Noah's Classifieds: Open Source PHP Application

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When a client requested a sophisticated e-commerce site for the sale of used landscaping and tree service equipment, the first decision I had to make was whether to build a new system from the ground up, which would require a great deal of PHP and MySQL programming skills -- or locate, install, and configure an existing PHP application (preferably open source).

I finally decided on finding a PHP open source solution. I learned that the general type of software I was looking for was generally referred to as classified advertising apps. My web hosting service has quite a few applications which can be installed automatically -- at the touch of a button,, generally -- via SimpleScripts, and the only software in this category was called Noah's Classifieds.

Unfortunately but expectedly, the version of Noah's Classifieds available for free from my web hosting service was an introductory version with most tweaking choices made unavailable. A little digging reveals that the full version of Noah's cost about $200.

I also found out -- later than I should have -- that Noah's Classifieds gets pretty average reviews, and that installation of Noah's is not quite as simple as some would lead one to believe. However, my search for an alternative was not very productive and I did not want to take on the challenge of building this application from scratch.

Since I needed to compile all the decent online Noah's resources I could find anyway, I decided to publish these resources here on the BestWeb Nashville website. If you are reading this now, then you are probably on the hunt for just that. Good luck with your Noah's experience.

Noah's Classifieds: General Resources

Noah's Classifieds
Excerpt: the leading classifieds software on the web... Join the fastest growing need for websites. Whether you have a business, are a web developer, or someone who just wants to start a community classifieds, NOAH is perfect for you. No programming needed. Just a one-click install...

working demo of Noah's Classifieds :: username/pw = admin/admin

Noah's Classifieds FAQ :: from Noah's Classifieds website

Noah's Classifieds FAQ :: from PHP Outsourcing website

Noah's Classifieds: Installation

Noah's Classifieds installation video

Noah's Classifieds installation FAQ
Excerpt: he leading classifieds software on the web... Join the fastest growing need for websites. Whether you have a business, are a web developer, or someone who just wants to start a community classifieds, NOAH is perfect for you. No programming needed. Just a one-click install...

Noah's Classifieds installation instructions
Excerpt: install.php details... The web-based install wizard of Noah's Classifieds is very simple to use - it has only three steps - and you can probably go through them without reading this detailed description. The three steps are: Step 1: Checking, Step 2: Setup, Step 3: Install...

Noah's Classifieds installation :: server security configuration, setting up file permissions
Excerpt: Setting up file permissions... Noah's Classifieds must store the uploaded pictures and media files, writes error log, and caches the RSS feed. To be able to do this, Noah's needs sufficient permissions to write these files. At the same time, leaving the permissions too loose can introduce security risks... Noah's Classifieds is executed by PHP...

Noah's Classifieds installation :: from PHPOutsourcing.com
Excerpt: Prerequisites: In order to run Noah's Classifieds on your computer, you will need the following software components on your unit: MySql database server, PHP script module...

Noah's Classifieds: Forums

Noah's Classifieds forum :: from Bluehost

Noah's Classifieds forum :: from PHPReg

Noah's Classifieds :: Noah's Classifieds - custom list 3

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Related Resources

Noah's Classifieds :: Terms of Service - Legal Stuff

http://www.vodahost.com/vodatalk/scripts-fantastico/3556-noahs-classifieds.html

technical security

http://man.cx/chown: CHOWN(1) User Commands http://man.cx/setfacl

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