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This is the English part of the FAQ

The FAQ is not meant as a replacement for the documentation which can also be found in this Wiki. Its main purpose is to provide the users with additional information and to answer common questions regarding phpCMS.

The FAQ is also used to collect useful tips & tricks that users posted in the phpCMS Support Forum.
For more help with solving special requirements visit the MiniHowTos MainPage as well.

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Contents 1 General 2 Installation 3 Usage 4 Administration / Maintenance 5 Understanding 6 Future features

[edit] General

• License
  • Why does the GPL allow users to publish their modified versions?
  • Does the GPL require me to publish the source code of modified versions?
  • Does the GPL allow me to sell copies of a program for money?
  • If I offer GPL'd software for a fee, do I need to offer it for free to the public?
  • Is a company who is selling a GPL'd program not breaching the GPL by not offering it on the Internet?
• Documentation
  • Is there a printable version of the documentation available?
• Layout / Design
  • Are there any downloadable templates?
  • Where can I find phpCMS logos?

[edit] Installation

• phpCMS Package
  • Why do I get "Warning: OpenDir: Permission denied (ErrNo 13) in ..."?
  • Why do I get "Warning: Undefined variable in ..."?
• Web servers
  • Can I use phpCMS on virtual hosts?
  • Does phpCMS work with Apaches user-directories (mod_userdir)?

[edit] Usage

• General
  • Why do I get errors when using JavaScript or CSS with phpCMS?
• Project files
  • Why are changes in project files not reflected in the page display?
• Template files (Templates)
  • Why are changes in template files not reflected in the page display?
• Content files
  • Why are line breaks not displayed?
  • Why do I get validation errors with "DTD XHTML 1.0" and "MAIL2CRYPT"?
  • Can I use more than one content field?
  • How can "normal" HTML pages be integrated into phpCMS?
  • How can I find out which file caused a problem in a rendered page?
  • Why are images, animations, ... not displayed after changing to phpCMS?
  • Forms
    • How can I embed a form in a content file?
    • Why is Stealth Mode not working with forms and the method 'POST' to a content page?
    • Why are my forms with method 'GET' and Stealth Mode 'off' not working?
• Full Text Search
  • Are there error messages for the search?
  • What are and how can I remove/change the display of 'Similar matches' in the search results?
  • Why does the browser "hang" using the fulltext search?
• Scripts
  • Why do script calls not work correctly?
  • What is the difference between scripts, plugins and PAX?
• Menus
  • Why do I get the error message "Menu Sub2 not found"?
  • How can I use images instead of text links as menue items?
• Tag file
  • Can parameters be used for tags?
• Plug-ins
  • Can I use PHP sessions in plugins?
  • What is the difference between scripts, plugins and PAX?

[edit] Administration / Maintenance

• Online editing
  • What is the effect of the EDIT tags?
  • Why does the browser "hang" at login for the online editor?
  • How can I display additional information on a page in edit mode?
• Debugging
  • Why does the browser "hang" at login for the debug mode?
• Traps and nuisances
  • Why is my plugin-directory wrong? I changed it in the 'default.php', but the plugin is still looked for in another location.

[edit] Understanding

• Caching
  • How does caching work?
  • How does phpCMS decide, which methode of caching to apply?
  • Why are changes in templates / project files not reflected in the page display?

[edit] Future features

• When will a user management be available?