I have been attempting to install a file uploader on one of my sites. I downloaded a cgi script and worked with it for several hours yesterday and the day before. I could build a pretty page, but I could not get the uploader to work. I finally gave up on it and went out searching for other options last evening. I downloaded a few choices, but the one that I put up is a php script package. It really has more features than the cgi script that I had problems with.

I had only minor file path problems getting this script to install. Once I figured out the proper database and user naming convention on my server the installation only took a few seconds. I did run into several problems when I started to customize the theme. Most of it was straight forward, but I had some conflicts with my site stylesheet and the uploader stylesheet. I also had some file path problems with my various includes. Part of this must be the way that the script builds the dynamic pages. It seems that the puzzle does not fit together in the way I had guessed. The most difficult thing to figure out was the stylesheet conflict. There are three stylesheets applied to the pages, and the effects can cancel or add depending on the situation.

I think that I was finally victorious. If you want to check it out it can be found at: http://www.audioartmusicplayer.com/uploads/

Tags: Victory (We hope)

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