.htaccess problem

crazy2sin

Joined: 2006-03-22
Posts: 3
Posted: Wed, 2006-03-22 22:06

The following information is required to get an answer:
Get this information from the PHP diagnostic (in the configuration wizard).
Gallery URL (optional but very useful):
Gallery version:
Apache version:
PHP version (don't just say PHP 4, please):
Graphics Toolkit:
Operating system:
Web browser/version (if applicable):
Im new to all this so not sure what any of the above means really....im getting this error while doing the config wizzard
Error: File .htaccess is not writable by the webserver - chmod it 777 before proceeding.
not sure what the .htaccess is(as in is it a file somewhere) i cant seem to find it to chmod it any useful information would be welcomed
 
h0bbel
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Posted: Wed, 2006-03-22 22:26

Yes it's a file, and perhaps FAQ: Why, when I try to upload a .htaccess and chmod it with my FTP client, it "disappears"? will help?

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crazy2sin

Joined: 2006-03-22
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Posted: Wed, 2006-03-22 22:32

i saw this link before and it didnt help me out..is .htaceess something i make on my computer and then upload to the gallery? im really clueless and not sure what to do
 
h0bbel
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Posted: Wed, 2006-03-22 22:42

In that case you really should have a look at http://codex.gallery2.org/index.php/Category:Gallery1:Installation as it's described there.

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jinite

Joined: 2006-03-19
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Posted: Fri, 2006-03-24 04:41

hi,, regarding htaccess i'm a dumby for deleting it.. now i seem not to get into my site admin mode.. how do i retrieve this?
 
h0bbel
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Posted: Fri, 2006-03-24 08:25

Could you clearify?

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jinite

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Posted: Fri, 2006-03-24 23:25

what happened was, i deleted my .htaccess. I can view the images/videos/etc.. i can even login. but here's the problem. i can just log in that's it. when i click on the site admin i get a 404 error. anyway.. out of frustration... (since the gallery ins't that big) uninstall then re-install.... question now though.. backing this thing up. it takes forever via downloading ftp etc. plus errors. so can one zip files on the server?

 
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Posted: Sat, 2006-03-25 09:46

http://codex.gallery2.org/index.php/Gallery1:Backup_and_Restore -- Check the Backup script (1.3.4 and above) section

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crazy2sin

Joined: 2006-03-22
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Posted: Mon, 2006-03-27 22:20

finally got the htaccess taken care of but now im getting , (Error: Your Userfile is not writeable)
i got this after a week of the site being just fine
can it be a problem im having since i have pictures posted on a site that are linked to the gallery of the person the pics are of?
 
h0bbel
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Posted: Tue, 2006-03-28 06:29

No, that problem ( FAQ: Why do I get this error: Warning: fopen(".../albums/team/album.dat.lock","a+")? ) is due to file system permission changes on your server.

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