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phpList 2 E-mail Campaign Manager

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phpList 2 E-mail Campaign Manager

Overview of this book

Tired of an e-mail BCC list that scrolls off the page, or fiddly and hard-to-manage bulk mailing systems? You need phpList – a high-powered, robust, feature-packed mailing system that will get out of your way and get the job done! You want to know more about phpList? phpList is a popular open source e-mail campaign manager, sporting a powerful web frontend, rich message editor, and an advanced feature set. phpList 2 E-mail Campaign Manager will guide you from basic installation and setup through management, reporting, and automation of phpList, the world's most popular open source e-mail campaign manager. It also covers advanced customization and configuration of phpList. We start with a basic configuration, and finish with a full-featured e-mail management engine. You will work your way up from basic installation to advanced topics such as bounce automation, user and click-through tracking, and integration with third-party tools such as WordPress, Joomla!, Drupal, and Blogger. Advanced topics such as securing your installation against spammers, attacks, and vulnerabilities are covered, as well as additional advanced and experimental features offered by phpList. This book is an invaluable guide for any e-mail publisher who wants a robust and powerful engine to manage their small-to-huge e-mail distribution empire.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
phpList 2 E-mail Campaign Manager
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Upgrading phpList


Before attempting an upgrade, ensure that you've made a fresh backup of both the database and the phpList files. Specifically, you'll want to ensure you have a copy of config/config.php and any other files that you've manually changed.

Download the latest version of phpList from http://www.phplist.com/download. Extract it locally and then upload it to your web server, overwriting the existing files.

Once the upload is complete, either copy config/config.php over verbatim (for a minor update) or re-customize config/config.php using your backed-up copy as a sample.

Load the admin page in your web browser. A message will warn you that your database is out-of-date. Click on the upgrade link:

You will be presented with a confirmation message explaining the upgrade process. Click on the word here to start the upgrade. This may take some time, depending on the size of your database:

Upon completion, you will see an Information: Success message:

To confirm that the upgrade message...