Your directory, PHP Link Directory script
This is another well known script.
Built in PHP and MySQL, PHP Link Directory is one of the best scripts to make a directory online. Some of its best features are:
- Available in a dozen languages
- A very powerful admin backend
- Emailer: it lets you send automatic emails to webmasters when their link is submitted, approver, rejected.
- Mod Rewrite for SEO Friendly Pages
But the best part of it, it lets you charge your visitors for featured or regular links by paypal…
Documentation
There is a lot. Everywhere. Its own site has a full active Forum in which you will get support enough to create your site, and they also have a Knowledge Base section.
But, just google it, or visit some of the famous forums (DigitalPoint, SitePoint, etc) and you will have lots of answered questions, discussions, hacks and everything you need to resolve almost any issue you have with the script.
Templates
Another nice feature, you will find hundreds if not thousands of great designed templates for this script. And the best part… there are some for FREE!
Some places to find good templates for this directory: phpLD.us (find FREE templates), Genuine Templates, FREE phpLD themes & templates and Directory Mix phpLD Template.
Cost
You can download the phpLD 2.2.0 version for FREE.
For the latest version, with a bunch of more better features, the costs are these:
$30 PER directory if you will be including a link back to their site in the footer of your directory
$80 PER directory if you will not be linking back
Examples of Success
Here a list of directories that have succeed:
- Aviva Directory
- Umdum Web Directory
- Best of the Web
- AllBuziness.com (this one is focused only on business)
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