📓 VPSrobot Diary System

🖥️ diaryviewer.php — Diary Display Program

Purpose: Displays a diary entry based on the date passed via URL parameter.

Usage: diaryviewer.php?gdate=2035-09-06

• Loads diary file from /diaries/YYYY-MM-DDdiary.txt
• Renders images from lines like IMG: I=images/filename.png
• Displays captions from lines like Note: ...
• Converts URLs into clickable links
• Preserves embedded HTML tags: <b>, <i>, <br>
• Centers images and captions, default image width: 400px

📝 diaryeditor.php — Diary Creation & Editing Program

Purpose: Allows users to create or edit diary entries for a specific date.

Usage: diaryeditor.php?gdate=2035-09-06

• Loads existing diary file or starts a blank entry
• Toolbar buttons insert formatting tags:
  • <b> bold
  • <i> italic
  • <br> line break
  • IMG: I=... image tag
  • Note: ... image caption
  • https://... hyperlink
• Saves to /diaries/YYYY-MM-DDdiary.txt
• Fully compatible with diaryviewer.php

📁 Diary File Format Guidelines

• Image line: IMG: I=images/VPSrobot-ParkBench.png
• Caption line: Note: VPSrobot resting on the bench.<br>Listening to the wind.
• Hyperlink: https://vaticanstamps.org/autumn-deliveries
• Allowed HTML tags: <b>, <i>, <br>
• Line spacing: Each line break in the .txt file is preserved

🔒 Notes & Best Practices

• All diary files must be saved in the /diaries/ folder
• Filenames must follow the format: YYYY-MM-DDdiary.txt
• Use <br> for intentional line breaks inside paragraphs or captions
• Image paths should be relative to the server (e.g., images/filename.png)

🌐 Footer Link

Both programs include a footer link to:

https://vaticanstamps.org

This connects the diary system to the Vatican Philatelic Society homepage.