Instructions for Installing HotWeb Rentals

Initial Process

Unzip the files in to the root directory of your domain.

Changing Functional Aspects

Before You Upload - For the Member Area (i.e. registration, send lost password etc.)

Edit the file: /includes/tng/tNG_config.inc.asp (starting at line 14):

tNG_email_host = "mail.yourdomain.com" - This should be "mail.yourdomain.com", where yourdomain.com is the domain that hosts the site.
tNG_email_user = "admin@yourdomain.com" - This is the email that your CDOSYS email can be sent from
tNG_email_port = "25" - Ususally port 25. If your mail port is different, your hosting company will advise you.
tNG_email_password = "yourpassword" - This is the email password that your CDOSYS email can be sent from.
tNG_email_defaultFrom = "admin@yourdomain.com" - This is the email address that is stated in the header of outgoing emails.


Upload the Files to the Web Hosting and Edit the Configuration Settings

Note: The initial login settings are:- username: Admin password: admin
Login to the Administration Area (by logging in as the Administrator in the members section and visiting www.yourdomain.com/_admin/admin.asp [Admin Users will automatically be redirected to the Administration Area when they login through the front-end site]) and go to the Config settings page.
Change the values in this page to match your server and email settings.

Setting Folder Permissions on the Hosting Server

Set the following folder permissions to READ/WRITE ONLY (i.e. no execute):

\yourdomain\images
\yourdomain\property_images

Note: The above two folders must have READ/WRITE permissions to upload files. Although it is not essential for the running of the site to set them to NO EXECUTE as well, it is recommended to add the NO EXECUTE setting, for improved security from "would be" hackers.


Changing Visual Aspects Using a HTML Editor

Change the Site Header Name or Add Your Logo

At the top of all the front-end pages is the header file (an include file), that displays the site name and/or site logo. This file is called "_inc_header.asp" in the root directory . You can easily change the text (currently it says "Your Polaris Holiday Rentals Site") or add a logo here, by editing the file _inc_header.asp from within Dreamweaver or another HTML editor.

Change the Site Footer Text

The site footer is controlled by the include file "_inc_footer.asp" in the root directory. You can add more text, or just change the site name copyright to your own. Note:- the copyright dates are set to start from year 2006 and display the current year if it is past 2006 (i.e. 2006 - 2007 if it is currently the year 2007). This text is automated, saving you from updating this part every year, to keep your site footer copyright up to date.

Google Adsense Include File

The Google Adsense code is controlled by an include file called "_inc_adsense.asp" in the root directory. You just need change the Adsense Client Id code from pub-7156310428119250 to your own Google Adsense Id code.
The ads are set to display at 160 x 600 pixels, as these dimensions fit well in the page layout, but may be changed to other adverts if necessary. You can also change the style of the Google ads, to your own preferred format if you like (i.e. the colours and number of ads shown etc.) through your Google Adsense login panel and the display choices offered.

A Note on Include Files:- Include files must contain no HEAD/HTML/BODY tags (e.g. <HEAD>, </HEAD>, <HTML>, </HTML>, <BODY>, </BODY>), or tags such as <% @LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" %> (as the main page they are included in will write these in to the processed file.

 

Notes on CSS Styles

Left and top menu links are controlled by styles in the file "menu_left.css". The file "main_content.css" contains most of the other styles, while "bg.css" controls the background gradient image currently used as the page background (the background image/css file is not used in the Administration area, only the front-end pages).