===About this Documentation===
This site is a collaborative effort of phplist users to provide **documentation** for phplist.  If you do not know what phplist is, first read the [[http://www.phplist.com Introduction]] and the [[http://tincan.co.uk/?lid=453 feature list]].

If you don't know how to use a wiki, which is a type of software this documentation site uses, go to the SandBox and experiment freely.

===Installation===
Step by step installation procedure and tips.  Some knowledge of Windows or *nix systems is required. 
	-[[PhplistInstallation Installing phplist]] (creating the database, uploading files)
	-[[PhpListConfiguration Post-install configuration]] (options found in ##config.php## file, tunes phpList's performance and features)
	~- [[PhpListConfigDatabase Settings for database connection & web pages]]
	~- [[PhpListConfigBounces Settings for handling bounces ]]
	~- [[PhpListConfigSendRate Setting the Send Speed (Rate)]]
	~- [[PhpListConfiguration Other configuration options]] 
	-[[SettingUpForUse Setting Up For Use]] (filling your empty phpList installation with List(s) & Users; readying for launch)
	-[[PhpListPreflight Preflight Checklist]] (After installing and before your first mailing)
	-[[PhplistUpgrade Upgrading]]
	-[[PhplistFAQ FAQ]]
	-[[PhplistTroubleshooting Troubleshooting]]

===PHPlist Userguide===
Detailed documentation on how phplist works once it is properly installed.
>>See [[PhplistInAction PHPlist in action!]] {{image url="images/qt.gif" link="PhplistInAction" alt="quicktime icon" title="Phplist clips"}}>>
~-[[PhpListConcepts Basic phpList Concepts]] (a primer on how phpList organizes Lists and Email Addresses)
~-[[PhplistDocumentation PHPlist Documentation pages]] for an overview of the phplist main menu and how to use it.
//Includes:// documentation on such topics as:**users, lists, subscribe pages,send a message, admins,** etc.

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===Disclaimer===
**Please do NOT use this wiki if you experience problems with your system**.  Please use the **[[http://www.phplist.com/forums/ phplist Forums]]** instead.  This wiki is meant to provide simple **documentation** on how phplist works (not on why it //doesn't// work), as well as a place for phplist **developers** to discuss new features.

Bugs can be reported on [[http://mantis.tincan.co.uk/ mantis bug tracker]].  If you are not already doing so, please test the bug with the latest version of phpList or check the [[http://mantis.tincan.co.uk/changelog_page.php Change Log]] as it may have already been fixed.
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===PHPlist Development===
[[PhplistDevelopment Phplist Development]]: Documentation on the setup of phplist code and how you can contribute to it. 
//Includes:// **Add-ons, MODs, Editors, Translation of phplist,** etc.
Proposals for new features and modifications can be found in the phplist [[CategoryDevelopment Development Category]].

===Support this project===
If you like phplist and wish to contribute to this project [[http://tincan.co.uk/?lid=641 make a donation]].