gallery requires short_open_tag to be on

I tried to install Gallery 3 beta1 on OpenSuse 11.1 32bit but the process failed with the error:
gallery requires short_open_tag to be on .
I checked the php.ini and I modified the required line but I've got the same error. Any idea?

Yes,
I restarted the whole machine. I reproduced the problem on a brand new virtual machine vanilla installation.

I tried to install Gallery 3 but when I tried to start Gallery3 it says
"gallery requires short_open_tag to be on."

Does anyone have a quick and easy "copy and paste" method of posting a simple php.ini content list that we then can copy and paste into notepad, save as php.ini and upload into our servers?

Ive followed several "helpful links" which were helpful as long as I needed to read up on the theory of a PHP.INI file and several other topics.
What I was after was an actual example!!! I would love to see Gallery3 running.

HTACCESS says
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
php_value short_open_tag 1
php_value magic_quotes_gpc 0
php_value register_globals 0
php_value session.auto_start 0
php_value upload_max_filesize 20M
php_value post_max_size 100M
</IfModule>

I think I know how to reproduce the bug. It's very simple: If you unzip the installation and change the name of the directory from gallery3 to any other name you will get the error short_open_tag to be on. When I kept the name gallery3 I had no problem whatsoever.

Can you give a bit more detail about this? I and many, many others are using G3 on a shared host where we are most definitely not the first vhost, we are either the 2nd or 100th or somewhere else

I'm also using G3 on a VPS where it's installed on the only site currently running on the server so I can test all I want there and try another vhost if needed.
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Sorry about that, but it started with a short_open_tags message.
I then used your tip on "double check phpinfo under your G3 install to make sure that that Local value for short_open_tag is set to on or 1"
I corrected it and set it to 1 then restarted Apache an MySql and got the message I just posted.
I was using EasyPHP to run a local server.
I now took your advice to try apachefriends xampp-windows and are now getting this :0(
Despite unsupported any Idea?

Regards/Stefan

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So here's the error:
There was an SQL error: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '} SET `view_count` = `view_count` + 1 WHERE `id` = 1' at line 1 - UPDATE {items} SET `view_count` = `view_count` + 1 WHERE `id` = 1

File: J:/xampp/htdocs/gallery3/system/libraries/drivers/Database/Mysqli.php, line: 142
And here's how we got there:

* J:\xampp\htdocs\gallery3\system\libraries\drivers\Database\Mysqli.php [90]:

Kohana_Mysqli_Result->__construct( mysqli Object
(
)
, 1, UPDATE {items} SET `view_count` = `view_count` + 1 WHERE `id` = 1 )

* J:\xampp\htdocs\gallery3\system\libraries\Database.php [259]:

Database_Mysqli_Driver->query( UPDATE {items} SET `view_count` = `view_count` + 1 WHERE `id` = 1 )

* J:\xampp\htdocs\gallery3\modules\gallery\libraries\MY_Database.php [56]:

Database_Core->query( UPDATE {items} SET `view_count` = `view_count` + 1 WHERE `id` = 1 )

* J:\xampp\htdocs\gallery3\modules\gallery\controllers\albums.php [74]:

Database->query( UPDATE {items} SET `view_count` = `view_count` + 1 WHERE `id` = 1 )

* J:\xampp\htdocs\gallery3\modules\gallery\controllers\rest.php [91]:

Albums_Controller->_show( Item_Model Object
(
[children:protected] => items
[view_restrictions:private] => Array
(
)

[sorting:protected] => Array
(
)

[rules] => Array
(
[name] => required|length[0,255]
[title] => required|length[0,255]
[description] => length[0,65535]
)

[model_name:private] => item
[original:protected] =>
[has_one:protected] => Array
(
)

[belongs_to:protected] => Array
(
)

[has_many:protected] => Array
(
)

[has_and_belongs_to_many:protected] => Array
(
)

[load_with:protected] => Array
(
)

