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C. Upload your files

You should decide whether you want your classifieds site to be your site (most customers opt for this method) or whether you want your classifieds to be in a subdirectory (such as http://www.mysite.com/myclassifieds/). Keep in mind that you will have the ability to create new pages and modify their contents from within the administration area.

--If you decide you want the classifieds to be your entire site --

  1. In the local pane of your FTP program, navigate to the location where you unzipped the classified files. Open the 'upload' folder. This folder contains 14 folders (from 'administration' to 'thumbs') and 30 files (from 'ajax.php' to 'viewmember.php'). Highlight ALL the folders and files, then click-and-drag them to the server pane. It may take a few moments for all the files to transfer.
  2. Filezilla users: You can view the progress of the file transfer by watching your 'queue' in the bottom frame of the FileZilla window. After FZ stops transferring files, there should be NO files listed in the bottom frame. If there are files listed, then there was a problem with the transfer. Highlight all the folders and files again and drag them to your server pane. A window should appear stating "Would you like to replace the file....?" Choose 'Skip' and place a check in the box "Always use this action when a file already exists". By skipping any existing file, you'll only be replacing the files that were not successfully uploaded initially.

--If you decide you want the classifieds to be in a subfolder --

  1. We'll first need to create a folder inside your public folder. Most FTP programs let you right-click in the server pane and choose 'New Folder'. Name the folder anything you like (such as classifieds or ads). Once the folder has been successfully created, double-click the icon to open the folder.
  2. In the local pane of your FTP program, navigate to the location where you unzipped the classified files. Open the 'upload' folder. This folder contains 14 folders (from 'administration' to 'thumbs') and 30 files (from 'ajax.php' to 'viewmember.php'). Highlight ALL the folders and files, then click-and-drag them to the server pane. It may take a few moments for all the files to transfer.
  3. Filezilla users: You can view the progress of the file transfer by watching your 'queue' in the bottom frame of the FileZilla window. After FZ stops transferring files, there should be NO files listed in the bottom frame. If there are files listed, then there was a problem with the transfer. Highlight all the folders and files again and drag them to your server pane. A window should appear stating "Would you like to replace the file....?" Choose 'Skip' and place a check in the box "Always use this action when a file already exists". By skipping any existing file, you'll only be replacing the files that were not successfully uploaded initially.

PLEASE NOTE: All references in the rest of this user's manual will refer to your site address as "www.yoursite.com". If you have installed the script in a subfolder, remember to include the subfolder in the address to view the classifieds section in a browser (for example: www.yoursite.com/classifieds/).