Gallery installs/configs but loops back to config

estalnaker

Joined: 2007-05-04
Posts: 3

Posted: Fri, 2007-05-04 17:26

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:1 (downloaded via apt-get, unsure how to check version )
Apache version:2.2.3
PHP version (don't just say PHP 4, please):PHP5
Graphics Toolkit:Jhead? (not sure it that's it or not)
Operating system:Ubuntu 7.04
Web browser/version (if applicable):

Please don't laugh, but I need some serious help before the wife kills me. I can do fairly well in Unix/Linux but just started using Ubuntu so am unfamiliar with how it works, especially the apt-get packages and why it doesn't seem to update packages already installed when a new one is installed. (i.e. automatically adding the gallery install folder to my apache config..)

I'm trying to install/configure gallery but am having some issues. First, apache2 doesn't appear to read the httpd.conf file in its directory where gallery suggested I add some lines to a directory config. There are also suggestions on making a .htaccess file and config.php, but no indications of where that file needs to go (i.e. in my www root, gallery root, gallery web....). I've created empty files all over the place and chmod them to 777 while I'm configuring gallery but none of them get written to.

Next, I go through the config wizard and save the settings at the end, but when I click the enter gallery link, it tells me gallery isn't configured and I have to start over. This is the worst. If I could get it to save my config, I could find where the files need to be and edit them manually if required.

Thanks in advance!

E

Tim_j

Joined: 2002-08-15
Posts: 6818

Posted: Fri, 2007-05-04 17:42

Hello,

at which place does the config file stay? Is it writeable for the webserver?

Jens
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Last Gallery v1 Developer and v1 translation manager.

estalnaker

Joined: 2007-05-04
Posts: 3

Posted: Fri, 2007-05-04 20:59

That's one of the things I've been trying to figure out. I have created config.php files in every directory I could find that houses gallery files and did a chmod 777 config.php for each of them but they all stay blank.

estalnaker

Joined: 2007-05-04
Posts: 3

Posted: Sat, 2007-05-05 00:44

Think I found the problem. I missed the config.php file in the /etc/gallery directory. I guess Gallery made these files automatically when it was installed. I also noticed that the problem Gallery was having with the .htaccess file was because it wasn't called .htaccess, just htaccess. Everything appears to be working now, I'll post my thoughts on gallery later, but so far it looks awesome. If my wife likes it to keep pics of the kids on, my life will be good!

Tim_j

Joined: 2002-08-15
Posts: 6818

Posted: Sat, 2007-05-05 09:06

Hi,

It seems the Ubuntu package of Gallery is a modified package which follows the Linux FHS Standard.
Normally the config.php is not at that place.

Thanks for the info.

Jens
--
Last Gallery v1 Developer and v1 translation manager.

estalnaker Joined: 2007-05-04 Posts: 3	Posted: Fri, 2007-05-04 17:26
	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:1 (downloaded via apt-get, unsure how to check version ) Apache version:2.2.3 PHP version (don't just say PHP 4, please):PHP5 Graphics Toolkit:Jhead? (not sure it that's it or not) Operating system:Ubuntu 7.04 Web browser/version (if applicable): Please don't laugh, but I need some serious help before the wife kills me. I can do fairly well in Unix/Linux but just started using Ubuntu so am unfamiliar with how it works, especially the apt-get packages and why it doesn't seem to update packages already installed when a new one is installed. (i.e. automatically adding the gallery install folder to my apache config..) I'm trying to install/configure gallery but am having some issues. First, apache2 doesn't appear to read the httpd.conf file in its directory where gallery suggested I add some lines to a directory config. There are also suggestions on making a .htaccess file and config.php, but no indications of where that file needs to go (i.e. in my www root, gallery root, gallery web....). I've created empty files all over the place and chmod them to 777 while I'm configuring gallery but none of them get written to. Next, I go through the config wizard and save the settings at the end, but when I click the enter gallery link, it tells me gallery isn't configured and I have to start over. This is the worst. If I could get it to save my config, I could find where the files need to be and edit them manually if required. Thanks in advance! E
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Tim_j Joined: 2002-08-15 Posts: 6818	Posted: Fri, 2007-05-04 17:42
	Hello, at which place does the config file stay? Is it writeable for the webserver? Jens -- Last Gallery v1 Developer and v1 translation manager.

estalnaker Joined: 2007-05-04 Posts: 3	Posted: Fri, 2007-05-04 20:59
	That's one of the things I've been trying to figure out. I have created config.php files in every directory I could find that houses gallery files and did a chmod 777 config.php for each of them but they all stay blank.

estalnaker Joined: 2007-05-04 Posts: 3	Posted: Sat, 2007-05-05 00:44
	Think I found the problem. I missed the config.php file in the /etc/gallery directory. I guess Gallery made these files automatically when it was installed. I also noticed that the problem Gallery was having with the .htaccess file was because it wasn't called .htaccess, just htaccess. Everything appears to be working now, I'll post my thoughts on gallery later, but so far it looks awesome. If my wife likes it to keep pics of the kids on, my life will be good!

Tim_j Joined: 2002-08-15 Posts: 6818	Posted: Sat, 2007-05-05 09:06
	Hi, It seems the Ubuntu package of Gallery is a modified package which follows the Linux FHS Standard. Normally the config.php is not at that place. Thanks for the info. Jens -- Last Gallery v1 Developer and v1 translation manager.

Gallery installs/configs but loops back to config

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