Reblog Installation

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  1. Copy the file config.php.default to config.php, and add your local configuration information (note: most of these settings are further documented in the config.php.default file).

    Database settings:

    REBLOG_DSN
    Database connection information, like mysql://username:password@hostname/database.
    During installation, be sure that the database user you set up has create, drop and alter privileges on the Reblog database so that tables may be created. After installation, normal use requires select, insert, update and delete privileges.
    REBLOG_*_TABLE
    If you want to change what your database tables are called, there are four.

    Other settings:

    REBLOG_TIMEZONE
    Your local timezone, if different from the server's. Choose a value from the collection at http://www.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php.
    REBLOG_USE_KEYBOARD
    Yes/no: Use the keyboard-sensitive navigation and functionality?
    REBLOG_AUTH_TYPE
    How do we authenticate the user, and manage user accounts (values = RF or MT or WP). See ACCOUNTS.html for more info, but if you just want one user you can leave the default RF and forget about it.
    REBLOG_HTTPAUTH_NAME, REBLOG_HTTPAUTH_PASS
    User name and password for HTTP authentication. If set, you will be prompted forthis information when you attempt to use the parts of Reblog that change the database.
    REBLOG_AUTHOR_NAME
    Author name for your outgoing feed.
    REBLOG_FEED_TITLE
    Title of your outgoing feed.
    REBLOG_FEED_DESCRIPTION
    Description of your outgoing feed.
    REBLOG_LINK_NEW_WINDOWS
    Yes/no: should links open in new windows?
    REBLOG_HOWMANY
    Number of items to show in a listing, by default.
    REBLOG_KEEP_DAYS
    Number of days to keep items. Archived items older than this are pruned.
    REBLOG_KEEP_UNREAD
    Yes/no: Also prune unread items after REBLOG_KEEP_DAYS days.
    REBLOG_GUID_PREFIX
    Globally unique identifying prefix for items in your outgoing feed. If you don't know what this is, odds are you don't need to change it.
    REBLOG_ADMIN_FEEDS
    Yes/no: Is the user allowed to modify the feeds list?
    REBLOG_UPDATE_FEEDS
    Yes/no: Is the user allowed to update the feeds?
    REBLOG_POST_NEW
    Yes/no: Is the user allowed to post new items?

  2. Upload the entire tree to wherever on your server you want Reblog to live.

  3. Create a directory called cache inside your Reblog directory, and make it world-writeable (chmod a+rwX cache).

  4. Load the page http://{your server}/{wherever you put Reblog}/install.php. The installer will first check that it can connect to your DB, and then attempt to create your database tables.

  5. Play around and figure out how it works. It's pretty straightforward. Or see the Users' Guide.

  6. Optionally setup a cron job to perform feed updates on your behalf. Add a call to GET, wget or curl to your crontab, and have it request http://{your server}/{wherever you put Reblog}/update-quiet.php.

    Example:

    # Update all feeds once per hour
    0 * * * * /usr/bin/curl -I "http://example.com/reblog/update-quiet.php"