How To Install Pligg Beta 9.6
This is an illustrated step-by-step tutorial on installing Pligg Beta 9.6 on a shared hosting account.
- Download.
- Extract the contents of the zip archive.
- Rename settings.php.default to settings.php. Similarly rename /libs/dbconnect.php.default to /libs/dbconnect.php.
- Create a new directory on the server where you want to install Pligg. If you want to install at the root directory, skip this step.
- Upload all the files and folders via a FTP client to the server.
- CHMOD 777 the following:
/backup
/cache
/templates
/templates_c
/avatars/user_uploaded
- CHMOD 666 the following:
/libs/dbconnect.php
/libs/lang.conf
settings.php
- CHMOD 655 config.php.
- Open www.yoursite.com/install/ in your web browser. Replace yoursite.com as appropriate. Click on proceed to the next step and install Pligg.
- Enter Database Name, Database Username, Database Password and Database Server. You can get/set these values via your host’s panel. Click on Check Settings.
- Click Next.
- While keeping your browser window open, switch to your FTP client and CHMOD /libs/dbconnect.php 644.
- Delete install directory from the server.
- Switch to your browser and click on the admin area link.
- Enter ’god’ as Username and ’12345’ as Password and hit Login.
- Click the third link at the top, Profile and then Modify. Scroll down and change your password.
That’s it! You have successfully installed Pligg. There’s a lot to do going forward in terms of configuring your Pligg site. Click on Admin link at the top and check out all the available options.
May 31st, 2007 at 1:36 am
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May 31st, 2007 at 3:05 am
thank you. pligg is a very nice and powerful software, i have just tried it (it is easy, and with this nice tuto easier)
May 31st, 2007 at 3:49 am
You obviously put quite some work into this, which is great. I just wonder about the benefit as all this information (except for the screenshots) is in the readme file of the script.
May 31st, 2007 at 4:08 am
As you note, the only addition to the readme is the screenshots. My motivation of doing this is the hope that more people embrace the scripts, Pligg in this case. Screenshots and screencasts will hopefully interest more people into embracing Pligg.
June 8th, 2007 at 12:18 pm
Hello, did you no someone who could install PLIGG for me same as for example www.webnews.de or http://meneame.net including a webhost company. Actually I am with bluehost but they do not provide assistance with the databank or mysql, I would greatfully pay for this.
Maybe you can help as it seems that you like it to..
Thanks
Heinz
June 8th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
Heinz: If it’s just installing Pligg w/ the default theme, I can do it for you.
But if you want it to be customized, you could try posting in Pligg forum.
June 8th, 2007 at 12:45 pm
Thanks, how look the default theme please. Did you know any website where I can have a look please? Did you know a webhosting fair and where you could install PLIGG?
Would be reaaly nice if you could help me as I am now behind this for more then 5 months.
I have my books with lulu.com, because I write but to get someone to install or help me with PLIGG its nearly impossible.
Please let me know.
Thanks so much
Heinz
June 8th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Heinz, The default template looks like this: http://www.webatyourfeet.com/vote/
My recommended hosting is DreamHost.
Mail me at srikat@gmail.com if you want me to set up Pligg for you.
June 8th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
Hello very great. I did just send an email to you with all datas login etc.
June 10th, 2007 at 12:23 am
Thank you for your help. Great guide mate
June 10th, 2007 at 8:09 am
i need someone to install & design this for me to be close to one of the other example sites. please let me know if you can do this or could recommend someone.
thanks.
June 11th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
Heinz and uber: Check your mail boxes.
June 16th, 2007 at 6:32 am
Can we change the names of the tabs from the install menu or do we have to write code to change those? (for example, instead of saying “news” on the top tab I want it to say “new comments” or “new cars” if it is a website about cars instead of news…)
thanks
June 16th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
Enzo: You can change the text of the tabs and several other text that appears on your site.
Go to your pligg install URL/module.php?module=admin_language
June 20th, 2007 at 1:00 am
Hi, Mail me at srikat@gmail.com if you want me to set up Pligg for you.
I never got any email from you and still everyone can login because I did believe you helped me out. Now I will delete PLIGG because it is great prog but lost in the internet jungle.
All I needed from you to change me this general login and add me this video thing like digg if possible, but since you changed your site, I never got any reponds.
A pitty, but I can not do it alone.
Heinz
June 20th, 2007 at 2:40 am
Heinz,
Since I am doing the script installation service for free…I will do just that, basic ‘installation’. Anything after that like configuration and modification is beyond my scope and time. I am sorry if I have given you false hopes.
July 9th, 2007 at 2:46 am
Thanks, was very very useful..
July 10th, 2007 at 12:45 am
Hi i have installed it. but i got some problems when trying to proceed to next step.
I input all my info
Database name: loginuser_pligg
DB user: loginuser_teddy
Pswd: ******
DB server: mysql.loginuser.com
I think the problem lies in the DB server. What shall I put here
July 12th, 2007 at 7:49 pm
kohteddy: Who is your host? Usually it will be ‘localhost’. Consult your host’s FAQ.
July 23rd, 2007 at 5:14 pm
Great tutorial!!
