Can't install Gallery3 I get a "Gallery 3 requires PHP 5.2.3 or newer" message

loupierrot

Joined: 2006-12-06
Posts: 31

Posted: Tue, 2009-04-14 15:41

Hello,
I tried to install Gallery 3 but I did not go very far because I got the following message at the begining of the install :
Gallery 3 requires PHP 5.2.3 or newer

Thanks for response,
Pierre

nivekiam

Joined: 2002-12-10
Posts: 16504

Posted: Tue, 2009-04-14 16:37

Well do you have PHP 5.2.3 or newer?
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loupierrot

Joined: 2006-12-06
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Posted: Mon, 2009-04-20 09:22

Well,
On the one and one server, in the admin, I can see "MySQL5.0", so I suppose they haven't the 5.2.3 installed. Where do I have to go to to get it ?
Thanks a lot,
Pierre

nivekiam

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Posted: Mon, 2009-04-20 15:43

They most likely have it. There are others that have run Gallery on 1and1 servers. You need to contact your host and ask them.
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alecmyers

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Posted: Mon, 2009-04-20 20:36

Ahem... chaps ... MySQL 5.0 doesn't tell you anything about the installed version of php....

loupierrot

Joined: 2006-12-06
Posts: 31

Posted: Tue, 2009-04-21 13:18

All right, I phoned one and one, and I had to change a line of code on the htaccess. For those who had the same problem, here is the line of code to write on the top : addtype mapp-php5.php
Or this line : addtype x-mapp-php5 .php

Pierre

mcg_uk

Joined: 2009-04-26
Posts: 2

Posted: Sun, 2009-04-26 08:29

I'm getting the same
Gallery 3 requires PHP 5.2.3 or newer
message.

I've tried adding the lines Pierre has suggested but to no avail.
Can anyone help?

(we are talking about .htaccess within gallery3 folder arent' we?)

Thanks

nivekiam

Joined: 2002-12-10
Posts: 16504

Posted: Sun, 2009-04-26 16:07

That link could very possibly be different at every host. You need to contact your host and ask them about running PHP 5 and if they are, then ask them if and when they plan on upgrading to 5.2.3 or newer, which they already should be as lots of security fixes and bugs have been fixed. Also the 4.x, 4.4.9 is the last official version of that version of PHP, it's no longer supported (for over a year now), any bugs and security fixes won't be fixed, at least by the main PHP developers.

There is a brief announcement on this page.
http://www.php.net/downloads.php

Any host that hasn't made PHP 5.2 the default version running on their server is not a host I'd be with. They do not keep up with what's happening with the software they are running and very much likely are running versions of software that have known security holes in them.
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mcg_uk

Joined: 2009-04-26
Posts: 2

Posted: Sun, 2009-04-26 16:23

Hi thanks for reply
My host uses cpanel and the info on there states:
Apache version 1.3.41 (Unix)
PHP version 5.2.5

Yet still getting the message
Gallery 3 requires PHP 5.2.3 or newer

Strange.......

nivekiam

Joined: 2002-12-10
Posts: 16504

Posted: Tue, 2009-04-28 04:52

post a link to phpinfo, this page explains how:
FAQ: What information is required when I ask for help in the forums?
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SpookiePower

Joined: 2005-10-04
Posts: 164

Posted: Fri, 2009-05-01 12:11

I got the same messages. At my host I can choose between
MySQL 40,41,50 and 60.

loupierrot

Joined: 2006-12-06
Posts: 31

Posted: Fri, 2009-05-01 12:35

Hello,
The only thing to do is to ring at 1&1 and they'll give you the right code to put in your htacess
Pierre
http://www.pierrewetzel.com

SpookiePower

Joined: 2005-10-04
Posts: 164

Posted: Sat, 2009-05-02 08:25

I'm about to contact my webhost, but I'm not sure what to tell them, so that they understand what type
of code I'm in need of.

If I tell them to give me a piece of code like this "addtype mapp-php5.php", do they know what it is all about ?