[object:protected] => Array
(
[id] => 1
[album_cover_item_id] =>
[captured] =>
[created] => 1248702647
[description] =>
[height] =>
[left] => 1
[level] => 1
[mime_type] =>
[name] =>
[owner_id] =>
[parent_id] => 0
[rand_key] =>
[relative_path_cache] =>
[resize_dirty] => 1
[resize_height] =>
[resize_width] =>
[right] => 2
[sort_column] => weight
[sort_order] => ASC
[thumb_dirty] => 1
[thumb_height] =>
[thumb_width] =>
[title] => Gallery
[type] => album
[updated] => 1248702647
[view_count] => 0
[weight] => 1
[width] =>
[view_1] => 1
[view_2] => 1
)

[changed:protected] => Array
(
)

[related:protected] => Array
(
)

[loaded:protected] => 1
[saved:protected] => 1
[object_relations:protected] => Array
(
)

[changed_relations:protected] => Array
(
)

[object_name:protected] => item
[object_plural:protected] => items
[table_name:protected] => items
[table_columns:protected] => Array
(
[id] => Array
(
[type] => int
[max] => 2147483647
[unsigned] =>
[sequenced] => 1
)

[album_cover_item_id] => Array
(
[type] => int
[max] => 2147483647
[unsigned] =>
[null] => 1
)

[captured] => Array
(
[type] => int
[max] => 2147483647
[unsigned] =>
[null] => 1
)

[created] => Array
(
[type] => int
[max] => 2147483647
[unsigned] =>
[null] => 1
)

[description] => Array
(
[type] => string
[length] => 2048
[null] => 1
)

[height] => Array
(
[type] => int
[max] => 2147483647
[unsigned] =>
[null] => 1
)

[left] => Array
(
[type] => int
[max] => 2147483647
[unsigned] =>
)

[level] => Array
(
[type] => int
[max] => 2147483647
[unsigned] =>
)

[mime_type] => Array
(
[type] => string
[length] => 64
[null] => 1
)

[name] => Array
(
[type] => string
[length] => 255
[null] => 1
)

[owner_id] => Array
(
[type] => int
[max] => 2147483647
[unsigned] =>
[null] => 1
)

[parent_id] => Array
(
[type] => int
[max] => 2147483647
[unsigned] =>
)

[rand_key] => Array
(
[type] => float
[null] => 1
)

[relative_path_cache] => Array
(
[type] => string
[length] => 255
[null] => 1
)

[resize_dirty] => Array
(
[type] => int
[max] => 127
[unsigned] =>
[null] => 1
)

[resize_height] => Array
(
[type] => int
[max] => 2147483647
[unsigned] =>
[null] => 1
)

[resize_width] => Array
(
[type] => int
[max] => 2147483647
[unsigned] =>
[null] => 1
)

[right] => Array
(
[type] => int
[max] => 2147483647
[unsigned] =>
)

[sort_column] => Array
(
[type] => string
[length] => 64
[null] => 1
)

[sort_order] => Array
(
[type] => string
[exact] => 1
[length] => 4
[null] => 1
)

[thumb_dirty] => Array
(
[type] => int
[max] => 127
[unsigned] =>
[null] => 1
)

[thumb_height] => Array
(
[type] => int
[max] => 2147483647
[unsigned] =>
[null] => 1
)

[thumb_width] => Array
(
[type] => int
[max] => 2147483647
[unsigned] =>
[null] => 1
)

[title] => Array
(
[type] => string
[length] => 255
[null] => 1
)

[type] => Array
(
[type] => string
[length] => 32
)

[updated] => Array
(
[type] => int
[max] => 2147483647
[unsigned] =>
[null] => 1
)

[view_count] => Array
(
[type] => int
[max] => 2147483647
[unsigned] =>
[null] => 1
)

[weight] => Array
(
[type] => int
[max] => 2147483647
[unsigned] =>
)

[width] => Array
(
[type] => int
[max] => 2147483647
[unsigned] =>
[null] => 1
)

[view_1] => Array
(
[type] => int
[max] => 32767
[unsigned] =>
)

