Getting Started with PHP AdminPanel (for version 3.0.0 or above)

1. Login and Logout.

This section describes how to perform login and logout from the Admin Panel.

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1.1 Login.

To perform login into Admin Panel open your browser and type in Address Bar 

http://{www.mydomain.com}/index.php
or 
http://{www.mydomain.com}/{adminpanel_directory}/index.php
When login page will be loaded, enter admin username and password and then click on Login button. If you entered a valid information you will be logged and redirected to the inner part of the Admin Panel.


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1.2 Logout.

To perform logout just click on Logout link at the top-rignt part of the screen or type in Address Bar of your browser 

http://{www.mydomain.com}/{adminpanel_directory}/logout.php
and then press Enter.


2. General.

This section describes how to works with important Panel Tools.

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2.1 Dashboard.

The goal of the dashboard is to automatically show a user useful icons, tips and other important objects. To place icon of some page to the Dashboard go to General -> Panel Menu Manager, then click on [Edit] link and check "Yes" in Show In Dashboard? option.


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2.1 Panel Settings.

To change Admin Panel Settings - select from the left menu: General -> Panel Settings. You will get Admin Panel Settings page with possibility to change some parameters. There are 4 tabs on this page: General Settings, Visual Settings, Users & Admins Settings and Security Settings.

On General Settings tab you may change General Settings of Admin Panel:

  • - Site Name
  • - Site Address
  • - Admin Email
  • - Panel Language

On Visual Settings tab you may change Visual Settings of Admin Panel :
  • - Header (required)
  • - CSS Style
  • - DataGrid CSS Style
  • - Menu Placement - left or top
  • - Disable or enable Left Panel scrolling
  • - State of Home Panel
  • - Panel Time Zone

On Users & Admins Settings tab you may edit Users and Admins Settings of Admin Panel:
  • - Whether to allow editing user password or not
  • - Whether to allow editing admin password or not

On Security Settings tab you may edit Security Settings of Admin Panel:
  • - Session Timeout length
  • - Passwords Encryption
  • - Passwords Encryption types

Change the data you want to suit your needs and then click on Update button to save the changes.


3. Accounts Management.

This section describes how to change settings in Administrator Account Management.

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3.1 My Account.

To change your account settings - select from the left menu: Account Manager -> My Account. On this page you can see your login info and change your personal data like: first and last name, email, username, password etc.

Perform all necessary changes and then click on Update button to save them.


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3.2 Changing Admin Account settings.

To change Admin Account Settings - select from the left menu: Account Manager -> Admins. You will see Admins Manager page. Click on Edit link from the left column and DataGrid will open this record in Edit Mode. Change the data according to your needs and then click on Update button to save these changes.


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3.3 Creating New Admin.

To add new administrator, open Admins Manager page (see 2.2) and click on +Add New link. Enter all data you need, including admin username and password and then click on Create button to finish this operation.


4. Menu Management.

This section describes how to manage menu groups and menu options.

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4.1 Menu Groups.

To start working with Menu Groups - select from the left menu: General -> Panel Menu Manager. You will see Menu Manager page, that allows you to manage menu groups.

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4.1.1 Creating Menu Group.

To add new Menu Group, open Menu Manager page (see 4.1) and click on +Add New link. Enter all needed data and then click on Create button.

The data, that has to be entered:
  • Menu Group Name (required) - Menu Group name, that will appear on Menu Panel
  • Order Index (required) - sequence order of Menu Group
  • Is Hidden - hide or show Menu Group in Menu Panel
  • Is Removable - allow or not to remove this Menu Group from Menu Manager page
  • Show In Menu - show or not this Menu Group in Menu Panel
  • Show In Dashboard - show or not this Menu Group in Dashboard


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4.1.2 Editing Menu Group.

To edit existing Menu Group, open Menu Manager page (see 4.1) and click on Edit link in appropriate Group. Change all data you need and then click on Update button.


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4.1.3 Deleting Menu Group.

To delete existing Menu Group, open Menu Manager page (see 4.1) and click on Delete link in appropriate Group. This operation will delete all Menu Options, pages and images, associated with this Group.


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4.2 Menu Options (links).

To start working with Menu Options (links) - select from the left menu: General -> Menu Manager. Then click on Menu Options link in appropriate Group. You will open Menu Options Manager page, that allows you to manage menu Menu Options for selected Group.

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4.2.1 Creating Menu Options.

To add new Menu Option, open Menu Options Manager page (see 4.2) and click on +Add New link. Enter all needed data and then click on Create button.

The data, that has to be entered:
  • Menu Option Name (required) - Menu Option Name, that will appear on Menu Panel
  • Page Type (required) - type of created page
  • Page Name (required) - name of page, that will be created
  • Order Index (required) - sequence order of Menu Option
  • Is Removable - allow or not to remove this Menu Option from Menu Options Manager page
  • Is Hidden - hide or show Menu Option in Menu Panel
  • Show In Menu - show or not this Menu Option in Menu Panel
  • Show In Dashboard - show or not this Menu Option in Dashboard
  • Icon - upload icon image, to be used in Dashboard
  • Create File? - whether to create file or not


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4.2.2 Editing Menu Option.

To edit existing Menu Option, open Menu Options Manager page (see 4.2) and click on Edit link in appropriate Option. Change all data you need and then click on Update button.


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4.2.3 Deleting Menu Option.

To delete existing Menu Option, open Menu Options Manager page (see 4.2) and click on Delete link in appropriate Option. This operation will delete page and images, associated with this Menu Option.



