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I love the csphonebook but can't figure out how to 1) change database fields and 2) how to change the listing on the (web) template. I would be very thankful if you could give me a tip or two on how to delete mobile phone, fax, and company fields and phone book listings for those three. Thank you.

To remove these fields you do not have to change the database. Just remove the fields from the display and data entry routines.

Of course, you need some very basic PHP and HTML knowledge to do this.

in details.php remove the fields you don't need from the <tr> to </tr>. Do the same in edit.php. You can also just change the input HTML tag to hidden. Example: <input name='fax' type='hidden' ...

Thank you.

I'm entering URL's in to fax field. Is there a way to automatically hyperlink the entry?
For example, in my listing I get:

Name: Jane, Smith
Website: http://www.common-solutions.de/
Email: jsmith@common-solutions.de

Is it possible to hyperlink Website and Email entries so that Website shows as
<a href="http://www.common-solutions.de/">http://www.common-solutions.de/</a>

and Email as

<a href="mailto:jsmith@common-solutions.de">jsmith@common-solutions.de</a>

You have already posted the solution ;-).

In the php file where the output is created just add the <a href....> and </a> before and after the field output.

Try this:
Replace
<td><? echo "$row[fax]"; ?></td>
with
<td><a href="<? echo "$row[fax]"; ?>"><? echo "$row[fax]"; ?></a></td>

Untested, maybe you will need to play with it. Hope the priciple is clear now.

For some reason it's double linking. For example, if I enter www.common-solutions.de/user1 in fax field and code it as
<td><a href="<? echo "$row[fax]"; ?>"><? echo "$row[fax]"; ?></a></td>
it links to
http://www.common-solutions.de/www.comm ... s.de/user1

The principle seems clear, I just don't understand the double-linking. help?

Hard to tell what happens without seeing your source ;-). Try to replace the second php code with a text and see what happens. Looks like you need to find somebody to do the coding for you ;-). Please post the coding you did. You could also post a link to your site to let me see the result.

It's working now but I don't understand why
works, while proper doesn't work. I did notice that echo statement starts with double " quote like this

and that helped me figure this out. Why are those quotes in there? I'm just curious now. Everything is working.

Thank you again.

Because the URL in the <a href="...">Blah</a> needs them ;-).

I spoke to soon. Everything works when I click on a letter or if I list all entries. What's broken is the search function. When I search for a name, the name gets listed, but hyperlinks get scrambled. What file should I edit to work on the search listing template?

The search option is in the index.php.