PHP Pro Bid v6

PHP Pro Bid v6.0

User Manual & Administration Guide


































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PHP Pro Bid Auction Software User Manual v6.0
Contents

PHP Pro Bid v6.0 User Manual & Administration Guide ................................. 1
Contents .......................................................................................................... 2
Installation Instructions .................................................................................... 6
System Requirements .................................................................................. 6
Step 1: Upload & Unzip Files........................................................................ 6
Step 2: Configure Your Database ................................................................. 6
Step 3: Run The PHP Pro Bid v6.0 Installation Script .................................. 7
User Guide ..................................................................................................... 11
User Registration ........................................................................................ 11
Introduction To Members' Area .................................................................. 12
Messaging .................................................................................................. 13
Sending Messages .............................................................................. 14
Bidding ....................................................................................................... 15
Managing & Placing Bids ........................................................................ 15
Standard & Proxy Bidding ................................................................... 15
Making An Offer .................................................................................. 17
Swap Offers ........................................................................................ 18
Buy Out (Buy Now) ............................................................................. 19
Won Items............................................................................................... 20
Invoices Received ................................................................................... 22
Watched Items ........................................................................................ 22
Favourite Stores ..................................................................................... 23
Selling ........................................................................................................ 24
Listing An Item For Sale ......................................................................... 24
Managing Your Selling Items .................................................................. 28
Open ................................................................................................... 28
Items With Bids/Offers ........................................................................ 28
Scheduled ........................................................................................... 29
Closed ................................................................................................. 29
Drafts .................................................................................................. 29
Sold ..................................................................................................... 30
Invoices Sent ....................................................................................... 30
Fees Calculator ................................................................................... 30
Prefilled Fields ..................................................................................... 31
Blocked Users ..................................................................................... 32
Reputation .................................................................................................. 32
Viewing Your Reputation ........................................................................ 33
Leaving Comments For Other Users ...................................................... 33
Bulk ............................................................................................................ 35
About Me .................................................................................................... 35
My Store ..................................................................................................... 36
Setting Up A Store - Subscription Setup ................................................. 37
Main Settings .......................................................................................... 38
Store Pages ............................................................................................ 39
Custom Categories ................................................................................. 40
Setting Up A Custom Category ........................................................... 40
Selecting Categories For Your Store ................................................... 40

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Listing Items For Sale In Your Store ....................................................... 41
Viewing Your Store ................................................................................. 41
Wanted Ads ................................................................................................ 42
Viewing Your Wanted Ads ...................................................................... 42
Creating A New Wanted Ad .................................................................... 43
My Account ................................................................................................ 44
Personal Information ............................................................................... 44
Manage Account ..................................................................................... 44
Account History ....................................................................................... 45
Mail Preferences ..................................................................................... 45
Abuse Report .......................................................................................... 46
Administration Guide ...................................................................................... 47
Site Status .................................................................................................. 47
Site Setup ................................................................................................... 47
General Settings ......................................................................................... 49
User Signup Confirmation Settings ......................................................... 49
Closed Auctions Deletion ........................................................................ 49
Home Page Featured Items .................................................................... 50
Category Pages Featured Items ............................................................. 50
Recently Listed Auctions ........................................................................ 51
Popular Auctions ..................................................................................... 51
Ending Soon Auctions ............................................................................ 51
Auction Images Settings ......................................................................... 52
Currency Settings ................................................................................... 52
Time and Date Settings .......................................................................... 52
Setup SSL Support ................................................................................. 53
Meta Tags Settings (site wide) ................................................................ 53
Cron Job Settings ................................................................................... 54
Minimum Registration Age Settings ........................................................ 54
Recently Listed Wanted Ads ................................................................... 54
Media Upload Settings ............................................................................ 54
Select Buy Out Method ........................................................................... 55
Selling Process Navigation Buttons Positioning ...................................... 55
Maximum Number of Auto Relists Allowed ............................................. 56
Site Invoices Settings ............................................................................. 56
Enable/Disable ........................................................................................... 56
Shipping Costs ........................................................................................ 57
Home Page Login Box ............................................................................ 57
Home Page News Box ............................................................................ 57
Buy Out/Make Offer ................................................................................ 57
Registration Page Terms and Conditions Box ........................................ 58
Selling Process Terms and Conditions Box ............................................ 58
Items Swapping Feature ......................................................................... 59
Home Page Users and Auctions Counter ............................................... 59
Additional Category Listing ..................................................................... 60
User Defined Languages ........................................................................ 60
Auctions Sniping Feature ........................................................................ 60
Private Site ............................................................................................. 60
Preferred Sellers Feature ....................................................................... 61
BCC Emailing to the Site Admin ............................................................. 61

