Cannot log into my Gallery

[farmboyzim]

Hello, I was wondering if anyone may be able to answer a couple of questions for me?  The first is that I am having problems logging into my gallery for admin purposes.  For some reason, it ceased to log me in automatically on each visit, i.e. " remember log in".  I am unable to get into the admin section to approve the visitors screenshots for uploading to the gallery.

The second question I have is how do I upgrade to the most current version of coppermine photo gallery without losing the current screenshots that are posted?  I saw a warning when proceeding at one point that the installation of the newer version would delete the older version out of my data base.  I made a back up just incase!  I'm not to knowledgable in the areas of SQL and php databases yet, but am learning as I go!

By the way, thanks for providing such an invaluable service!

Thanks for any tips in advance!
Sincerely,
farmboyzim
www.farmboyzimsflightsims.com

[Stramm]

Clear your cookies and try to login again.

To upgrade it's recommended to have a backup of your files and your db. The files you just can download or tar them first before doing so. To make a backup of your MySQL db use a tool like PHPMyAdmin. It's easy to use.
Then just follow the instructions. The upgrade won't delete your db or images. The backups are 'just in case'.

[Joachim Müller]

in the future, please respect the "one question per thread" policy.

[farmboyzim]

Thanks for the advice and sorry abt the 2 question rule!  Take care and keep up the great work!