***INSTRUCTIONS***

Copy this file to your harddrive OR refer to the copy in the .zip file.

Download this .zip and unzip it. Peruse the basic start pages (flowerpatch.html, stonered.html or wallpaper.html) to decide which set to upload. Pages and graphics specific to the Flower Patch set use the word phrases Flower_Patch, flower_patch, and flowerpatch as the first part of their filenames. Stone_Red, stone_red and stonered (pronounced "stone red" AND never "stoner ed" [***snicker***]) are for just the Stone Red set. The Wall Paper set uses Wall_Paper, wall_paper and wallpaper. As long as you keep the original .zip, you may safely delete any unneeded files. If you accidentally delete needed things and don't have the .zip still local, you may redownload from:

http://www.pacranch.com/instructionsfreetemplates.html

Be sure to keep the internal structure (files and folders trees) as is when you unzip, you need this structure for the links and scripts to run correctly. The "layer" that contains flowerpatch.html, stonered.html or wallpaper.html should be at the public_html, htdocs, or c:\htdocs level when you upload (exception, the template will become a subsite in an existing site - just create a subdir for it in such cases). Be sure to upload all HTML and PHP as ASCII. All graphics, Flash Movies (.swf files) and music (.mid files) need to be uploaded as BINARY.

Go to the basic start page (flowerpatch.html, stonered.html or wallpaper.html) and use the GuestBook link. If the GuestBook looks like aliencode garbage, go in using WS_FTP (or any telnet compatible FTP client) and begin doing chmodes on the PHP files, .inc files, .dat files and the folders they are in. Try using a plain 775 to start. If this works, you are done with the basic upload configurations. If 775 doesn't yield a functioning script, try chmoding ONLY the folders that contain any PHP files (including .inc files and .dat files) to 777. Should this fail, contact your server's help desk or administrators and ask them for the correct CHMOD permissions for PHP on your server. As a rule, 775 on pages and scripts, 664 on graphics and other binaries and 777 on .dat file folders is correct. Avoid making all PHP files be 777, it's possible for a good hacker to alter the script at that permission level.

Working with the copies on your local drive, do a global replace for the name of your basic start page (flowerpatch.html, stonered.html or wallpaper.html) to the index.html page (exceptions - you need it to be something else OR your server uses a nonstandard index page). Work slowly and carefully when doing this. Ensure that relative paths and absolute paths are NOT altered, just the name changes. Once completed, reupload the affected pages. You may need to reset CHMOD permissions on the PHP parts of the change.

This file (including the linked .zip file) may not be redistributed it any form. It is © copyright 2001, Pacoima Ranch Offices, all rights reserved. User is granted permission to use these files for his site only. Reselling is expressly forbidden. User (or reseller or distributor) may NOT link directly to the .zip file. A Bandwidth Theft bill will be sent on detection (minimum charge of $15 AND a formal bandwidth theft report to your ISP), ie, don't do it. User may link to:

http://www.pacranch.com/templatecenter.html

directly. This ensures that Newbies receive the freshest set of instructions, files and .zip and know how to contact Pacoima Ranch should they need assistance.

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