Uploading files to same album

[tsk1979]

Hi,
When we upload files through the "upload file link" after the upload I have to individually specify to which album each file has to go. So if i upload 5 files to the same album. I have to select the album 5 times and then each image is assigned. This wastes a lot of time and causes unnecessary page loads. Is there a way put all these 5 files in one album in one go rather than on multiple pages. I understand batch add is available, but for that i have to create a dir in the albums dir and then give it 777 rights which is a security risk, or otherwise ask my admin to change owner to www-data(apache). So i am looking for a way to load multiple files via the "upload file" link in one shot rather than assign them the album one by one. I am *not* in single file upload mode, as admin my mode is set to file-URL. So i can upload 5 files in one shot, but assigning them to albums happens one by one which is wasteful if all files are going into one album.

[Abbas Ali]

No, there is no direct method of doing so. What you can do is use batch add and after successfully placing the files chmod the folder to 755. By doing this i guess your security risk will mitigate.

[tsk1979]

No, there is no direct method of doing so. What you can do is use batch add and after successfully placing the files chmod the folder to 755. By doing this i guess your security risk will mitigate.

I guess thats correct, but lets say i do that, and a few days later i add another file to the same gallery via the web upload method, do i again need to chmod the folder to 777 upload file and then change again, or the files which are uploaded via the web method stored in a different location.

[Abbas Ali]

Files uploaded via web method are stored in a different location. So you need not chmod the folder to 777. Infact you need not change the permissions unless you are again FTPing the files to the same folder.

[Joachim Müller]

777 is not a security risk if your server is set up correctly. If your server is not set up correctly, CHMODing 755 should be fine as well. See the dicussion at http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php?topic=17730.msg82335#msg82335 and the link there.