blogkomm.com: frequently asked questions

blogkomm : faqs

here are the only and most asked questions. please understand that i only answer support-request-mail, that refers to an unknown problem.

most of the time, you check for the right directory for upload, right file permissions and be sure you did not mess up the code with certain changes

  1. Currently i use an other script for commenting on posts, but i want to try yours. Can i maintain my old comments?
  2. Can i use blogkomm with other blogging tools than blogger or in a manually-driven weblog?
  3. I installed everything the right way but when i open my blog i get the following alert: Warning: fopen(..blogkomm/comments.txt ...
    ../.../blogkomm/module/blogkomm_show_link.php
  4. Unfortunately i got no PHP installed on my webserver. Are there any other possibilites to let users place comments?
  5. My blog is at blog*spot. Can i use blogKomm there?
  6. Do I have to change my archive files to .php? They are currently in a folder and i'm wondering if that matters.

Currently i use an other script for commenting on posts, but i want to try yours. Can i maintain my old comments?

yes that should work. If you want to keep them, just don't republish your archive-pages until today.

Can i use blogkomm with other blogging tools than blogger or in a manually-driven weblog?

blogKomm works with every weblog software that uses particular IDs for the single post. for realizing the implementation you just have to be able to to access the postID with a variable you can include into the blogKomm code snippet:


<?
$blog_id='PostID-variable';
$blog_mail='PostAuthor e-mail adress';
$post_url='the permalink-url to the single post or index.php';
define (BK_PATH, "/path-/generated-/by-/setup/blogkomm");
include (BK_PATH."/module/blogkomm_show_link.php");
?>

see also the "how to"-pages for an example

I installed everything the right way but when i open my blog i get the following alert: Warning: fopen("blogkomm/comments.txt", "r+") - Permission denied in /.../
/blogkomm/module/blogkomm_show_link.php

You have to check the chmod-settings of the file. Most FTP-clients support this. MacUsers may use Transmit, a cute little ftp-tool to upload files. PC-Users will be okay with WSFTP.

PC User have to rightclick on the remote file and check the chmod-settings. Mac-Users have to click on the remote file and press cmd-i

Unfortunately i got no PHP installed on my webserver. Are there any other possibilites to let users place comments?

Yes. there will be solutions for you: Check out the other solutions at Phil Ringnalda's list.

My blog is at blog*spot. Can i use blogKomm there?

no. i am sorry ... you have to look for a new free hosting service providing PHP. maybe take a look here ... or check out the solutions at Phil Ringnalda's list.

Do I have to change my archive files to .php? They are currently in a subdirectory and i'm wondering if that matters.

yes... you have to rename them to .php

You can leave them where they are. Make sure that paths to images and other pages are root-relative, with a leading slash: <img src="/blog/images/image.png" />

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