| eCardMAX User Manual: |
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Introduction: Do you want to offer an e-greeting card service similar
to eGreetings.com or BlueMountain.com? If the answer is "yes" then eCardMAX
is your solution. eCardMAX is a complete postcard script with many solid
features such as: My Account, Address Book, Upload Photo, Calendar, Email
Reminder, My Favorites, Card History. Member sign up - sign in - sign out.
Play Flash, Java Applet, Unique Skin background, Smilies, Midi, Real Audio,
Window Media Audio, and Poem. In addition, voice Recorder allows senders to
record their voice and send an ecard with their voice message with it. Also,
it has auto thumbnails, HTML templates, and multiple languages. It has a
powerful Admin Control Panel to manage categories, upload or delete images,
music files and much more. The admin function can also be used as a mailing
list feature. It can integrate with 2CheckOut.com or PayPal.com to process
recurring subscription payments.
eCardMAX Standard version: $149.95 -
(with eCardMAX.com copyright footer - this version won't support 2CheckOut & PayPal
payment)
eCardMAX Gold version: $299.95 - (you get permission to remove
eCardMAX.com copyright footer. You also get the payment script with the
feature to integrate eCardMAX with 2CheckOut and PayPal)
If you want to open and modify the .php script please use the
EditPlus program.
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| How to make the
new look for eCardMAX
appear on your Web site? |
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To change the look of eCardMAX you just need to edit the .html file - You
don't have to modify the .php script.
eCardMAX comes with HTML templates - Use your FTP software - login to
your server - go to folder "greetings/templates/Valentine" and
Download all of the .html & .gif files inside this folder into your
computer!
Then, use FrontPage or DreamWeaver to open and modify the file
page_layout.html + page_layout_select.html + index_design.html.
You can change the background, color or whatever you want to change. Inside
each .html page you will see the code {'xxx'}
please do not rename or delete it.
File styles.css will control the font face, size table background
color...
File index_design.html will let you control the look of your main index
page (index.php).
File page_layout.html will display the look of eCardMAX when a user
clicks on the thumbnail image to go to script 1
File page_layout_select.html will display the look of eCardMAX when a
user views the thumbnail image (run the script index.php?step=xxx)
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| How to create new category and
upload new images using an FTP program? |
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Let's say you want to create the main category named Holiday and a
subcategory New Year + Use FTP login to your server, go inside
folder [greetings/resources/picture]
+ Create a new folder called [Holiday] inside [picture]
+ Create new folder [New_Year] inside [Holiday] (Do not use
white space - replace New Year to New_Year)
+ The path to folder [New_Year] should be like this:
greetings/resources/picture/Holiday/New_Year
+ Use FTP to upload your thumbnail image and full size image inside [New_Year].
Named the thumbnail image like this: 1_thumb.gif (or
1_thummb.jpg)
Named the full size image like this: 1.gif (or 1.jpg or 1.swf
or 1.png)
+ Then go inside Admin area and click on the link Build Database |
| How to add Keyword and eCard
caption for each thumbnail image? |
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This can be done via Admin script. Login to your Admin area, find the
command Edit eCard info
Click on the thumbnail image that you want to add caption or keyword to.
This command Edit eCard info also allows you to set Skin
Default & Java Applet Default for each eCard and set image for "Member
only" or "Free for all" |
| How to set Skin default and Java
Applet default for each image? |
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This can be done via the Admin script. Login to your Admin area, find the
command Edit eCard info
Click on the thumbnail image that you want to set Skin default or
Java Applet default for.
This command Edit eCard info also allows you to add an eCard
caption - Keyword and set image for "Member only" or "Free
for all" |
| How to set eCard "free for All" or
"for Member only"? |
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This can be done via the Admin script.
Login to your Admin area, find the command Edit eCard info
Click on the thumbnail image that you want to set "Free" or "for
Member only".
This command Edit eCard info also allows you to add an eCard
caption - Keyword and set Skin default & Java Applet
default for each image |
| How to integrate
eCardMAX with
2CheckOut.com & PayPal.com? |
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This feature is only available for eCardMAX Gold version. Please
login to your Admin area, click on the link "Step by Step to integrate
eCardMAX
with 2CheckOut.com & PayPal.com" |
| How to add Holiday event for your
Calendar? |
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Login to your Admin area. Find the command "Edit Holiday Event" in
your left category. |
| How add new Smiley for Rich
Editor? |
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Let's say you want to add a new smiley with the file name "fun.gif":
+ Upload file fun.gif inside folder greetings/resources/richedit/Smileys/fun.gif
+ If you want to upload new clipart or wordart files for Richedit then
upload new files to folder [richedit/cliparts] and [richedit/wordarts] |
| How to change the user name &
password to login to Admin area? |
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Use Editplus to open file greetings/config.php. Change your
admin login ID & password inside. |
| How to make Spanish the default
language for eCardMAX? |
Use Editplus to open file greetings/library/tool.php.
REPLACEelse{
require "./language/english_lang.php";
} // Default language file
With:
else{
require "./language/spanish_lang.php";
} // Default language file |
| How to add a new language file to
the list box? |
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For example you already have translated english_lang.php to
italian_lang.php
Use FTP to upload file italian_lang.php inside folder
[greetings/language]
Use Editplus to open file greetings/library/tool.php.
