Chapter 27. Miscellaneous

This chapter contains material that did not fit anywhere else, because the content was too specific, too advanced, or even too eccentric to be presented elsewhere. This does not mean that you should skip it, however. You will find some tips and tricks that may save the day - and you will learn some techniques applicable not only to PHP-Nuke, but to other areas as well, such as PHP programming or website management - so please read on!

The topics we cover are:

• How to change the Home module (Section 27.1),

• How to use PHP-Nuke under SSL (Section 27.2),

• How to change PHP parameters when you don't have access to php.ini (Section 27.3),

• How to display HTML code in a FAQ (Section 27.4 ),

• How to enter thousands of web links (Section 27.5),

• How to enter thousands of download links (Section 27.6),

• How to check the validity of thousands of web links (Section 27.7),

• How to enter thousands of ephemerids (Section 27.8),

• How to make the Encyclopedia international (Section 27.9),

• How to find the user name in a module (Section 27.10),

• How to correct thousands of users fields (Section 27.11),

• How to size the select boxes in a module (Section 27.12),

• How to deal with date and time (Section 27.13),

• How to deal with quotes in the site's name (Section 27.14),

• How to embed a Flash object in PHP-Nuke News (Section 27.15),

• How to backup your MySQL database using only the browser (Section 27.16).