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workingbee-1.1-php5.tar.gz (PHP 5 on Linux)
workingbee-1.1-php5.zip (PHP 5 on Windows)
workingbee-1.1-php4.tar.gz (PHP 4 on Linux)
workingbee-1.1-php4.zip (PHP 4 on Windows)

Step 1: Download Working BEE and install the "bee" directory under your website's "Document Root".

Step 2: Access the "bee" directory via your website to activate Working BEE (e.g. www.mywebsite.com/bee)

Step 3: Login to your website (the activation page is also the login page).

Step 4: For the web pages you need to modify, add the following as the first line of the file:

<?php include("bee/compiler.php"); return; ?>

Step 5: For areas you need to modify, add these two lines before and after each of them:

<bee:text "name" init='
... (editable content here) ...
'>

Make sure all single quotation marks (') in the editable content are escaped with \' (put a backslash before ').

The parameter "name" is a unique name in the web page that identify the content area.

If the same content appear in other pages as well, you may use "file&name" instead.  Content in other pages using this name will be the same.  Changing one will cause others to change.  (e.g. <bee:text "Common&News">)

Step 6: To modify web content, please login first, go to the web page, click on the icon, and the edit box will appear.  When you finish, please click "Save".

For a complete reference of the BEE Language, please click here.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do I need to modify the site significantly?
A: No, just load the Working BEE software with the website and replace the editable content by <bee:text "name"> on pages that allow online editing.

Q: When a new page is added, how will it look?
A: You select a page as the Virtual Page and set it as the 404 redirection (preferrably 403 as well).  When a non-existing page is hit, the Virtual Page will be used as a template for the new page.

Q: Some contents are common to all pages.  Will pages on one page shown on others?
A: Yes, you may enter a "file" name for the content (<bee:text "file&name">).  Changes to such content will appear on all pages that shares the file.  Without a "file" name, the content is local to the page itself.

Q: Are navigation menus editable?
A: Yes, there is a step-by-step guide to convert your menu into an editable one, then the user can modify the menu via the Menu Editor.

Q: How about members-only content?
A: You may add a sign-in box on the page and specify on the menu which pages or areas are for signed-in users only.  Passwords and access levels can be stored in a file or a database table.

Q: Can we build a new website on BEE?
A: Definitely yes!  The website that you are looking at (www.onmyweb.net) is entirely built on the BEE Language with full database support, authentication mechanism and remote access.

 


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