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**Mazie** · December 30, 2005

I hesitate to ask just an elementary question, but when a person doesn't know ... none of the answers help. I'm in the process of creating a Gallery and using Coppermine. I do just fine until I get to step 3. Your help says to chmod the following folders to 777.

Like I said, I feel very dumb, but what does that phrase mean?

Thanks for helping a truly in the dark new web designer

**stevevan** · December 30, 2005

It's short for CHange MODe (I'm sure I'll get corrected if I'm wrong!). Basically it is a way to change file/folder access permissions on Unix systems. You can do this easily from CPanel File Manager or most FTP programs.

**Mazie** · December 30, 2005

Thanks, Steve. That helps explain what it is.

Can you tell me what "CHMOD the following folders to 777" means. It then lists the folders from the coppermine files.

I went to the file manager, but there doesn't seem to be a way to CHMOD from 755 to 777.

Needless to say, I'm a little confused.

Edited December 30, 2005 by Mazie

**TCH-Andy** · December 30, 2005

Basically, as Steve says, it's the permissions set on the file.

There are 3 groups, the "owner" of the files, anyone in the same "group", and everyone else in the "world".

Each type of permission is given an octal value:

Read = 4

Write = 2

Execute = 1

These values are added together for each user category.

The permissions are represented by a three-digit sequence with the first digit representing "owner" permission, the second digit representing "group "permission, and the third digit representing "world" permission.

For example, if you wanted to make file.htm readable, writable, and executable for the user, readable and writable for the group, and readable for other, it would be;

R+W+X , R+W , R

or

4+2+1 , 4+2, 4

or

7,6,4

more conventionally written as 764

so setting it to 777 is basically saying that you need to set read, write and execute permissions for all three groups.

If you go into the file manager in cpanel, and select the folder in question. On the right hand side you should see a link to set permissions. And you can just tick the boxes.

Please note, giving everyone write access (777) is not secure.

**jayson** · December 30, 2005

Basically, as Steve says, it's the permissions set on the file.

There are 3 groups, the "owner" of the files, anyone in the same "group", and everyone else in the "world".

Each type of permission is given an octal value:

Read = 4

Write = 2

Execute = 1

These values are added together for each user category.

The permissions are represented by a three-digit sequence with the first digit representing "owner" permission, the second digit representing "group "permission, and the third digit representing "world" permission.

For example, if you wanted to make file.htm readable, writable, and executable for the user, readable and writable for the group, and readable for other, it would be;

R+W+X , R+W , R

or

4+2+1 , 4+2, 4

or

7,6,4

more conventionally written as 764

so setting it to 777 is basically saying that you need to set read, write and execute permissions for all three groups.

If you go into the file manager in cpanel, and select the folder in question. On the right hand side you should see a link to set permissions. And you can just tick the boxes.

Please note, giving everyone write access (777) is not secure.

now I will probly get corrected here, you need to give the server 777 access so when you install the program, it can write to the proper directorys, ( I run coppermine myself) then after the program is installed, you want to change all the settings to either 665 or 755 I can never remember, I thing mine is set to 755

I really enjoy coppermine

www.jaysarahandy.com/photos/index.php,

hope that you got your answer here and will enjoy coppermine

**Mazie** · December 30, 2005

Thanks so much Andy and Jayson. Okay, I got it now.

As for my error message when I tried to install, I see that I didn't upload all of the coppermine files.

If I have more questions on Coppermine, I'll contact you. This item is critical to one of the websites that I'm managing (I picked it up from someone else and they had all the photos in Active Server Files, so I don't know how he/she was able to get them on the TCH server).

Thanks again for your help, I don't feel so dumb now.

Mazie

**jayson** · December 30, 2005

just do not forget to change the permission from 777, or you will invite hackers

glad you are figuring it out

**Mazie** · December 30, 2005

Jayson,

I sent you and email; however, this seems to be quicker.

I did go back to my ftp program and uploaded the rest of the coppermine files. I did chmod to 777 (now that I know what that means ;-})

Thanks for the tip to change back.

The next step is to run the installation script. By logging in to "http://******/gallery/install.php" and I get an error that page cannot be found. Before you ask, yes, I put in my domain in place of "yourdoman.com"

What am I doing wrong now?

**jayson** · December 30, 2005

if i am not mistaken, I think it would be http://********/dir name/admin (or install)/install.php

been a long time for me

**TCH-Bruce** · December 30, 2005

It would be http://yourTCHdomain.ext/gallery/install.php

**Mazie** · December 30, 2005

When I use that address to install, I get a 404 error.

**TCH-Bruce** · December 30, 2005

This is a quote from the Coppermine site:

Run the install script on your server (by going to http://your_server/coppermine_dir/install.php with your web browser) and follow the instructions

Replace your_server with your actual domain name.

Replace coppermine_dir with the folder you copied the files into.

**Mazie** · December 30, 2005

This is a quote from the Coppermine site:
Replace your_server with your actual domain name.

Replace coppermine_dir with the folder you copied the files into.

Thanks for the attempts to help.

Okay, I don't understand the problem.

