ssLinks v1.22

ssLinks is no longer supported, however it can still be downloaded from here:

Download sslinks-v122.zip (42 KB)

A replacement for ssLinks, IncDirectory, is currently in the final stages of development.

ssLinks is an open source PHP and mySQL powered links database which allows users to run a database driven categorised links section on a web site - similar in structure to Yahoo or any other categorised links collection.

Features Include:

• Fully database driven utilising mySQL.
• Full template system allowing you to control the HTML output of the script without needing to alter any of the PHP code.
• Easily customisable if you wish to alter the script in any way.
• Very easy to admin via the web - log in and add / edit categories and links.
• Visitors to your site can recommend new links, which you can then validate.
• Allows visitors to rate your links from 1-10, and displays average rating.
• Rating a link more than once is discouraged using cookies.
• Number of hits each link has received is recorded and displayed.
• Very easy to set up and use, thanks to an installation script and config file.
• Built in Search Feature.
• Most popular, top rated and newest links pages.
• It's Open Sourced under the GPL :o)

The script was partly inspired by Links 2.0 from Gossamer Threads - an excellent PERL links management script.

New in Version 1.22

Several bug fixes:

• The elusive top rated SQL error has finally been squashed :o) (thanks freakysid on www.sitepointforums.com)
• Login form now uses META tag redirect instead of standard header method - this prevents conflicts with the cookie header which may have prevented some browsers from logging in.

New in Version 1.21

Version 1.21 is now available, and offers a range of new features as well as some bug fixes. Upgrading from version 1.1 shouldn't be a problem as the archive includes an upgrade script to make the necessary database table modifications.

• Fixed the problem with submitted links that had not yet been validated being included in the routine that counts the number of links in each category.
• New template system has eliminated virtually all hard coded HTML from the script.
• ssLinks can now display the number of links in a category including all links in sub categories of that category.
• Various minor bug fixes.