pnFlashGames PostNuke Module Installation instructions

last updated: 12-19-2003
Author: Lee Eason

For additional installation details and instructions, visit the Docs page at the 
pnFlashGames project site:
http://noc.postnuke.com/projects/pnflashgames/

Install Instructions (brief):
* Extract the contents of the pnFlashGames.zip file.  
* Move the folder named 'pnFlashGames' into your PostNuke modules directory.  
* Go to Administration->Modules and click 'Regenerate'.  
* Scroll down and click 'Initialize' on the pnFlashGames row.
* Scorll down again and click 'Activate' on the pnFlashGames row.
* Go to Administration->pnFlashGames and add some games. Be sure you specify the
  correct absolute or relative (from your modules dir) address for the game.  
  A games directory has been added, but you will still need to download some 
  games yourself and add them to the system manually.
* Go to Administration->Blocks and add the pnFlashGames / Show latest highscores block.


Upgrade Instructions (from 0.5):
* Overwrite your old pnFlashGames folder with the new one.
* Go to Administration->Modules and click 'Regenerate'
* Scroll down and click 'Upgrade' on your pnFlashGames row
* Scroll down and click 'Activate' on your pnFlashGames row
* Now go to Administration->pnFlashGames and make sure you don't have any duplicate
  games.  I went ahead and added INSERT commands and added the first six default
  games for you.  If you had previously installed some games there will probably
  be duplicates.  Just get rid of the ones you don't want anymore.  Do this by clicking
  'view' and looking at the Game Name and Game Location columns.

Six games have been included with this release.  Additional games can be found at the 
afore mentioned pnFlashGames project site under 'Files'.  The games you can find there 
will be zipped with readme files for each game giving you all the information you need 
to host them (author, dimensions, bgcolor...ect).


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EZComments Installation Instructions

Okay, first of all, where did you get your EZComments from?  I modified that module
because it was lacking a few functions that we need in order for the comments indication
to work.  I also added the configuration option for sorting the comments in ASC or DESC order.
The module that you got from http://lottasophie.sourceforge.net probably does not include
these changes.  The comments will still work, but no sorting and no comments indication. So,
try to download the EZComments module from pnFlashGames.com so that you can have these functions.
It won't mess up any current EZComments stuff.  The latest modification was based on the 0.2 
preview December of 2003.

So now on to the setup and migration steps.  First things first, install the EZComments module if
you haven't already.  You must initialize and activate it as you would any other module.  Next,
go into pnFlashGames configuration and disable comments.  Now go to Administration -> EZComemnts.
Click on Migrate Comments.  Choose pnFlashGames from the list.  If that is not an option, you can
download the migration wizard from pnFlashGames.com.  It will go in your "migrate" folder under 
EZComments.  After you finish the migration, go to Administration -> Modules and "Edit" your
pnFlashGames entry.  Check the box for "Enable EZComments for this module?".  That's it, now you
have EZComments for pnFlashGames.  If you are using the correct version of EZComments, you should
have an indication of comments on the games page and well as for the contests.  EZComments is 
smarty template based, so making it look right is not hard.  The administration of EZComments is
quite easy as well.

So have fun and if you have any trouble with this, stop by pnflashgames.com and check the forums.
Don't go to the lottasophie site because they aren't going to support the changes that I have made.

Thanks for using pnflashgames!