But at my webhost I can choose between MySQL 40,41,50 and 60, but still got the messages.

http://www.anothermasterpiece.com

nivekiam

Joined: 2002-12-10
Posts: 16504

Posted: Sat, 2009-05-02 12:34

Those are for versions of MySQL, not PHP. Just tell them you need to use PHP 5.2.3 or newer (preferably 5.2.9 since that's the current version)
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SpookiePower

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Posts: 164

Posted: Sat, 2009-05-02 13:06

Ok - How could I miss that it was PHP and not MySQL

trunky

Joined: 2007-10-13
Posts: 8

Posted: Wed, 2009-05-20 14:06

and what about me? Running a server with good (old) Debian 4.0, php version 5.2.0-8+etch15 (built: May 1 2009)
so I see its not 5.2.3, so it means I cannot install G3 at all?

nivekiam

Joined: 2002-12-10
Posts: 16504

Posted: Wed, 2009-05-20 14:40

30 second search in Google for 'php 5.2.3 debian 4'

http://www.linuxcompatible.org/PHP_5.2.3_for_Debian_s89261.html
http://www.dotdeb.org/
http://www.dotdeb.org/about/ (note the part about "up-to-date" )

You can download source from here and compile the latest version yourself.
http://www.php.net/downloads.php

But I think if you go that route, to stay up to date you'll no longer be able to use apt-get or aptitude to keep the security patches piling on for PHP.

The current stable version of Debian (5.0 Lenny) has PHP 5.2.6 available in the repository.
http://packages.debian.org/lenny/php5-cgi

You are by no means stuck with what you have.
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Forkboy2

Joined: 2008-09-22
Posts: 3

Posted: Mon, 2009-06-08 03:26

FYI, I also have 1and1 and had to add

addtype x-mapp-php5 .php

to the BOTTOM of the htaccess file to get it to work. Yes, with the space after the 5.

loupierrot Joined: 2006-12-06 Posts: 31	Posted: Tue, 2009-04-14 15:41
	Hello, I tried to install Gallery 3 but I did not go very far because I got the following message at the begining of the install : Gallery 3 requires PHP 5.2.3 or newer Thanks for response, Pierre
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nivekiam Joined: 2002-12-10 Posts: 16504	Posted: Tue, 2009-04-14 16:37
	Well do you have PHP 5.2.3 or newer? ____________________________________________ Like Gallery? Like the support? Donate now!!! See G2 live here

loupierrot Joined: 2006-12-06 Posts: 31	Posted: Mon, 2009-04-20 09:22
	Well, On the one and one server, in the admin, I can see "MySQL5.0", so I suppose they haven't the 5.2.3 installed. Where do I have to go to to get it ? Thanks a lot, Pierre

nivekiam Joined: 2002-12-10 Posts: 16504	Posted: Mon, 2009-04-20 15:43
	They most likely have it. There are others that have run Gallery on 1and1 servers. You need to contact your host and ask them. ____________________________________________ Like Gallery? Like the support? Donate now!!! See G2 live here

alecmyers Joined: 2006-08-01 Posts: 4342	Posted: Mon, 2009-04-20 20:36
	Ahem... chaps ... MySQL 5.0 doesn't tell you anything about the installed version of php....

loupierrot Joined: 2006-12-06 Posts: 31	Posted: Tue, 2009-04-21 13:18
	All right, I phoned one and one, and I had to change a line of code on the htaccess. For those who had the same problem, here is the line of code to write on the top : addtype mapp-php5.php Or this line : addtype x-mapp-php5 .php Pierre

mcg_uk Joined: 2009-04-26 Posts: 2	Posted: Sun, 2009-04-26 08:29
	I'm getting the same Gallery 3 requires PHP 5.2.3 or newer message. I've tried adding the lines Pierre has suggested but to no avail. Can anyone help? (we are talking about .htaccess within gallery3 folder arent' we?) Thanks

