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AutoRank Professional v#%VERSION%# Setup
Fields marked in red are required
Directory Setup HTML Directory:

The directory on your server where you want the ranking pages created.
Example: /web/home/username/docs/autorank

Image Directory:

The directory on your server where you want the member banners to be stored.
Example: /web/home/username/docs/autorank/images
This directory cannot be inside the cgi-bin.
URL Setup CGI URL:

The base URL where the software is installed on your server.
Example: http://www.domain.com/cgi-bin/autorank

Forward URL:

The full URL surfers will be sent to when they come to your site through rankem.cgi.
Example: http://www.domain.com/autorank/index.html

HTML URL:

The full URL where the ranking pages will be created.
Example: http://www.domain.com/autorank

Image URL:

The full URL where the member banners will be stored.
Example: http://www.domain.com/autorank/images

In URL:

The full URL and filename of the incoming hit tracking script.
Example: http://www.domain.com/cgi-bin/autorank/rankem.cgi

Out URL:

The full URL and filename of the outgoing hit tracking script.
Example: http://www.domain.com/cgi-bin/autorank/out.cgi
E-Mail Setup Sendmail Location or SMTP Server Hostname:

The full path to sendmail or the hostname of your SMTP server.
Sendmail Example: /usr/sbin/sendmail
SMTP Example: mail.yourdomain.com

Your E-mail Address:

The email address you want to use in association with the list.
Example: webmaster@yourdomain.com

#%USE_MEM_EMAIL%# Send confirmation e-mail to person signing up?
#%USE_ADMIN_EMAIL%# E-mail administrator when new account is added?
#%USE_EDIT_EMAIL%# E-mail administrator when an account is edited?
Overall Ranks Overall Sites To List:

The total number of sites to be listed on the ranking pages.
Example: 100

#%USE_FILLER%# Fill in empty overall ranks with filler HTML?

Main Ranking Page:

The main ranking page for your site. The #1 overall ranking will appear on this page.
Example: index.html

Split List At:

Where to split the list and start a new page. (leave blank if none)
Example: 25,50,75   (NO SPACES!)
This setup will be 4 pages with ranks:
1-25 on the first
26-50 on the second
51-75 on the third
76-END on the last

Break List At:

Where to insert breaks in the list; for banner ads, etc. (leave blank if none)
Example: 5,30,70   (NO SPACES!)
Breaks occur after the rank indicated.

Font Sizes:

List of font sizes and corresponding ranks.
Example: 1-5=>4,6-25=>3,26-50=>2,51-100=>1
This setup will use a font size of:
4 for ranks 1-5
3 for ranks 6-25
2 for ranks 26-50
1 for ranks 51-100
Note that you must start at a low rank and work your way to a higher rank.

Overall Banners To Show:

The number of member banners to show on the overall ranking pages.
Example: 5
Category Ranks #%USE_CAT_PAGES%# Generate seperate ranking pages for each category?

You only need to fill in the rest of these fields if you checked the box above.
Items marked in blue are required if you checked the box above.

#%USE_RERANK_CAT%# Update category pages at each rerank?
#%USE_FORWARD_CAT%# Forward surfers to the category page of the site they came from?

Sites To List Per Category:

The number of sites to be listed on category pages.
Example: 100

#%USE_C_FILLER%# Fill in empty category ranks with filler HTML?

Categories:

The categories members will be able to choose from for their account.
Example: Category 1,Category 2,Category 3
Seperate categories by commas with no space before or after a comma.

Split List At:

Where to split the list and start a new page. (leave blank if none)
Example: 25,50,75   (NO SPACES!)
This setup will be 4 pages with ranks:
1-25 on the first
26-50 on the second
51-75 on the third
76-END on the last

Break List At:

Where to insert breaks in the list; for banner ads, etc. (leave blank if none)
Example: 5,30,70   (NO SPACES!)
Breaks occur after the rank indicated.

Font Sizes:

List of font sizes and corresponding ranks.
Example: 1-5=>4,6-25=>3,26-50=>2,51-100=>1
This setup will use a font size of:
4 for ranks 1-5
3 for ranks 6-25
2 for ranks 26-50
1 for ranks 51-100
Note that you must start at a low rank and work your way to a higher rank.

File Extension:

The file extension to use for category pages.
Example: html

Category Banners To Show:

The number of member banners to show on the category ranking pages.
Example: 5
Banners Maximum Banner Height:

The maximum height value members can use for their banners.
Example: 60

Maximum Banner Width:

The maximum width value members can use for their banners.
Example: 468

#%USE_FORCE_DIMS%# Force all member banners to these dimensions?