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Ask Seller A Question Feature ................................................................ 61
Wanted Ads ............................................................................................ 62
Bid Retraction ......................................................................................... 62
Other Items from Seller on Auction Details Page .................................... 62
Bulk Lister ............................................................................................... 63
Category Counters .................................................................................. 63
Users' Phone Numbers on Successful Sales .......................................... 63
Search Engine Friendly Links (mod rewrite) ........................................... 63
Enable Auctions Approval ....................................................................... 64
Change Auction Duration When A Bid Is Placed .................................... 64
Enable Seller Verification ........................................................................ 65
Tables Management ................................................................................... 65
Edit Countries / Counties / States ........................................................... 65
Edit Auction Durations Table .................................................................. 66
Edit Payment Options Table ................................................................... 67
Edit Shipping Options Table ................................................................... 68
Edit Bid Increments Table ....................................................................... 68
Site Content ............................................................................................... 69
Vouchers Management ........................................................................... 69
Add Signup Voucher ........................................................................... 70
Add Auction Setup Voucher ................................................................ 70
Edit Help Section .................................................................................... 71
Edit News Section ................................................................................... 72
Edit FAQ Section .................................................................................... 72
Edit About Us Page ................................................................................ 73
Edit Contact Us Page ............................................................................. 74
Edit Terms and Conditions...................................................................... 75
Edit Privacy Policy Page ......................................................................... 75
Custom Pages Management .................................................................. 76
Edit System Emails ................................................................................. 76
Site Banners Management ..................................................................... 77
Edit Site Language Files ......................................................................... 79
Edit Members Announcements ............................................................... 80
Users Management .................................................................................... 80
Admin Users ........................................................................................... 81
Users Management ................................................................................ 81
Custom Registration Fields Setup .......................................................... 82
Login As Site User .................................................................................. 83
Users Reputation Management .............................................................. 83
Custom Reputation Fields Setup (Sale) .................................................. 84
Custom Reputation Fields Setup (Purchase) .......................................... 84
Send Registration Activation Emails ....................................................... 85
Send Newsletter ..................................................................................... 85
View Abuse Reports ............................................................................... 85
Ban Users ............................................................................................... 86
Blocked Users ......................................................................................... 86
Auctions Management ................................................................................ 86
Open Auctions ........................................................................................ 87
Closed Auctions ...................................................................................... 87
Unstarted Auctions ................................................................................. 88

