"Exceeded filesize permitted by CPG" error - gives this error no matter what

[wickeddivine]

Hello,
I have searched around looking for something that might help me with this, but all the solutions I found didn't work/apply.
I just installed Coppermine. I'm currently using another gallery program, but I think Coppermine might be better, so I'm checking it out.   
The install process went fine.  I changed all the config settings, including the file size limit (I changed it to 9999999.....).
I keep getting the "exceeded filesize" error.  Even when I try to upload tiny little pictures.   
I turned on the debug info display, and while I don't know what half of it means, it seems that my limit on the server end is 7M (as in MB, right?).  So that's plenty.  I checked the permissions on the albums dir and it's sub-dirs, and they are all at 777.
Here is the debug info from the bottom of the page with the error message:

USER:
------------------
Array
(
    [ID] => b0f117d1661652d9a7995acb2d275669
    [am] => 1
)

==========================
USER DATA:
------------------
Array
(
    [user_id] => 1
    [user_group] => 1
    [user_active] => YES
    [user_name] => Heather
    [user_password] => ********
    [user_lastvisit] => 2005-01-06 07:35:35
    [user_regdate] => 2005-01-06 07:35:35
    [user_group_list] =>
    [user_email] =>
    [user_website] =>
    [user_location] =>
    [user_interests] =>
    [user_occupation] =>
    [user_actkey] =>
    [disk_max] => 2147483647
    [disk_min] => 2147483647
    [can_rate_pictures] => 1
    [can_send_ecards] => 1
    [ufc_max] => 3
    [ufc_min] => 3
    [custom_user_upload] => 0
    [num_file_upload] => 5
    [num_URI_upload] => 3
    [can_post_comments] => 1
    [can_upload_pictures] => 1
    [can_create_albums] => 1
    [has_admin_access] => 1
    [pub_upl_need_approval] => 0
    [priv_upl_need_approval] => 0
    [group_name] => Administrators
    [upload_form_config] => 3
    [group_quota] => 2147483647
    [can_see_all_albums] => 1
    [group_id] => 1
    [groups] => Array
        (
            [1] => 1
        )

)

==========================
Queries:
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Array
(
   

• => SELECT extension, mime, content FROM cpg132_filetypes;
      [1] => SELECT * FROM cpg132_users WHERE user_id='1'AND user_active = 'YES' AND user_password != '' AND BINARY MD5(user_password) = 'e15db0f45bcbdfffb0a2e5001189f64d'
      [2] => SELECT MAX(group_quota) as disk_max, MIN(group_quota) as disk_min, MAX(can_rate_pictures) as can_rate_pictures, MAX(can_send_ecards) as can_send_ecards, MAX(upload_form_config) as ufc_max, MIN(upload_form_config) as ufc_min, MAX(custom_user_upload) as custom_user_upload, MAX(num_file_upload) as num_file_upload, MAX(num_URI_upload) as num_URI_upload, MAX(can_post_comments) as can_post_comments, MAX(can_upload_pictures) as can_upload_pictures, MAX(can_create_albums) as can_create_albums, MAX(has_admin_access) as has_admin_access, MIN(pub_upl_need_approval) as pub_upl_need_approval, MIN( priv_upl_need_approval) as  priv_upl_need_approval FROM cpg132_usergroups WHERE group_id in (1)
      [3] => SELECT group_name FROM  cpg132_usergroups WHERE group_id= 1
      [4] => DELETE FROM cpg132_banned WHERE expiry < 1105026366
      [5] => SELECT * FROM cpg132_banned WHERE ip_addr='24.198.28.198' OR ip_addr='24.198.28.198' OR user_id=1
  )
  
  ==========================
  GET :
  ------------------
  Array
  (
  )
  
  ==========================
  POST :
  ------------------
  Array
  (
      [URI_array] => Array
          (
             
• =>
              [1] =>
              [2] =>
          )
  
      [control] => phase_1
  )
  