5. Creating/Editing Pages.

This section describes how to create different types of pages.

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5.1 Static Pages.

Static pages may be created while adding new Menu Option (see 4.2.1) by selecting Static Page option from the Page Type dropdown box. Here is some important data, that has to be entered:

  • Menu Option Name - Menu Option Name, that will appear in Menu Panel
  • Page Type - type of created page
  • Page Name - name of Static page, that will be used by system
  • Order Index - display order for Menu Option

Once created, Static Pages may be easy edited from the Pages Manager. To edit existing Static Page click on Static Pages link from the Pages Manager menu. On the page, that will be opened find appropriate record and click on Edit link. After all changes will be finished, click on Update button to save them.

If you want to delete existing Static Page go to General -> Menu Manager > [Menu Options] and click on Delete link of your page.


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5.2 Dynamic Pages.

Dynamic Pages may be created while adding new Menu Option (see 4.2.1) by selecting PHP Dynamic Page option from the Page Type dropdown box. Here is some important data, that has to be entered:

  • Menu Option Name - Menu Option Name, that will appear in Menu Panel
  • Page Type - type of created page
  • Page Name (required) - name of Dynamic page, that will be used by system. For example: my_sites.php
  • Order Index - display order for Menu Option

Once created, Dynamic Pages may be easy edited from the Pages Manager. To edit existing Dynamic Page click on Dynamic Pages link from the Pages Manager menu. On this find appropriate record and click on Edit link. After all changes will be finished, click on Update button to save them.

If you want to delete existing Dynamic page go to General -> Menu Manager > [Menu Options] and click on Delete link of your page.


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5.3 DataGrid Pages.

DataGrid pages may be created while adding new Menu Option (see 4.2.1) by selecting PHP DataGrid Page option from the Page Type dropdown box. Here is some important data, that has to be entered:

  • Menu Option Name - Menu Option Name, that will appear in Menu Panel
  • Page Type - type of created page
  • Page Name (required) - name of DataGrid page, that will be used by system. For example: users.php
  • Order Index - display order for Menu Option

After creating DataGrid page, you will be redirected to the DataGrid pages Wizard, which help you to create DataGrid page "on fly" in the easiest way.

Once created, DataGrid Pages may be easy edited from the Pages Manager. To edit existing DataGrid Page click on DataGrid Pages link from the Pages Manager menu. On the page, that will be opened find appropriate record and click on Code or Wizard link. Code allows you edit DataGrid Pages with Text Editor and Wizard - with DataGrid Wizard. After all changes will be finished, click on Update button to save them.

If you want to delete existing DataGrid page go to General -> Menu Manager > [Menu Options] and click on Delete link of your page.


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5.4 Creating Empty Link.

If you want to create an empty link in one of menu groups go to General -> Menu Manager -> [Menu Options] and click on Add New link. Then select for Page Type - "PHP Dynamic Page" and remove selection from "Create File?" checkbox. Just link will be created in appropriate menu group.


6. Modules.

This section describes how to manage embedded modules.

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6.1 Backup and Restore module.

This section describes how to create and restore backup.

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6.1.1 Creating Backup.

PHP Admin Panel allow you easily create backup of your database. To do this go to Admin Tools -> Backup. On this page you will see a list of existing backups. If you want to add new backup click on Backup button. After the new backup file will be created the new will appear in the list of existing backups.


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6.1.2 Restore Backup.

To restore existing backup go to Admin Tools -> Backup page and look on the list of existing backups. Select a backup you want to restore and click on [Restore] link at the right side. After restore will be completed refresh the site or re-login.


6.2 News and Events module.

This section describes how to create and manage news and events.

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6.2.1 Creation and Management.

PHP Admin Panel allows admin to create and manage news and events records. To do this go to Admin Tools -> News & Events. On this page you will see a list of existing news. News and Events are managed with a standard DataGrid page. You can add, delete or edit news with WYSIWYGH editor. You have to add the header, body of your news and a date of the publishing. Also you may save this news as a draft or publish it immediately.


6.3 Mass Mail module.

This section describes how to work with Mass Mail module.

Mass Mail - General View Mass Mail - Preview

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6.3.1 Creating email templates.

To create email templates go to Admin Tools -> Mass Mail, then click on [Manage Templates] link. On this page you could add/edit or delete email templates. You may use predefined variables, like: =CURRENT YEAR=, =FIRST NAME= etc. This variables will be replaces with appropriate values before sending the email.

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6.3.2 Sending emails.

Sending emails is a very simple process. Open Mass Mail page: Admin Tolls -> Mass Mail, choose email template you want to use from dropdown box, select a target group of users (or select testing email to admin), enter a subject, edit text of email and click on Send Email button. You can review email by clicking on Preview link.

If you want to clean all data about previous sending just click on [Clean Data] link.


6.4 Users module.

This section describes how to work with Users module. Users module allows admin to create and manage users, change user accounts settings etc.

User Management

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6.4.1 Creating New User.

To add new user go to open Account Manager -> Users and click on +Add New link. Enter all data you need, including username and password and then click on Create button to finish this operation.
To manage Users Groups go to open Account Manager -> Users and click on [Manage User Groups] link. On this page you may add/edit delete Users Groups.

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6.4.2 Users Management.

To change Users Account Settings - select from the left menu: Account Manager -> Users. You will see Users Management page. Click on Edit link from the left column and DataGrid will open this record in Edit Mode. Change the data according to your needs and then click on Update button to save these changes.