MangaLib Read Me
History
Version 1.2.0 - 2012/05/10
  • Added support for remote server uploading of chapters.
  • Added new scraping services.
  • Added new multi-language support.
  • Added french language.
  • Rewrote theme engine.
  • Optimized mangas list rendering.
  • Fixed minor bugs.
  • Removed SWFUpload.
  • Updated script.aculo.us to latest version.
  • Updated TinyMCE to latest version.
Version 1.1.0 - 2010/08/19
  • Added new manga search engine with autocompletion capabilities.
  • Added new advanced search page for searching mangas by title, summary, status, author, artist.
  • Added new manga randomizer.
  • Added new theme engine with 2 main themes (default and classic).
  • Added new RAR compressed file format support.
  • Added new menu manager for configuring menu items.
  • Fixed bug where chapters could be added without images when compression extensions were disabled.
  • Fixed bug in contact form caused by using nonstandard characters.
  • Changed chapter download URL to a more suitable format.
  • Improved error handling.
  • Optimized viewer pagination system.
  • Updated SWFUpload to latest version.
  • Updated TinyMCE to latest version.
  • Updated captcha code.
  • Cleaned up main code.
Version 1.0.1 - 2009/10/27
  • First public release.
Version 1.0.0 (private) - 2009/10/01
  • First demo release.
Requirements
The software is written in the PHP language and uses a MySQL database.

Environment
  • Apache mod_rewrite module.
  • PHP ZIP, RAR and GD extensions.
  • PHP post_max_size and upload_max_filesize parameters set to a high value (8MB minimum).
Librairies used by MangaLib
Installation
Run the installation script at install/index.php, complete and submit the form by following the instructions.

Features
You can test an online demonstration of the software at http://www.mangalib.info/demo.

User Interface
  • Latest news.
  • Latest manga updates.
  • Top 100 most viewed mangas.
  • Browse new/updated/completed mangas.
  • Browse mangas by category.
  • Display manga informations (title, categories, authors, artists, summary, rank etc.).
  • Generate RSS feed for the latest chapters of each manga.
  • Browse chapters by manga/scanlator.
  • Display chapter informations (title, number, scanlators etc.).
  • Display scanlator informations (name, initials, web site etc.).
  • Read a manga chapter online.
  • Download a manga chapter in its original quality.
  • Go to previous/next page in the same chapter or between two consecutive chapters.
  • Use keyboard arrow keys to navigate through pages.
  • Secured contact form.
  • Display configurable advertising code.
  • SEO friendly links.
  • XHTML and CSS valid code.
  • Compatible with all recent web navigators.
Administrator Interface
  • Secured admin control panel.
  • Manage news.
  • Manage mangas.
  • Manage categories.
  • Manage manga authors and artists.
  • Manage scanlators.
  • Manage chapters.
    • Upload zipped/rared chapters.
    • Scan, resize and convert images to JPEG format and upload them into a specific folder.
  • Configure advertisement code.
  • Configure main menu items.
  • Change theme/skin.
  • Display general statistics of the web site (number of mangas, total size of uploaded chapters etc.).