Ajax help

[afe]

Hello can someone run me through installing this http://www.masugadesign.com/the-lab/...tar-rating-bar please?






Thanks!

[BLiZZaRD]

After you download the file, unzip it. Inside are two folders, if you are using a MAC, open that folder, if you are not, open the other folder. Inside is a text file named README. read it and it has install instructions inside:

INSTALLATION:

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1. Make your table for the ratings in your db (you should be able to copy
   and paste the following SQL)
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CREATE TABLE `ratings` (
  `id` varchar(11) NOT NULL,
  `total_votes` int(11) NOT NULL default 0,
  `total_value` int(11) NOT NULL default 0,
  `used_ips` longtext,
  PRIMARY KEY  (`id`)
) TYPE=MyISAM AUTO_INCREMENT=3;


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2. Enter your specific info into _config-rating.php
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	$dbhost        = 'localhost';
	$dbuser        = '###';
	$dbpass        = '###';
	$dbname        = '###';
	$tableName     = 'ratings';
	$rating_unitwidth     = 30;


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3. Enter this line at the top of any page where you want
   to have rating bars.
=============================================================================
<?php require('_drawrating.php'); ?>


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4. Point to the right Javascript and CSS files (you need 
   behavior.js, rating.js, and rating.css)
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<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="js/behavior.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="js/rating.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/rating.css" />

Remember to make sure to fix paths for the images as well. I kept behavior.js separate
from rating.js, because you can use it for other things!


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5. Drop the function wherever you want a rating bar to appear
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NOTE: As of version 1.2.1, use the echo statement! Also, if you use the static
parameter, you should always specify the 2nd parameter (number of units), even if
it is blank (which will default to 10 units)

<?php echo rating_bar('8'); ?> - 10 stars (default), ID of 8
<?php echo rating_bar('8xxa','5'); ?> - 5 stars, ID of 8xxa
<?php echo rating_bar('9a','5','static'); ?> - 5 stars, ID of 9a, static (non votable)
<?php echo rating_bar('9b',''); ?> - 10 stars, ID of 9b
<?php echo rating_bar('9c','8','static'); ?> - 8 stars, ID of 9c, static (non votable)


If you want to change how the rating bar is rendered, you will need to edit
the _drawrating.php file. Also, you might need to edit the bottom of the rpc.php
file at about line 52, where the $newback variable is.

Just follow along until complete.

[afe]

I don't understand this, "1. Make your table for the ratings in your db (you should be able to copy
and paste the following SQL)"?

[BLiZZaRD]

You are creating an SQL database.

Log into phpMyAdmin, open your database you created (or have) that will store this rating system. Click the "SQL" tab and there you will see a large input text box. copy and paste that code into the text box and click go.

It will do the rest.

[afe]

Thanks!

[afe]

For making the database do I select all priviliges for the user?





Please and thank you!

[BLiZZaRD]

Only if you want that username to have access to your database it is a general usage that at least one user in each database has complete control, this way you can use scripts to make changes without having to log in to phpMyAdmin each time you want to run a back up or make a small change.

[afe]

Well, I selected all privilages and I followed all the instructions. Then this is the page I put the rater on. http://www.athletes4excellence.com/liquidlayout1.php . However, I get this message "Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/athletes/public_html/rating/_config-rating.php on line 17"

[BLiZZaRD]

Well, this is where part 2 of the instructions comes in. You need to replace all the ### with your database name and user name and password, etc.

[afe]

I did that, however, I did not fill out the following.

" $rating_path_db = ''; // the path to your db.php file (not used yet!)
$rating_path_rpc = ''; // the path to your rpc.php file (not used yet!)

$rating_unitwidth = 30; // the width (in pixels) of each rating unit (star, etc.)
// if you changed your graphic to be 50 pixels wide, you should change the value above"