nivekiam Joined: 2002-12-10 Posts: 16504	Posted: Sun, 2009-04-26 16:07
	That link could very possibly be different at every host. You need to contact your host and ask them about running PHP 5 and if they are, then ask them if and when they plan on upgrading to 5.2.3 or newer, which they already should be as lots of security fixes and bugs have been fixed. Also the 4.x, 4.4.9 is the last official version of that version of PHP, it's no longer supported (for over a year now), any bugs and security fixes won't be fixed, at least by the main PHP developers. There is a brief announcement on this page. http://www.php.net/downloads.php Any host that hasn't made PHP 5.2 the default version running on their server is not a host I'd be with. They do not keep up with what's happening with the software they are running and very much likely are running versions of software that have known security holes in them. ____________________________________________ Like Gallery? Like the support? Donate now!!! See G2 live here

mcg_uk Joined: 2009-04-26 Posts: 2	Posted: Sun, 2009-04-26 16:23
	Hi thanks for reply My host uses cpanel and the info on there states: Apache version 1.3.41 (Unix) PHP version 5.2.5 Yet still getting the message Gallery 3 requires PHP 5.2.3 or newer Strange.......

nivekiam Joined: 2002-12-10 Posts: 16504	Posted: Tue, 2009-04-28 04:52
	post a link to phpinfo, this page explains how: FAQ: What information is required when I ask for help in the forums? ____________________________________________ Like Gallery? Like the support? Donate now!!! See G2 live here

SpookiePower Joined: 2005-10-04 Posts: 164	Posted: Fri, 2009-05-01 12:11
	I got the same messages. At my host I can choose between MySQL 40,41,50 and 60.

loupierrot Joined: 2006-12-06 Posts: 31	Posted: Fri, 2009-05-01 12:35
	Hello, The only thing to do is to ring at 1&1 and they'll give you the right code to put in your htacess Pierre http://www.pierrewetzel.com

SpookiePower Joined: 2005-10-04 Posts: 164	Posted: Sat, 2009-05-02 08:25
	I'm about to contact my webhost, but I'm not sure what to tell them, so that they understand what type of code I'm in need of. If I tell them to give me a piece of code like this "addtype mapp-php5.php", do they know what it is all about ? But at my webhost I can choose between MySQL 40,41,50 and 60, but still got the messages. http://www.anothermasterpiece.com

nivekiam Joined: 2002-12-10 Posts: 16504	Posted: Sat, 2009-05-02 12:34
	Those are for versions of MySQL, not PHP. Just tell them you need to use PHP 5.2.3 or newer (preferably 5.2.9 since that's the current version) ____________________________________________ Like Gallery? Like the support? Donate now!!! See G2 live here

SpookiePower Joined: 2005-10-04 Posts: 164	Posted: Sat, 2009-05-02 13:06
	Ok - How could I miss that it was PHP and not MySQL

trunky Joined: 2007-10-13 Posts: 8	Posted: Wed, 2009-05-20 14:06
	and what about me? Running a server with good (old) Debian 4.0, php version 5.2.0-8+etch15 (built: May 1 2009) so I see its not 5.2.3, so it means I cannot install G3 at all?

nivekiam Joined: 2002-12-10 Posts: 16504	Posted: Wed, 2009-05-20 14:40
	30 second search in Google for 'php 5.2.3 debian 4' http://www.linuxcompatible.org/PHP_5.2.3_for_Debian_s89261.html http://www.dotdeb.org/ http://www.dotdeb.org/about/ (note the part about "up-to-date" ) You can download source from here and compile the latest version yourself. http://www.php.net/downloads.php But I think if you go that route, to stay up to date you'll no longer be able to use apt-get or aptitude to keep the security patches piling on for PHP. The current stable version of Debian (5.0 Lenny) has PHP 5.2.6 available in the repository. http://packages.debian.org/lenny/php5-cgi You are by no means stuck with what you have. ____________________________________________ Like Gallery? Like the support? Donate now!!! See G2 live here

Forkboy2 Joined: 2008-09-22 Posts: 3	Posted: Mon, 2009-06-08 03:26
	FYI, I also have 1and1 and had to add addtype x-mapp-php5 .php to the BOTTOM of the htaccess file to get it to work. Yes, with the space after the 5.

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