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Suspended Auctions ............................................................................... 88
Sold Items ............................................................................................... 88
Auctions Awaiting Approval .................................................................... 89
Custom Auction Fields Management ...................................................... 89
Wanted Ads Management ...................................................................... 89
Custom Wanted Ad Fields Management ................................................ 90
User Messages Management ................................................................. 90
Stores Management ................................................................................... 91
Enable Stores ......................................................................................... 91
Store Subscriptions Management ........................................................... 91
Stores Management ............................................................................... 92
Custom Fields Setup .................................................................................. 92
Set Up Box Types ................................................................................... 93
Categories .................................................................................................. 93
Edit Categories ....................................................................................... 93
Edit Category Language Files ................................................................. 94
Fees ........................................................................................................... 95
Main Settings .......................................................................................... 95
Payment Gateways Setup ...................................................................... 96
Fees Management .................................................................................. 96
Currency Settings ................................................................................... 97
Accounting ................................................................................................. 98
Overview ................................................................................................. 98
Overdue Clients (Account Mode Only) ................................................... 98
Tax Settings ............................................................................................... 99
Enable Tax.............................................................................................. 99
Tax Configuration ................................................................................. 100
Tools ........................................................................................................ 100
Word Filter ............................................................................................ 100
Block Free Email Accounts ................................................................... 101
Currency Converter .............................................................................. 101
Support ..................................................................................................... 101
Support Desk ........................................................................................ 101
PHP Pro Bid Manual ............................................................................. 102


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PHP Pro Bid Auction Software User Manual v6.0
Installation Instructions

Installing PHP Pro Bid v6 requires the following facilities:

Read/Write access to web hosting file space

Ability to create and configure a database

Web browser to run installation script

You will not need to edit any files by hand but will need to be able to delete
and modify permissions on individual files and directories.

System Requirements

Your web server must meet these minimum requirements for a PHP Pro Bid
installation:

10MB web space
Apache web server
GD compiled
PHP 4+
1 x MySQL database

If you are not sure if your web hosting meets these requirements, please
contact your web hosting provider to clarify this.

Step 1: Upload & Unzip Files

1. Upload the file phpprobid_zend_files.zip to your web hosting file
space.
2. Unzip the phpprobid_zend_files.zip file into a directory of your
choice.
3. Modify the permissions on the includes folder to be 777.
4. In the includes folder, delete the file config.php (if it exists).
5. Set /cache to 777
6. Set /uplimg to 777
7. Set online_users.txt to 777
8. Set the contents of /language/english to 777
9. Set /images/probidlogo.gif to 777
Step 2: Configure Your Database

You need to create a database and user for the PHP Pro Bid software. The
database should have no tables in it.

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This is normally done using your server's control panel software - the
instructions below assume the use of the popular cPanel control panel but the
process will be very similar in most other cases.

1. Create a new MySQL database for PHP Pro Bid to use.

2. Create a suitable user for this database (you can use an existing user if
you wish).

3. Grant ALL privileges to this user for your new database.

4. If you need to connect to your database from external hosts, configure
your database hosting to allow this.

Step 3: Run The PHP Pro Bid v6.0 Installation Script

The installation and database configuration required for PHP Pro Bid v6.0 is
almost completely automated. These instructions will take you through the
steps required to run the installation script.

1. To begin the installation process, open a new web browser windows
and go to the following URL:

http://www.yourservername.com/v600/install/install.php

(Replace yourservername.com with the address of your web server
and include any folder names necessary)

2. You will be prompted to confirm that you have setup the database and
file permissions correctly. Click Next Step to continue:



3. Enter the connection details required for your database:


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Note: The database username and password need to be in this format:

hostinguser_databasename (not just databasename)

Click Next Step to continue.

4. You should now see a screen confirming that the database
configuration was completed successfully:



Click Next Step to continue.

5. You now need to choose your installation type:


Select the appropriate option and click Next Step to continue.

6. The install.php script will now run automatically, populating and
configuring the database:


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Once the script has completed running, you should see that all queries
have been uploaded. Click Next Step to continue.

7. You will now be prompted to enter the following details for your site:
a. Site Name (displayed in the title bar)
b. Site URL (ensure the URL is in the correct format)
c. Admin email address
d. Admin username
e. Admin password

Click Next Step to continue when you have entered all the
information.

8. You will now see a message confirming that you have successfully
completed the installation:



Click Next Step to finish the installation process.


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9. You now need to enter your activation key:



If you do not already have this information, login to the client area of
the main PHP Pro Bid website at:

http://www.phpprobid.com/client/

You will then be able to generate an activation key for your installation
by following the instructions on the screen.




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