Liquid Frog
FAQ's
Random Quotes
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  1. What is Random Quotes
    Random Quotes is a free script that will show a quote taken from a text file on your server each time the visitors browser is refreshed. It's very simple to set up and very easy to use requiring no database but running instead on a flat file.

    We have tried to create a random quote script that does not fall into the trap of many other scripts like it. We were aware that most random quote scripts seem to show some quotes more than others and we have written this script to be as random as possible.

    The other problem with most quote scripts is that they usually have a limited number of quotes included with them. This means you have to search the net and spend ages copying and pasting the quotes you want into the script. Whilst you are able to do this with our script, we have also included a large number and wide range of quotes so you are ready to go as soon as the script is installed. With 360 quotes included there is little chance that a casual visitor to your site will see the same quote twice.

    We have also made a quote add on pack available for download. With this pack installed you have 590 quotes in your script and you can still add more if you wish.
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  2. How do I set up Random Quotes
    Installing the Random Quotes script is straightforward.

    (1) Unzip the distribution file to your local PC.

    (2) Create a directory on your web server root and call it randomquotes.

    (2) Upload codelock.php config.php, thequotes.txt and randomquotes.php to the randomquotes directory you just created.

    (3) Chmod the randomquotes directory to 777.

    (4) Edit the config.php file to suit your needs using notepad or something similar and save the file back to the server (a full explanation of the variables is given in the file).

    (5) Include randomquotes.php in the page where you want it to appear. To do this use the lines below:

    <?php
    include('http://www.yoursite.com/randomquotes/randomquotes.php');
    ?>
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  3. What are the requirements for Random Quotes
    Random Quotes only requires that PHP is installed on your web server and you are able to chmod directories.
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  4. How do I add quotes to the script
    If you want to add more quotes to the script simply find the file called thequotes.txt on your server. Open the file using your FTP browser or download it and open it with notepad or something similar.

    Begining either at the end or the start of the file, type in or paste your quotes. Press return and type in <<BREAK>> between each new quote. Save the file back to the server.
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  5. How do I add the quotes add on pack
    Find the file thequotes.txt and simply paste the contents of the add on pack at the start of the file. Save the file back to the server.
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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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