Yes, I do replace "your_server" with my domain address.

I've entered the address above both using "gallery/install.php and a full path to the files and I still get the 404 error.

**Mazie** · December 30, 2005

I really appreciate all the attempts to help. Unfortunately, I have to leave this problem for a few hours.

The instructions say: "open your web browser and run installation script (http://www.******/gallery/install.php"

I did replace the "yourdomain" with my domain address.

I tried both "gallery/install.php" and usiing the full path to the files.

I still get the 404 error and don't understand what I'm doing wrong.

**Mazie** · December 30, 2005

Sorry, guys, but I have to take a break from this frustration.

I'll check back later today.

I am doing exactly what you are saying, but get the 404 error.

**TCH-Bruce** · December 30, 2005

You need to login to your cPanel and open file manager. Navigate to the public_html folder and then to your gallery folder. Is the install.php file there?

**Mazie** · December 31, 2005

Thanks for sticking with me on this mess.

Your last notice was to see if install.php was in the Gallery file. This was a major leap for me. It's not, it's in a subfolder labeled cpg142. So, when I use the full path, this is the error:

"

Warning: main(include/sql_parse.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/vcmanag/public_html/Gallery/cpg142/install.php on line 36

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required 'include/sql_parse.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/vcmanag/public_html/Gallery/cpg142/install.php on line 36 "

Do I need to move the coppermine files to Gallery?

**jayson** · December 31, 2005

Thanks for sticking with me on this mess.

Your last notice was to see if install.php was in the Gallery file. This was a major leap for me. It's not, it's in a subfolder labeled cpg142. So, when I use the full path, this is the error:

"

Warning: main(include/sql_parse.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/vcmanag/public_html/Gallery/cpg142/install.php on line 36

Warning: main(include/sql_parse.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/vcmanag/public_html/Gallery/cpg142/install.php on line 36

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required 'include/sql_parse.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/vcmanag/public_html/Gallery/cpg142/install.php on line 36 "

Do I need to move the coppermine files to Gallery?

what I would do, (and this is me) delete all the files, use your cpanel to install coppermine, it will save you lots of headaches, you seclect the top dir for the program to go into, and it does the rest, all then you will need to input is the db username db password.

(TCH people, am I wrong in in what I just said?)

**TCH-Rob** · December 31, 2005

Maybe, I do not have Coppermine in my cPanel. The other thing is that the version that might be there may be older than what is available. It is always best to use the latest version to make sure your scripts are as safe as they can be. Run an older version and your account may become compromised and then you get suspended.

**jayson** · December 31, 2005

Maybe, I do not have Coppermine in my cPanel. The other thing is that the version that might be there may be older than what is available. It is always best to use the latest version to make sure your scripts are as safe as they can be. Run an older version and your account may become compromised and then you get suspended.

ok, mine says cpanel 10, and I have coppermine in mine, but I still say the best bet is to delete all files and start again, before I got mine running, it was 5 installs/uninstalls, and finally got it running

**stevevan** · December 31, 2005

Thanks for sticking with me on this mess.

Your last notice was to see if install.php was in the Gallery file. This was a major leap for me. It's not, it's in a subfolder labeled cpg142. So, when I use the full path, this is the error:

"

Warning: main(include/sql_parse.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/vcmanag/public_html/Gallery/cpg142/install.php on line 36

Warning: main(include/sql_parse.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/vcmanag/public_html/Gallery/cpg142/install.php on line 36

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required 'include/sql_parse.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/vcmanag/public_html/Gallery/cpg142/install.php on line 36 "

Do I need to move the coppermine files to Gallery?

No need to remove and reinstall (at least...not yet! ) Based upon what you've said so far, you would enter the following into your web browser: http://yourTCHdomain.ext/cpg142/install.php

Make sure you are inserting, of course, the correct information in place of "yourTCHdomain.ext".

For additional information, check out the README.html file that should have came with your download. Stay with it...you'll get it.

As a side note, you might want to get a notebook and take notes on what you're doing as you go along. I have done that on all programs and/or scripts I've installed over the years and have a pretty thick binder now. It has helped on numerous occasions!

**TCH-Bruce** · December 31, 2005

Here is what I suggest:

Remove the Gallery folder and all contents

Download the ZIP archive from Coppermine

Upload the ZIP file to your public_html folder

Open File Manager in cPanel, select the ZIP file in the public_html folder and select to extract it (unzip) on the right hand side

Once all files are extracted you will have a folder named cpg143 in your public_html folder, select it and rename it "gallery"

Make sure to change the permissions as per the link to the installation instructions above

Now run the install.php in your browser http://yourTCHdomain.ext/gallery/install.php

HTH

**Mazie** · December 31, 2005

YEAH ...

Bruce, you are a genius. I followed your instructions and SUCCESS.

NOTE:

When I went back to download Coppermine, I noticed that they had created a new download as of December 27, 2005 and this might have been the real root of my problem.

All I can say to Bruce is thank you, thank you, thank you.

Happy New Year

**TCH-Bruce** · December 31, 2005

You are welcome and a Happy New Year to you!

Glad I could help

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