The installation is very simple for even a non programmer type. Edit config.php with your favorite text editor.
Read the contents of config.php. It will tell you how to edit it.
What is an absolute path? It is a path that contains the root directory and all other sub directories required to get into the directory you're currently in or wish to get to. Below is a basic example of a generic path and an absolute path.
Absolute path:
/home/users/c/computerhope/public_html/cgi-bin
Non absolute path (relative path):
public_html/cgi-bin
As can be seen from the above example, the absolute path contains the full path instead of a few directories contained within the absolute path. Below are some additional examples.
Each entry that asks for an absolute path must NOT end with a trailing slash /
Each entry must have an opening and closing quotation mark " and at the end of the line be followed with a semi-colon ;
If you point to a directory, lets take the data directory for instance, it should exist prior to publishing your documents and be writeable by the program - usually chmod 777
You can point to any page as a template. This page must contain the following between the title elements of the webpage - %BLITETITLE%
In the body of the html template you want to ensure the following is added
<!-- Begin Blogging Lightly -->
<BLIGHTLY>
%BLITEBODY%
</BLIGHTLY>
<!-- End Blogging Lightly -->
That's pretty much it. If you have questions or need help, hit the forums at http://www.groonesworld.com/index.php?act=bb
Including the journal into your site is easy. If you opt to use the xml journal then you can include Blightly into your site by using different xml readers such as magpierss or LastRSS. Just read the directions of the package you decide to use.
Using the php version of the journal can embed the journal directly to an existing webpage. It is done by echoing your include. Typically I do it like this:
<?php
$journal = include("journal.php");
echo $journal;
?>
My site contents will wrap around the php include and be seamlessly included into my existing site.
The html version of the journal uses the blightly template for appearance. So when doing your html template, ensure you include the necessary elements into it. Refer to the items above in red.
As this script was to suit my own needs, it will be further developed with that in mind. I will add things as I need them or if for some reason people like it and demand new things then I probably will add them. We'll see how it goes. One of the things I want to do with it though is to have some sort of archival system because I can see in the long term that I will have older posts that I don't want to delete. I also want to be able to pick and choose which articles to publish. Those will come in time, but right now I am just happy to have something to blog with.