Can't get MLM to work.

[julienjp]

I can't seem to get MLM to work. The directions are really vague but so far I have been able to upload the files and edit the setting page. Now when I launch the

http://www.toandfrom.ca/lm/lm.php?cmd=init&pwd=password

It says my password is not correct. I have deleted the user and added it again but the same result.

I checked the database with mysql and there is not tables or data.

is there any way to upload the sql file to make the tables manually? I know I can connect to the database, but I think my server is no letting maxbulk make the tables remotely.


Any help would be great. Its taking a longer than it should to set this up and I am almost at the point of dropping Maxbulk and looking for a different option.


Thanks

Julien

 

[julienjp]

Well I got it to install and I am now finally seeing the MLM backend. I have added some list names and a few emails.

Now when I try to download the remote lists in Maxbulk, nothing happens. It just shows its downloading and nothing happens. Is there something I am doing wrong or does it normally take this long to download the lists for the first time.


Thanks for all your help


Julien

 

[stanbusk]

How many recipients do you have on your remote list?

 

[julienjp]

I actually got it working late last night. I had to delete the lists a few times before they started showing. The lists are small since I am only trying to evaluate the software.

So far its looking good, except for the all the initial installation problems I had. Most of these problems might have been avoided if there were a little more details in the installation directions. Not everyone is skilled at PHP or other webcodes including Html.

Currently I am having trouble customizing the subscribe pages. I have about 10 - 15 different lists I want people to have an option of choosing. I tried to add the extra lists by using examples provided in the Html folder but without knowing exactly what each function does and what needs to be changed and what doesn't. I am kinda going in blind, if you know what I mean. I have no idea what I am changing or what effect it might have. Currently my only option is to make a few changes at a time and see what works or what doesn't. This is not only very tedious but takes a lot of my time.

I am also need to know how to work with options on the subscribe page. I want people to add in the city they are from and their birthday. I want to be able to send them letters by the city they are from and send them something on their birthdays. I don't see any example of how to add options or tags to the subscribe page.

Have you thought about making the subscribe pages so they pull the lists from the MLM database and display them on the subscribe page. That way you can add and remove lists without having to edit the subscribe page each time. Maybe this can be added to future versions.

I used to use PhpList and for some reason people were not getting their messages from me. I think it had something to do with phplist and other ISPs. I hope that switching to MaxBulk will solve these issues.


Thanks


Julien

 

[stanbusk]

There are already two pages that show the lists automatically:

.../lm/html/subscribe_auto_multiple.php

and

.../lm/html/subscribe_auto_single.php

One shows all the lists with checkboxes allowing the subscriber to subscribe to several lists at once. The other shows a pull-down menu.

 

[julienjp]

Really? cause I when I have tried the page it only shows lists 1 -3 and none of my lists are labeled that way. I will try it again and see if there is any difference. Also when I looked at the source code for multiple subscribe page it looked like the code for the lists was pre written and not pulled from a remote data base.

I am have no coding experience so I can be totally wrong.


Thanks for all your help


Julien

 

[stanbusk]

I wrote those two pages myself actually to make your life easier since you don't have to code anything, they are ready to be used.

 

[julienjp]

OK all the problems so far have been fixed! Thank you Stanbusk for all the great help and support. You must have a lot of patience and understanding to deal with all these newbie questions and problems like mine.

I was almost about to spend days trying to figure out the code and rewrite the way I wanted to. Thanks for letting me know there was an auto subscribe page. I feel so silly for not seeing it myself.

I am now wondering if there is any documentation on how I can use the options or tags. I want to be able to ask for more information on the subscribe pages. Like what city are they from or when is their birthday. I want to be able to use these options when sending out emails.

Is there somewhere where I can read on how to add more options(tags) to the subscribe page.


Thanks


Julien

 

[stanbusk]

There are several posts on this forum about that, where I respond to the very same question, how to add fields to the the HTML form and how to modify the PHP code at the beginning.

 

[julienjp]

No problem, I can do a search. Can you help me by giving me some key words to search on? I already tried to search option, tags and opt. I did some results but it was mostly about a problem with the unsubscribe feature.



Again Thanks for all your help. I have already purchased your maxbulk package. So far I am very happy. The option issue is the last I need to deal with before I can start sending out messages.


Julien

 

[stanbusk]

Look for 'subscribe form' or just 'subscribe'.

 

[julienjp]

The 'subscribe_auto_single.php' page has a little error in it, use this version instead:

Do you have an updated version of the subscribe_auto_multiple.php?

It looks like there might be an error in this file too. After many attemps to modify the page. I decided to start fresh with a completely new install. I tested the original page unmodified and it still give the same error..

Sorry but we can't process your request
Please fix the following issues
You have to select a list

Can you please check and make sure the original file has no bugs in it before I continue trying to get this to work the way I want it to.


Thanks so much for your help.


Julien

 

[stanbusk]

No, the file has no bug.

 

[julienjp]

Well then I can't understand why all the other pages work and this one for some reason doesn't. I have reinstalled it on a totally different server and url. I tried all the pages and they all work except for the subscribe_auto_multiple.

If there is supposed to be no error than why doesn't it work right out of the box? Maybe you can send me an update file that you know already works.


Thanks

Julien

 

[stanbusk]

Perhaps your server does pass the listcount parameter properly.

Under:

//--PARAMATER CHECKING----------------------------------------------------------

if ( isset( $_REQUEST['cmd'] ) && !empty( $_REQUEST['cmd'] ) ) { $cmd = $_REQUEST['cmd']; }
if ( isset( $_REQUEST['email'] ) && !empty( $_REQUEST['email'] ) ) { $email = $_REQUEST['email']; }
if ( isset( $_REQUEST['firstname'] ) && !empty( $_REQUEST['firstname'] ) ) { $firstname = $_REQUEST['firstname']; }
if ( isset( $_REQUEST['lastname'] ) && !empty( $_REQUEST['lastname'] ) ) { $lastname = $_REQUEST['lastname']; }

Add:

if ( isset( $_REQUEST['listcount'] ) && !empty( $_REQUEST['listcount'] ) ) { $listcount = $_REQUEST['listcount']; }