Cchost/admin/FAQ and Cookbooks

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How do I change the banner (logo)?

  • Log in as an administrator
  • Click on Manage Site then Banner Logo (or browse to admin/templatetags/bannerlogo)
  • Click on the "Browse" button and select your preferred image.
  • Click on the Submit Banner Logo button

How do I add new file types to the system?

  • Log in as an administrator (if not already)
  • Click on Global Settings then Pseudo Verify (or browse to admin/pverify)
  • Follow the instructions at the top of the screen
  • When you finished click on the Submit button
  • Follow the instructions directly below to enable the file type in submit forms.

How do I enable/restrict file types users can upload?

  • Log in as an administrator (if not already)
  • Click on Mangage Site then File Formats (or browse to admin/formats)
  • Check the boxes for the formats you want to allow
  • Click on the Submit button

How do I restrict licenses?

  • Log in as an administrator (if not already)
  • Click on Manage Site then License (or browse to admin/license)
  • Check the licenses you want to enable in submit forms
  • Click on the Submit button

For information on the Creative Commons Licenses see: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/

How do I add administrators?

  • Log in as an administrator (if not already)
  • Click on Manage Site then Settings (or browse to admin/settings)
  • At the Site Administrators field, enter a comma separated list of log in names. (If the user name is not in use yet, the next user that registers with that name will become an admin)
  • Click on the Submit button



How do I repair a broken configruation (A.K.A. HELP!!!!)

If you get into 'trouble' with your system you might be able to salvage your site by browsing to either:

If you are not logged in as an administrator when trying this you will have to:

  • Open the cchost_lib/cc-config-repair.php file in a text editor
  • Remove the two forward slashes '//' before the word 'return' in the line at the top of the file
  • Save this file to disk
  • From your browser, go to 'http://your_server/cchost_lib/cc-config-repair.php'. This should bring up a configuration editor
  • Click on the word 'media' to open the configuration settings and see if you can spot the error
  • After you have fixed (or decided you can't fix) the problem make sure to the put the '//' back into the cchost_lib/cc-config-repair.php file otherwise you will leave a large gaping security hole in your site