended to be used in the following way:
Categories: you can have only one category, or as many as you want, including
sub-categories. Categories were written with the intention that they would
indicate different fandoms or categories of story.
Characters: Intended to mean the characters that fall within that fandom or
category.
Classifications: Beyond categories and characters you can set up your own
classifications such as genres, warnings, spoilers, story type, couple, etc.
Series: Series are collections of related stories by the same or multiple
authors. A story and its sequels, for example, would be a series. Series
might also be used for a "shared universe" in which multiple authors write.
The person who creates the series is considered the series "owner" and
controls whether or not the series is "open" to contributions by other
authors or not. Even if the series is "closed", the series owner has the
option to include stories from other authors in the series.
Challenges: Challenges are ideas/wishes for stories that a member or an
anonymous visitor "challenges" authors to write. Stories written in response
to the challenge can be listed under the challenge by the story author or an admin.
Note: in 3.0 challenges have been made into an optional module. To install
challenges goto http://www.yoursite.com/modules/challenges/install.php.
Check out the Admin area for more information on all of these settings and more.
2) You can modify most of the text that is displayed in the script by changing the language file in the languages/ folder for the language you selected. Just change the text within the quotes for each line to whatever you want it to say. Some wording is included within the skin's files. If you have created a translation for eFiction, we encourage you to share it!
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