Achims Guestbook: version 3.0
Achims Guestbook is a powerful Multilanguage php guestbook which can handle a lot of data without using any database like mySQL. You can configure the layout and many other options to adapt it to your needs. It also includes an admin module to remove or change entries, to configure the whole script and do other important stuff. Compared to other database-driven programs, the speed is just as fast or faster. Supported languages include English, German, French, Italian, Swedish, Dutch, Portuguese and more.
Installation Procedure 
Quick Tips
The script can be downloaded from here.
The file that you will download is saved in .zip format; this is a compressed bundle containing the files in the distribution. Unzip this archive in a temporary directory on your computer using decompression software.
Start your FTP software and upload all content to your web server preserving the file structure.
Note: Let's assume you install the contents of the script to /var/www/html/guestbook/
Now check the file permissions from the /data and /temp directory and the files:
- data/wordfilter.dat
- data/ipfilter.dat
- config.php
If they are not writeable, change the permissions with "chmod 700 [file or directory]".
To change file permissions using your FTP client, select the file by clicking on it once on the remote system side and then right-click on the file to bring up the option menu and select CHMOD.
Congratulations, the installation for Achims Guestbook is now complete.
You can go to http://www.mywebsite.com/guestbook and try your first post.
To access your admin panel, please go to
http://www.mywebiste.com/guestbooks/admin/admin.php
Use "admin" as first login (without "").
How do I change the background color from my guestbook?
Just open the file guestbook.css with your standard editor and search the part:
BODY {
COLOR: #FFFFFF;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: #333333;
BACKGROUND-IMAGE:URL(gif/bg.gif);
}
Here, you can enter any color you want, but DON'T forget to remove the background image or your background is always grey!!! To remove colors of other parts too, check the guestbook.css file and change what you want.
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