  ==========================
  VERSION INFO :
  ------------------
  PHP version: 4.3.5 - OK
  ------------------
  mySQL version: 4.0.20-log
  ------------------
  Coppermine version: 1.3.2
  ==========================
  Module: gd
  ------------------
  GD Support enabled
  GD Version bundled (2.0.17 compatible)
  FreeType Support enabled
  FreeType Linkage with TTF library
  GIF Read Support enabled
  JPG Support enabled
  PNG Support enabled
  WBMP Support enabled
  XBM Support enabled
  ==========================
  Module: mysql
  ------------------
  Active Persistent Links 0
  Active Links 1
  Client API version 3.23.51
  MYSQL_MODULE_TYPE external
  MYSQL_SOCKET /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
  MYSQL_INCLUDE -I/usr/include/mysql
  MYSQL_LIBS -L/usr/lib -lmysqlclient 
  ==========================
  Module: zlib
  ------------------
  ZLib Support enabled
  Compiled Version 1.1.4
  Linked Version 1.1.4
  ==========================
  Server restrictions (safe mode)?
  ------------------
  Directive | Local Value | Master Value
  safe_mode | Off | Off
  safe_mode_exec_dir | no value | no value
  safe_mode_gid | Off | Off
  safe_mode_include_dir | no value | no value
  safe_mode_exec_dir | no value | no value
  sql.safe_mode | Off | Off
  disable_functions | no value | no value
  file_uploads | On | On
  include_path | .:/usr/local/lib/php | .:/usr/local/lib/php
  open_basedir | no value | no value
  ==========================
  email
  ------------------
  Directive | Local Value | Master Value
  sendmail_from | me@localhost.com | me@localhost.com
  sendmail_path | /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i  | /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i
  SMTP | localhost | localhost
  smtp_port | 25 | 25
  ==========================
  Size and Time
  ------------------
  Directive | Local Value | Master Value
  max_execution_time | 30 | 30
  max_input_time | -1 | -1
  upload_max_filesize | 7M | 7M
  post_max_size | 8M | 8M
  ==========================
  Page generated in 0.102 seconds - 6 queries in 0.019 seconds - Album set :

I'm also getting some errors at the top of this same page:

Notice: Undefined variable: escrow_array in /home/.fats/akalsha/littlebitdifferent.com/gallery/upload.php on line 1939
Notice: Undefined variable: URI_failure_array in /home/.fats/akalsha/littlebitdifferent.com/gallery/upload.php on line 1941
Notice: Undefined variable: zip_failure_array in /home/.fats/akalsha/littlebitdifferent.com/gallery/upload.php on line 1942

I know that my web host is missing some imagemagic binaries.  When I installed my other gallery program, I had to use netpbm instead.
When I first set up Coppermine, and set it to use imagemagic anyway to see what happened.  I don't know if any of these graphics things would have anything to do with why I'm getting this filesize error or not.
With imagemagic, I got the error, so I changed it to GD, and still got the error.

One other thing:
At the top of the config page, I get "Notice: Undefined index: offline in /home/.fats/akalsha/littlebitdifferent.com/gallery/config.php on line 63".
But again I'm not sure if that would have anything to do with the file size error.
Can anyone help please?

[Nibbler]

Use a sensible number for the limit.

[wickeddivine]

Well, that was simple.  I'm sorry.  I thought if I just did the 999.... thing it would make it unlimited (up to the php's limit of course).  But I just put in 500, and uploaded a pic + it worked.   
Thank you.
Should I ignore those other page errors?

[kegobeer]

Those are just notices.  You can turn them off in your config settings.

I see your host is running PHP 4.3.5 - you should ask them when they plan to upgrade to 4.3.10.  There are serious security problems with the older versions that are corrected by upgrading to 4.3.10.  Make sure the upgrade their Zend optimizer to 2.5.7 at the same time.

[wickeddivine]

Thanks for the info, I'll ask them about that.