Liquid Frog
FAQ's
Random Links
ANSWERS
  1. What is Random Links
    Random Links is a small script that will display a random link selected from a text file every time a visitors browser is refreshed. With no database, it is extremely easy to set-up and use and you can have it working in just a few minutes.

    It is highly configurable meaning that you can easily change its' appearance to match your site. You can add a heading above the links. Included with the script are full instructions on setting it up and using it.
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  2. What are the requirements for Random Links
    Random Links requires only that PHP is enabled on your server and that you are able to change directory permsissions.
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  3. How do I set up Random Links
    Installing this random links script is very easy.

    (1) Unzip the distribution file to your local PC - note the directory structure, you will need to re-create this on your server later.

    (2) Using Notepad or something similar, find the file called config.php and edit the file to best suit your needs. Once done, save the file (see notes below on removing the link to Liquid Frog or using an administration panel instead of manually editing the config.php file).

      (3) Upload the randomlinks directory and files inside to the root of your web server making sure the directory structure remains intact.

    (4) Chmod the randomlinks directory to 777.

    (5) Include the file on the page where you want the random links to appear by using the lines:

    <?php
    include('http://www.yoursite.com/randomlinks/randomlinks.php');
    ?>
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  4. I get an open_basedir restriction in effect error message
    If you receive this error message (or something similar that talks about open_basedir restrictions in effect):

    Warning: main() [function.main]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/usr/lib/php4/php/language/lang-.php) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/http/vhost/yourdomain.com/httpdocs)

    Then your hosts have set some restrictions on your server. Most hosts will be happy to turn off this restriction to allow the script to run. Contact your hosts, inform them of the error message you are receiving and request that they remove open basedir restrictions.
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  5. I get a Not found error message
    If you get a "Not Found The requested URL was not found on this server" message or something similar then you have probably misnamed the directory the script needs to live in. Check that you have named the directory "randomlinks"
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  6. I keep getting error messages
    Regardless of the error message you are getting (except those already covered in these FAQ's) it is entirely possible that these messages are being generated because you have not set the permissions correctly on the showserverinfo directory.

    FTP to your site and check that you have set the showserverinfo directory to 777.
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  7. I'm not comfortable with setting permisisons to 777
    If you really don't want to set permisisons on the randomlinks directory to 777 because you are concerned about the security of your server, you can try setting them to 755 instead to see if that works.

    Whether this will work depends entirley on how your server has been set up. A server that has been correctly set up should allow you to set permissions to 755 with no problems and still let the script run.
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  8. How can I remove the link to Liquid Frog from the script
    This is a free script, as such it generates no income for us. In addition, we have to bear the costs associated with download of the script in terms of bandwidth and ongoing development and all our free scripts are very popular with our site visitors meaning a lot of bandwidth!

    We use the link included with the script to generate traffic to this site in the hope that people will purchase one of our paid for scripts or some of our software. Whilst we would love to give away our scripts and not have a link, economic realities dictate otherwise. We give you the script for free - you return that by sending us traffic, we consider this a fair exchange.

    If the link spoils the look of your site or you really don't want the link, you can pay a small fee to have it removed. We charge just $7.99 for removal of the link and you can find instructions on how to do this in the Readme.htm file that comes with the script.
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  9. Can I suggest a way to improve this script
    Yes of course. We actively encourage users of our software and scripts to suggest improvements so that they can be developed still further. To make a suggestion please use the contact form on the site and send your comments to feedback.
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  10. My question wasn't answered in these Faq's. What now
    Even though we do not provide support for our free scripts, if you have a problem that doesn't appear in these Faq's, you may email support.

    Please include as much detail as possible about the problem and try to indicate under what circumstances the problem occurs. Please also tell us as much about your server as you can such as the version of PHP and MySQL it is running etc.

    We want to provide as much help as possible to end users via these Faq's and, if your problem is not already listed you could also help others as well as yourself by requesting support.

    Any replies we make to your problem will be mailed directly to you and included in these Faq's for others.
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