[MorrisMcD]

Originally Posted by fenderpick

I dont know where to begin within the admin and how to dissect the script.. I know nothing of .php... not easy enough for me. Could someone give me a basic tutorial from the very beginning..

Sometimes you are required to upload files.. Do so.. Sometimes you need to run a install script.. Point your browser to it and click next next next until its done or whatever.

What I do for file edits is make a copy of the original.. (in an example using index.php) index.php copied to index.old.. Then edit the index.php and make the changes.. I do it by right clicking and going to edit or open with notepad (or other text editor).. make the changes and save.. If something craps out, you can always delete it and rename the index.old back to index.php...

For the template modifications, I just go to the admincp, and go to Styles and Templates > Style Manager.. Then drop down the menu to edit template or add template..

For queries, you will need to get PHPMyAdmin (most hacks dont require these changes or are done with an install script)

I'm sure there are threads dedicated to the processes that would explain it better and you should do a search on that.