I am building a Digg like site, but customized for a particular domain. I looked at Drupal, Wordpress and Pligg and so far tried Pligg (on localmachine) using your instuctions. It appears to be very easy to setup. I have a few questions, if you can answer them for me:
- How do a I change the look and feel of the site. I already have my website designed and I want to use the same background, images and other Jazz…
- I saw that you can post videos with your post in Pligg. How does that work?
- Can you compare Pligg to Drupal.
- If it is possible, can you recomment a web hosting company that meets the requirements to install pligg.
I read the others have successfully installed Pligg on GoDaddy.
Thanks in advance,
Gaurav
August 24th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
I just read all this amazing stuff again and I am surprised by you and all this work. Just nice since the last time I past over this site.
What I am still missing and what no one could explain not even in the forum, is ‘HO TO CHANGE THE PASSWORD’ once all is done….:-)
I can install it blind now, I did 9 times, but NEVER I found or get any respond how to cahnge the passwort 12345
Have a nice day and have a look at www.duthel.in and www.citytv.in, I did it to…:-)
October 5th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
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October 9th, 2007 at 5:27 am
hi, i have a problem and i dont know what is (CHMOD) and how i can do that… plz help!
thank you
October 10th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
hooman: What FTP client are you using?
Did you do a google search? “How to CHMOD using FTP?”
November 17th, 2007 at 9:50 pm
Sorry, But am not sure of what this Pligg script does and why it is mentioned that it should be used on a shared hosting????? It can be used only on it?
November 17th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
Bhoopalan: Pligg is a PHP/MySQL script that you can install on your hosting/server to run a Digg.com like social voting site.
You can read more about it at http://www.pligg.com/
It can be installed on any type of hosting (dedicated, VPS etc.), but this tutorial is aimed at the majority of us, who use shared web hosting.
November 18th, 2007 at 4:35 am
Oh nice to hear that from you. There are many nice scripts available in your web site. I am also using some!
But am in search for a script (if exist) to brake the control panel of shared hosting as many control panels so that all who are in my shared hosting can log into their own control panel to upload their files instead of depending on me!
I remember there are some who brakes shared hosting. So do you contain any software like that?
November 18th, 2007 at 8:20 am
Bhoopalan:
Do a google search for ‘free file hosting scripts’. The first result seems ok -> http://www.free-php-scripts.net/P/Free_File_Hosting
I didn’t try it though.
November 18th, 2007 at 11:29 am
I should really say thanks for the helping hand of the site admin. Worried not even knowing his/her name.
And free file hosting scripts search didnt help me what i “WAS” searching, but has made me to think of some new plans
But still in search of any script or software that to brake cpanel of Shared hosting
November 18th, 2007 at 11:32 am
forgot to mention this point in last message, does anyone know how could some free ftp solutions like filezilla can help me in my hunt for using various control panels for all my websites in one shared hosting?
January 4th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
I’ve got a noob question:
I run my website using Ning. Does this mean I cannot install Pligg?
January 5th, 2008 at 12:11 am
Jones: That’s right. You can’t install Pligg on Ning. You have to have your own web hosting.
January 12th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
[…] Scriptful has illustrated installation instructions for version beta 9.6. They still hold good. Just ensure that you make these changes: […]
January 24th, 2008 at 9:13 am
That’s great information over here but can you tell me how I can upload new theme on my pligg site?
January 26th, 2008 at 1:18 am
Hardip,
Upload the template you want to change to to ‘templates’ directory. Then visit admin_config.php?page=Template and change the value to the name of the new template directory.
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:57 am
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October 16th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
HI folks,
How to install a new module in pligg.
I want to create a new module and want to see my module.
I am keeping my new module in modules folder of Pligg and enabling them through admin>modules> enable
but i was unable to see my module in the pages
how to see the enabled modules.
please help me.
thanx
Sarvesh
November 4th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Hi, thanks for the screenshots! Even though the info was in the readme already, I found this visual guide pretty helpful.
Would be great if you could update the version though. And also, when I unzipped the files, there were no “cache” or “templates_c” folder. Are these folders supposed to be empty? That was my assumption, so I created these 2 folders and just CHMOD it.
November 4th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
Hi Cynthia,
Pligg is no longer the preferred social bookmarking script. Hence I don’t have plans on updating this tutorial.
You might want to switch to Drigg.
http://www.drigg-code.org/
November 6th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Hi, thanks for the suggestion. I’m just starting out so there’s still room to switch.
Would you recommend it based on speed? I know that Pligg can be extremely slow, as it’s resource intensive.
November 6th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Just wanted to say, DRIGG is fantastic and I’m going to stick with it. I would never have come across it if you didn’t suggest it. Thank you so much.
November 6th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
You are very welcome. Be sure to let us know the URL of your new Drigg site.
January 16th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
just wanted to say in respons to the smart aleck who says all this information is in the readme file - no one EVER reads it.
having it online and easy to access in a browser is beautiful.
thanks to your great post I could set it up quick and easy.
great job.
May 24th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
How To Install Pligg Beta 9.6…
This is an illustrated step-by-step tutorial on installing Pligg Beta 9.6 on a shared hosting account….