Add new code:
elseif ($lang == "italian_lang.php"){
require "./language/italian_lang.php";
} |
| How do I remove the music feature,
record voice and poems feature from my template? |
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Use Editplus to open file greetings/upcardme.php FIND the
code (around line number 642)
set_global_var("select_music_info",$select_music_info);
REPLACE WITH:
set_global_var("select_music_info","");
FIND the code
set_global_var("select_java_skin_stamp",$select_java_skin_stamp);
REPLACE WITH:
set_global_var("select_java_skin_stamp","");
FIND the code
set_global_var("select_poem",get_select_combo("poem"));
REPLACE WITH:
set_global_var("select_poem","");
Next:
Use Editplus or FrontPage to open file
greetings/templates/CurrentTemplate/card_info_ie.html + card_info.html
Remove the code {'print_music_dropdown'}
That's it. |
| How to modify the email
notification message (which will be sent to receiver)? |
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Use Editplus to open file greetings/language/english_lang.php
The email notification message is stored at the bottom of the file. |
| How to add new Poem? |
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Use FTP login to your server. Go inside folder [greetings/resources/poem]
Upload your new Poem files inside folder [poem]
Do not use white space or a special character like
~!@#$%^&*()_+=-"':;?/>.<, for the Poem file name
Go back to Admin area, click the link Build Database. |
| How to add new music? |
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Use FTP login to your server. Go inside folder
[greetings/resources/music] Upload your new music files inside folder
[music]
Do not use white space or a special character
~!@#$%^&*()_+=-"':;?/>.<, for the music file name
Go back to Admin area, click the link Build Database |
| How to add new stamp? |
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Use FTP login to your server. Go inside folder
[greetings/resources/stamp] Upload your new stamp files inside folder
[stamp]
Do not use white space or a special character
~!@#$%^&*()_+=-"':;?/>.<, for the stamp file name
Go back to Admin area, click the link Build Database |
| How to add a new Skin background? |
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Use FTP login to your server. Go inside folder [greetings/resources/skin]
Create new subfolder inside [skin]
Do not use white space or a special character
~!@#$%^&*()_+=-"':;?/>.<, for the skin folder name
Upload file bar.gif - bkg.gif - bottom.gif - icon.gif - poem.gif -
skin.gif - top.gif - color.txt inside that new subfolder.
Go back to Admin area, click the link Build Database |
| How to make your own Skin? |
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See the sample skin below then you will know how to do it top.gif or
top.jpg or top.png or top.swf (flash)
this image will be used for table background
bkg.gif or bkg.jpg or bkg.png
bottom.gif or bottom.jpg or bottom.png or bottom.swf (flash)
bar.gif or bar.jpg or bar.png or bar.swf (flash)
icon.gif or icon.jpg or icon.png or icon.swf (flash)
poem.gif or poem.jpg or poem.png or poem.swf (flash)
skin.gif or skin.jpg or skin.png
Then click here to see how it looks in action |
| How to add new/remove Java Applet? |
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Use FTP login to your server. Go inside folder [greetings/applet]
To add new Java Applet effect: create new folder inside [applet] and
store your java applet files inside that new folder.
For example you want to remove Java Applet "2k_Fire" then go ahead
delete the folder [applet/2k_Fire] |
| How to make your own Real Audio
file and Windows Media file? |
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To make your own Real Audio file:
You need the special program called "Real Producer" -
Click link below to download Real Producer 8.51 :
For Windows: Click here
(4.6 MB) - For Mac: Click
here (5.8 MB)
With Real Producer Basic you can convert audio files from ".wav"
file type to ".ram" . If you have an MP3 file and want to convert it to
".ram", then you need to convert MP3 to ".wav" first. Real Producer Basic
doesn't have a function to create a ".ram" file from an MP3 file.
Please go here to get the software to convert MP3 file to ".wav" :
http://www.remixer.com
It's a nice program and it's Free.
To make your own Windows Media file:
Please download the software Windows Media Encoder at :
http://download.microsoft.com/
If the link is broken please use :
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/...../default.asp
GOOD LUCK |
| How to display your own ad banner? |
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To turn banner off you need to edit the code $turn_banner ="OFF";
inside the script config.php To remove our banner or add your own
banner, you need to edit file greetings/banner/banner.txt -
banner_vertical.txt |
| How to setup a cronjob? |
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Step by script to setup a cronjob with your Cpanel + Make sure your
hosting company supports Capnel on your account
+ Login to your Cpanel. Usually use this link http://YourSite.com/cpanel
+ Find the Icon Cron Jobs. See picture below
Next screen - click Advanced (Unix Style) button
Next screen - Input data below then click button Commit Changes
Minute : 2
Hour: 0
Day: *
Month: *
Weekday:
*
Command - see below:
cd '/home/path/to/greeting_folder/greetings'
; php -q cronjob.php
-p processqueue > /dev/null ;
You can copy the command code below:
+ Replace /home/path/to/greeting_folder/greetings to yours.
If you don't know what it is, you can look inside the script config.php,
code
$ecard_root ="/xxx/xxx/xx/greetings";
+ Minute: 2 - Hour: 0 - Day: * - Month: * - Weekday: * mean: your server
will auto run the script http://YOU.COM/greetings/cronjob.php
everyday at 12:02 am (after midnight 2 minutes)
+ If you want to run the script cronjob.php everyday at 3:30am
then input like this:
Minute: 30 - Hour: 3 - Day: * - Month: * - Weekday: * |
