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- ================
- Likes-PHP
- ================
-
- A PHP 'like' button for websites.
-
-
- See also
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-
- The blog post: https://cybrkyd.com/post/a-php-like-button/
-
-
- Licence
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- This project is made available under a GPL3 licence -- see COPYING
- for the full text.
-
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+ # Likes-PHP
+ A PHP 'like' button for websites.
+
+ ## See also
+ The blog post: https://cybrkyd.com/post/a-php-like-button/
+
+ ## Licence
+ This project is made available under a GPL3 licence -- see COPYING for the full text.
+