Most important!
"Convert to new items now?" under "Database Entry Info
Configuration" is a dangerous choice --- If you do it right, the program
will function just as you wished. If you make an error, say, you mixed up the
old item (exists in the database already) and new item (the one that you wished
for), you could lose all the data for that item! The safe way to do it is:
BACKUP your old database first
!!! Then you can choose this choice and let the program
convert the database. However, be aware that the program will produce a temporary file that
is about the same size as your old database, which means your allowed
space on web server hard disk should have big enough to accomodate at least 2 copies of your
old database at the peak to proceed! After the conversion, of course,
there will only be one copy of DB left.
Another thing (not as serious as above) is that you MUST include "Password" as the last item even if you choose not to protect your database with password authentication.
ALSO NOTE: If you do not have a POD-format database file yet, do not try create an empty POD DB yourself. Just access the POD program through your web server after you finished configuration and POD will create an empty file for you (Do not manual modify POD DBs unless you know what you are doing ).
Information about all the POD DB configuration options are listed in the individual sections:
Database
Entry Info Configuration
File
Options Configuration
Output File Options
Configuration
Password
Options Configuration
Search & Time Options
Configuration
Remote
Administration Configuration
EMail Report Options
Configuration
Registration Options
Configuration