Building A Quick-And-Dirty Guestbook With patGuestbook (part 2) (
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In this concluding article of our two-part series on rapid guestbook implementation
with patGuestbook, find out how to tweak patGuestbook a litle more by controlling
the viewable entries, customizing the user interface, and protecting access to
the administration module. In the first part of this article, I gave you a quick rundown on the patGuestbook
application, right from downloading the application to the nitty-gritty of installation,
configuration and basic usage. This was followed by an express introduction to
guestbook creation and deployment. Now, in this concluding article, I shall focus
on some of the bells and whistles offered by the application to the more enthusiastic
developers out there (count me in as a permanent member of this group). Among
the items under discussion: controlling the entries listed in the guestbook, customizing
the user interface with the included patTemplate class, and protecting access
to the application's administration module. Keep reading!
