ADMIN ACCESS GONE--after Restore settings in CONFIG TAB

[jucaem]

I have LOST my ADMIN ACCESS after I accidentally clicked on "restore default settings", instead of "UPDATE" when I was in the CONFIG tab.

The ADMIN access is gone. I have cleared cookies--I have read other posts, but I didn't find an answer to my solution. Please advise (in "layman's term"--I don't understand the codes, acrynyms, etc). How do I restore my ADMIN ACCESS? Thanks! 

[jucaem]

Here is the link: http://stampindamour.com/gallery/config.php

Plus, no one is able to UPLOAD photos either...not sure what I did in CONFIG to mess things up!

[Joachim Müller]

You need to update your gallery first - you're running cpg1.4.10, while the most recent stable release currently is cpg1.4.12.

There are instructions how to retrieve a lost admin password:

• Admin password hacked..how to reset
• Reseting Admin Password
• Login does not work
• Restore factory default
• Can't Login as Admin anymore

[jucaem]

Vielen Dank, aber dies hat mein Problem nicht gelöst.

How do I restore the ADMIN PANEL? I have spent the PAST 5 hours reading through these postings on this forum and have NOT found the answer--even in similiar postings.

I didn't lose the PASSWORD--just want to restore ADMIN ACCESS.

I am in the php files in my Host site--what to do & what to change in the admin.php file? Please advise.

[Joachim Müller]

admin.php is just a PHP file - it doesn't hold any config settings. To restore config settings to any value, you'll have to edit the database. There is no point in modifying admin.php. If you can't access admin.php in your browser (i.e. if coppermine doesn't recognize you as an admin), you'll have to figure out why this happens. Does your admin login not stick? Does your admin login not work in the first place (i.e. do you get an error message that says "couldn't log you in, try again").

I have LOST my ADMIN ACCESS after I accidentally clicked on "restore default settings", instead of "UPDATE" when I was in the CONFIG tab.

The ADMIN access is gone.

What do you mean by that? What does "admin access is gone" actually mean. Provide details if you need help.

[jucaem]

http://stampindamour.com/gallery/admin.php---when I type this in my browser, I get this error message:

You don't have permission to access this page.

Still says "log-in" on the page (not log out like before).

Same computer--same two browsers I have always used. Nothing different on my PC--except that I selected "Restore default settings" (in error) in the CONFIG TAB.

Cleared cookies

Nothing is working.

Please advise. Many thanks! 

[Joachim Müller]

I have understood that you can't access the config. If you want help, answer my question:

Does your admin login not stick? Does your admin login not work in the first place (i.e. do you get an error message that says "couldn't log you in, try again").

Replies like

Nothing is working.

is not a valid answer. Provide a detailed description of what you do and what you see during the login process. Don't type adresses into the browser's address bar manually - this won't help you if your login doesn't work in the first place.

[jucaem]

When I currently log in on the CPG page--it says "Welcome...." and then goes back to the same screen I started from (no, it does NOT stick?). The ADMIN TABS do NOT appear like previously. Also the screen USED to feature "logout" after I had logged in.

Now it still says "log in" on the page even when I am logged in. (I hope I am providing the answers that you seek to aid me in resolving this).

I log in from the page links, not manual typing in the browser....

[jucaem]

I do NOT receive this message when I log in on the page: ..."couldn't log you in, try again".

[Joachim Müller]

So the basic issue is that login works, but doesn't stick. This is usually related to cookie issues. Do you have third-party tools installed on your desktop that interfere with cookies? Notorious "Norton Internet Security" and similar pseudo-security crap comes into mind.
Additionally, you're running cpg1.4.10, while the most recent stable release is cpg1.4.12 - upgrading is mandatory.

[jucaem]

So the basic issue is that login works, but doesn't stick. This is usually related to cookie issues. Do you have third-party tools installed on your desktop that interfere with cookies? Notorious "Norton Internet Security" and similar pseudo-security crap comes into mind.
Additionally, you're running cpg1.4.10, while the most recent stable release is cpg1.4.12 - upgrading is mandatory.

I have deleted "cookies" on BOTH BROWSERS and other thrird-party Security Software have been disabled or are NOT on my PC (Norton, ADWARE, etc).

I have attempted logging in on a different PC with the same situation occuring (log-in doesn't stick--says "Welcome", but NO ADMIN TABS appear). No USERS (on their own PC) are able to UPLOAD photos either. The USERS receive an error  message "Sorry there is no album where you are allowed to upload files"--the USERS did NOT previously receive this message. 

Will upgrading resolve the log-in issue?
Please advise. Many thanks! 

[Joachim Müller]

Upgrading is mandatory anyway and may or may not solve your issues. Do as I suggested and upgrade!