dhGuestbook
dhGuestbook is a free and easy to use guestbook for your website, which has been programmed in PHP and uses MySQL to store the data.
Version 1.2.0 released

dhGuestbook uses only PHP files (coupled with MySQL) and Template files to run, oh and one CSS file. The PHP files do not need to be edited, except the config.php file. However you may customise the guestbook how you like by editing the several template files that come with it. Below is a list of files that are a part of dhGuestbook.

File List


dhGuestbook
  • PHP Files
    • admin.php
    • config.php
    • delete.php
    • index.php
    • install.php
    • post.php

  • CSS Files
    • style.css

  • Template Files
    • tmp_admin_comment_deleted.tpl
    • tmp_admin_loggedin.tpl
    • tmp_admin_login.tpl
    • tmp_entry.tpl
    • tmp_error1.tpl
    • tmp_error2.tpl
    • tmp_footer.tpl
    • tmp_header.tpl
    • tmp_nomsg.tpl
    • tmp_posted.tpl
    • tmp_postnew.tpl

Installation
To install dhGuestbook is very very very simple! All you need to do is download the dhGuestbook ZIP file, extract it to your computer, then upload all the files to a folder on your web server (eg; guestbook, book, etc..) and then edit the config.php file. In config.php you just need to edit the following varibles with your database information; $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass and $dbtable, $admin_user and $admin_pass. Then you can edit the $gbtitle varible if you want to change the guestbook title, also editing $newestfirst with either a "yes" or "no" will order the entries and editing $allowhtml with either "yes" or "no" will either allow or disable HTML (I personally suggest you leave this on "no").

Once you have edited the config.php file, then run the install.php file, by accessing it via your web browser (eg; http://www.website.com/guestbook/install.php). If you recieve a successful result then remove the install.php file and you can now use your guestbook. Simple. :-)

Demonstration
A working demonstration copy of dhGuestbook is available to view online, click here to view it.

Support/Problems
For support queries or questions, please refer to the dhGuestbook Support Forum.

Upgrading to 1.2.0 from 1.1.1
1) Copy the four database settings lines from your old 'config.php' and replace them in your new 'config.php'.
$dbhost = "localhost"; // Database Host (eg; localhost)
$dbuser = ""; // Database Username
$dbpass = ""; // Database Password
$dbtable = ""; // Database Table Name

2) Enter the values for the admin username and admin password.
$admin_user = ""; // Admin Username
$admin_pass = ""; // Admin Password

3) Upload all the files (overwriting the old ones).

dhGuestbook
By Dale Hay