Simple PHP Guestbook - Free

Features:

  1. File based guestbook - no database needed
  2. Instant email notification of new comments
  3. (Multi) comment deletion and IP address block feature
  4. Delete all spam from the same sender with a click from your email
  5. Multi language support with UTF-8 character encoding (added 03/03/2008)
  6. You can change look and feel, and number of comments to be shown by page
  7. 'missing email' warning - a few people didn't read instructions so i placed a notice in the code
  8. Soon: CAPTCHA, flood protection

Try live free guestbook demo.

Should you use it?

I think that this guestbook is among the best in the Simple / PHP / Free / File-based category. However, you are welcome to explore alternatives.

Installation:

Important: most recent version of this guestbook (last modified on 25 Feb 2009) is available only here.

Download guestbook.zip and upload to your server and unzip. There will be 3 files:

  1. 'mygb.php' in which you have to personalize few variables;
  2. 'gb-exec.php' which adds new comments to guestbook and generates 'gbcontentfile.php' with the first entry;
  3. 'guestbook.php' which is the main file that you can personalize further by editing it. You should have some php/html skills for this.
  4. 'bips.php' (BlockedIP'S) file will be generated once you block an IP address.

Link from your website pages to the guestbook using the style of your choice. Link will look like this: http://mydomain.com/guestbook.php?i=3

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