
Introduction
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BroadcastByEmail Web Module (bbemod) enables Voicent BroadcastByEmail software to communicate with a web site and its database. 
Specifically, it provides email subscribe/unsubscribe web pages, managing these email addresses in a mysql database, 
and enables email open tracking.

This module should be installed on your web site.


Before You Install
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Before you begin the install, there are few things you need to have and do.

You need access to your site and its directory and software to proceed with the installation. These are:
Access to your web server (via shell or FTP); A text editor; An FTP Client; Your web browser of choice

Your web server should support PHP and MySQL database.


Install bbemod
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The short instruction is listed below. For a detailed description, please see:
	http://sites.google.com/site/broadcastaddon/installation-guide

1. Download and unzip the bbemod package if you haven't already.

2. Create a database for bbemod on your web server, as well as a MySQL user who has all privileges for accessing and modifying it.

3. Edit the includes\class.config.php file

Open class.config.php file in a text editor and fill in the correct information below TODO.


	3.1. Find the line: define('WEB_ROOT', '/bbemod');
		change the /bbemod to the folder name you will install the module; leave it unchanged if you will keep the folder name as 'bbemod'

	3.2. Find the following lines and enter the appropriate values
		$this->dbHost      = 'localhost'; 	// database host
            	$this->dbName      = '';		// database name for bbemod            
            	$this->dbUsername  = '';		// database user name            
            	$this->dbPassword  = ''; 		// database user password
	
	3.4. Save the file

4. Upload the bbemod files in the desired location on your web server

5. Run the bbemod installation script by accessing install.php in a web browser.

If you installed bbemod in its own subdirectory called bbemod, for example, you should visit: http://example.com/bbemod/install.php

That's it! bbemod should now be installed


Configure BroadcastByEmail
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Once this web module is installed, open Voicent BroadcastByEmail software, select Manage > Settings... from the program main
menu; select the Web Module tab, enter the URL of your installed web module, and the admin name and password you specified in
Step 5. Now, BroadcastByEmail should work with your website directly.


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