Maximum Banner Size In Bytes:

The maximum size in bytes that a member banner can be.
This will only work if you have one of the download options enabled below.
Example: 12288     (no commas!)

Banner Alt Value:

The value to place in the alt attribute of member banner image tags.
Example: Click Here To Visit This Site

#%USE_CHECK_BANNERS%# Download member banners to get height, width, and check byte size?
#%USE_SERVE_BANNERS%# Download member banners and serve them from your server?
If you want to use a banner from your server for all accounts that do not
fill in banner information, complete the three fields below.

Default Banner URL:

The full URL to the default banner to use for accounts.
Example: http://www.domain.com/images/banner.gif

Default Banner Height:

The height of the default banner.
Example: 60

Default Banner Width:

The width of the default banner.
Example: 468
Other Options Minimum Hits:

The minimum number of hits needed to get listed.
Example: 1

Site Title Max Length:

The maximum number of characters allowed for member site titles.
Example: 60

Site Description Max Length:

The maximum number of characters allowed for member site descriptions.
Example: 255

Time Zone Offset:

The time zone offset to use for date/time displays on the list.
If your server is in EST and you are in CST, this would be -1
Example: -1

Date Format:

The format to be used for dates generated by the script.
Example: %n-%j-%y
See the dates.html documentation file for more information

Time Format:

The format to be used for times generated by the script.
Example: %g:%i%a
See the dates.html documentation file for more information

#%USE_REVIEW%# Review new accounts before listing?
#%USE_REV_EDIT%# Review all member account editing before listing?
#%USE_REQ_RECIP%# Require a reciprocal link URL for submission?
#%USE_DUP_CHECK%# Check for duplicate accounts during signup?
#%USE_URL_CHECK%# Verify URLs during account submission?

Rank sites by:


Decimal Places:

The number of decimal places to show for Hits/Time values
Example: 2
#%USE_CRON%# Check this box if you are using cron to update the list.

Rerank Time:

The minimum number of seconds between list re-ranks
Example: 3600

Reset Time:

The minimum number of seconds between list resets
Example: 86400
If you want your table row colors to alternate, fill in the following items

First Row Color:

The color to use for the first row, and then every other, in your table.
Example: #dcdcdc

Second Row Color:

The color to use for the second row, and then every other, in your table.
Example: #afafaf
#%USE_NEW_ICON%# Mark new sites with an icon?

New Icon HTML:

The full HTML tag to use for the new image.
Example: <img src="http://www.domain.com/images/new_icon.gif">

Time to display icon:

The minimum number of seconds to display the new icon next to a site.
This number should be at least as large as your rerank time.
Example: 86400
If you want to display up and down images next to sites, fill in the following.

Up Image HTML:

The full HTML tag to use for the "up" image.
Example: <img src="http://www.domain.com/images/up.gif">

Down Image HTML:

The full HTML tag to use for the "down" image.
Example: <img src="http://www.domain.com/images/down.gif">

Unchanged Image HTML:

The full HTML tag to use for the "unchanged" image.
Example: <img src="http://www.domain.com/images/unch.gif">
User Defined Fill out the following if you are using any of the 3 user defined database fields.

Field One Name:

The name of the data you are collecting for field one.
Example: Sample Image URL

Field Two Name:

The name of the data you are collecting for field two.
Example: ICQ Number

Field Three Name:

The name of the data you are collecting for field three.
Example: Contact Name

#%USE_REQ_FIELD_1%# Require field one for account submission?
#%USE_REQ_FIELD_2%# Require field two for account submission?
#%USE_REQ_FIELD_3%# Require field three for account submission?
Cheat Protection If you are using the C hit tracking add on, changing these settings will have no affect. You need to make all changes to the cheat protection options in the source code for the add on, and then recompile it.

#%USE_CHEAT_LOG%# Keep a log of all cheating attempts?*
#%USE_NO_PROXY%# Filter out hits coming from proxy servers?
#%USE_IP_LOG%# Keep an IP log for each member?*

Clean Time: (required if logging IPs)

The minimum number of seconds between IP log clearings.
Example: 86400

#%USE_COOKIES%# Enable cookies?

Expire Time: (required if using cookies)

The number of seconds a cookie should last before expiring.
Example: 86400

#%USE_GATEWAY%# Enable the gateway (double CGI) page?
#%USE_REQ_COOK%# Only cookie enabled browsers can send hits? (must be using gateway)

Session Time: (required if using double CGI)

The number of seconds a gateway session should last before expiring.
Example: 45
* Enabling any of these options can use a large amount of disk space. Make sure you have at least 20 megabytes of free space for an average sized list. Sites with many members will require more space.