[view_2] => Array
(
[type] => int
[max] => 32767
[unsigned] =>
)

)

[ignored_columns:protected] =>
[primary_key:protected] => id
[primary_val:protected] => name
[foreign_key:protected] => Array
(
)

[table_names_plural:protected] => 1
[reload_on_wakeup:protected] => 1
[db:protected] => Database Object
(
[_table_names:protected] => Array
(
[{g3access_caches}] => g3access_caches
[{g3access_intents}] => g3access_intents
[{g3caches}] => g3caches
[{g3comments}] => g3comments
[{g3graphics_rules}] => g3graphics_rules
[{g3groups}] => g3groups
[{g3groups_users}] => g3groups_users
[{g3incoming_translations}] => g3incoming_translations
[{g3items}] => g3items
[{g3items_tags}] => g3items_tags
[{g3logs}] => g3logs
[{g3messages}] => g3messages
[{g3modules}] => g3modules
[{g3outgoing_translations}] => g3outgoing_translations
[{g3permissions}] => g3permissions
[{g3search_records}] => g3search_records
[{g3sessions}] => g3sessions
[{g3tags}] => g3tags
[{g3tasks}] => g3tasks
[{g3themes}] => g3themes
[{g3users}] => g3users
[{g3vars}] => g3vars
)

[config:protected] => Array
(
[benchmark] =>
[persistent] =>
[connection] => Array
(

)

[character_set] => utf8
[table_prefix] => G3
[object] => 1
[cache] =>
[escape] => 1
)

[driver:protected] => Database_Mysqli_Driver Object
(
[link:protected] => mysqli Object
(
)

[db_config:protected] => Array
(
[benchmark] =>
[persistent] =>
[connection] => Array
(

)

[character_set] => utf8
[table_prefix] => G3
[object] => 1
[cache] =>
[escape] => 1
)

[statements:protected] => Array
(
)

[query_cache:protected] =>
)

[link:protected] => mysqli Object
(
)

[select:protected] => Array
(
)

[set:protected] => Array
(
)

[from:protected] => Array
(
)

[join:protected] => Array
(
)

[where:protected] => Array
(
)

[orderby:protected] => Array
(
)

[order:protected] => Array
(
)

[groupby:protected] => Array
(
)

[having:protected] => Array
(
)

[distinct:protected] =>
[limit:protected] =>
[offset:protected] =>
[last_query:protected] => SELECT `key`, `translation`
FROM (`G3outgoing_translations`)
WHERE `locale` = 'en_US'
[query_history:protected] => Array
(
)

)

[db_applied:protected] => Array
(
[where] => where
[orderby] => orderby
[limit] => limit
[offset] => offset
)

[with_applied:protected] => Array
(
)

)
)

*

REST_Controller->__call( 1 )

* J:\xampp\htdocs\gallery3\system\core\Kohana.php [291]:

ReflectionMethod->invokeArgs( Albums_Controller Object
(
[resource_type:protected] => item
[uri] => URI Object
(
)

[input] => Input Object
(
[use_xss_clean:protected] => 1
[magic_quotes_gpc:protected] =>
[ip_address] =>
)

)
, Array
(
[0] => 1
[1] => Array
(
)

)
)

* J:\xampp\htdocs\gallery3\system\core\Event.php [209]:

Kohana::instance( )

* J:\xampp\htdocs\gallery3\system\core\Bootstrap.php [55]:

Event::run( Array
(
[0] => Kohana
[1] => instance
)
)

* J:\xampp\htdocs\gallery3\index.php [85]:

require( J:\xampp\htdocs\gallery3\system\core\Bootstrap.php )

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Problem solved!!!
During installation of Gallery3 I was setting G3 as table prefix and that was the source of error.
I reinstalled and then used g3_ as prefix and sudenly everything works just fine.
I use http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html on a win XP machine.

Regards/Stefan

el-zorro

In which directory shall we store PHP5.ini file.

I copied this file in Gallery root folder but it did not worked.