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# VotePad - powerful voting system             Version 2.0                     #
# Copyright 2002 Alex M. Moskalenko (Trial)    alexmos2000@mail.ru             #
# Created: Jul 15, 2001                        Last Modified: Jan 20, 2002     #
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VotePad 2.0 distributive files:

 -vote.cgi			main voting script
 -vote_admin.cgi		administrative script
 -vote_subs.pl			subroutines used by both scripts
 [vote]				default voting directory

Add-ons (don't need uploading):
 [doc]				docs, manual, etc.
 [templates_sets]		ready to use designs
   

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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::Step 1 - Upload files
Upload all files to server into your CGI scripts directory (generally cgi-bin), preserving 
directory structure (you must set ASCII mode for uploading).


::Step 2 - Change rights (UNIX only)
Change access rights for files (use 'chmod' command or your FTP agent specific commands):
 all *.cgi:	  	rwxr-xr-x (read for all, write for owner, execute for all)
 [vote] dir:		rwxrwxrwx (read for all, write for all, execute for all)


::Step 3 - Install
Open administrative script (typing something like http://your.site.com/cgi-bin/vote_admin.cgi).
If first run, you will be promted for installation. If all access rights are correct, 
installation will be clean; otherwise return to Step2 and try again.

::Step 4 - Setup
After installing, enter to the Control Panel (using login 'admin' and password '123' by default)
To work with VotePad Control Panel, you must enable Cookies in your browser. First of all,
change password at the 'Change options' page. Than specify correct path to directory where
vote scripts are (for example, if you copy them into 'vote' directory of your cgi-bin dir,
you must enter '/cgi-bin/vote').
Also take a look at the other options.

::Step 5 - Start voting
Insert this SSI directive into the place were you want to see your voting (instead of /cgi-bin/
place correct cgi-bin path):
<!--#include virtual="/cgi-bin/vote.cgi" -->


That's all! Create first poll and test it.


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Always feel free to contact us.
Send all questions, suggestons, or gratitudes :) to alexmos2000@mail.ru
