Cannot run update.php and getting fatal error

[autumn_whispers2me]

I'm getting "fatal error:" when going to my gallery, but I can't run the update.php.  One reason could be that I don't understand 'how' to run this file.

My gallery is at: http://www.ghostinthelens.com/thedarkroom and I'm not sure how to type what I need into the browser to run the update.php file.  I'm also using firefox, in case that makes a difference.

The instructions say to type: http://yourdomain.tld/coppermine/update.php  What I'm wondering is how to type the url in??  What I mean by that is.. my gallery is in a directory called "thedarkroom" and I've tried typing this in several different ways and only get an error 404 telling me that it doesn't exist.  ?

So, if my gallery is at: http://www.ghostinthelens.com/thedarkroom then what do I type in to run the update exactly?

Also, do I need to use a different browser other than FF, like IE?  Does that make a difference?

Another important thing:  The directions say to delete the install.php file in the root directory, but it didn't say on which end.  So I didn't delete it.  That file was in the local folder containing the new coppermine upgrade, and also online.  I didn't know which one to delete, so I left them alone.  I imagine the new file overwrote the old?

I'm totally lost and confused and am eager to get my gallery running again.    I have 3 galleries and did the upgrade on the least important one... just in case.    Now, thing is, I don't know how to backup the database either... I looked around in Coppermine and didn't see anything.

Whew!  Last, but not least: Is there an easier way to upgrade??  Are there just a few files that need upgrading, or do I have to do the whole kit n kaboodle?  the directions imply that I'm to overwrite the entire thing ("all files...").. again, very confused.

UPDATE:  I just checked again and my gallery is there   But, the config button is missing??  Now I'm REALLY confused and befuddled.


I hope the above wasn't too confusing.  Thanks in advance for your help. 

Autumn

[Tranz]

Here's the URL: http://www.ghostinthelens.com/thedarkroom/update.php

I ran it for you so your gallery is up.

[autumn_whispers2me]

Oh wow!  THAT'S why it suddenly showed up!  You are AWESOME!  Thank you!  Also, the CONFIG button is missing from the admin area... what happened to that? lol

[Tranz]

You will need to update your custom theme. More info in the docs folder. Link is available at the top of this page, too.

[autumn_whispers2me]

The theme is why the config button doesn't show?  Wow, I never would've guessed that would be the cause. lol  :p  Thank you.