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This is a code package that lets you set up a website as a business directory.
ApPHP Business Directory is a script package that lets you set up a business directory site. It is very simple and could be set up in a few minutes. Maintaining the site by adding content and editing the content is simple too. This tool is developed in open source code and is object oriented so that the solution is robust and could be maintained easily. The script is designed to make a customizable, classified for building business listings, classified directory and a yellow pages website. Categories of listings could be added and businesses classified into these categories. Business profiles can have basic business contact info, business description, website link, email contact, categories, map links etc. Features available make managing such a site quite simple. These features include listings management, search engine friendly URLs, database backup, advanced text editor, banner rotation system etc.
The code package takes care of SEO and helps a better ranking on the search engines and grabbing traffic from them. Setting up of the script is quite simple. Setting up of access rights of your administrators need to be done. Installing the script follows. You are provided with a set of templates to choose from. Use the template that suits you best. Clear on-line manual tells you how exactly it is to be set up. The script provides for a ban list that can help stop spam coming from specific geographical locations and IP addresses. This is a very good tool if you wanted to set up a business directory tool in a hurry.
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