server permission for player.swf for Flash_Media_Player

[KHAGA]

hello, I just moved a CPG 1.5.14 installation (new install) to a new web hosting company, and I have Flash_Media_Player 1.9 plugin installed.

For some reason, I am getting a permission issue on the new server regarding access to the player.swf file in the plugin directory, and I can't figure out what needs to change on the server.  Here is the error:
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Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /media/plugins/flash_media_player/player.swf on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Apache/2.2.19 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.19 OpenSSL/0.9.8r DAV/2 mod_fcgid/2.3.6 mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 Server at www.leesvilleband.org Port 80
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Here is a link to the gallery:  http://www.leesvilleband.org/media/

I have tried setting CHMOD to 755 and 777 (trying anything...) for the plugin and albums directory and all files - no success.  MIME types are set ok, but this appears to be something else.  I also don't have any .htaccess files in the way of this gallery to cause an issue...

I have verified the video files are all working - this was a working site that simply got migrated to a new server.  It just appears to be some access/permission issue on the new server.  Any ideas on what to go fix are much appreciated!

Thank you!

[Αndré]

Doesn't work: http://www.leesvilleband.org/media/plugins/flash_media_player/player.swf?file=http://leesvilleband.org/media/albums/LRHS_MB_Fall2005/20051018_LRHS_MB_Fight_Song_vsSanderson.mp4

Works: http://www.leesvilleband.org/media/plugins/flash_media_player/player.swf?file=http://www.leesvilleband.org/media/albums/LRHS_MB_Fall2005/20051018_LRHS_MB_Fight_Song_vsSanderson.mp4


So you either have to adjust the 'URL of your Coppermine gallery folder' in the Coppermine config or visit your website without the www subdomain.

Example: http://leesvilleband.org/media/displayimage.php?pid=1 (works as expected)

[KHAGA]

Indeed - you are right!!  Thank you.

I changed the URL Config in the CPG panel to include the WWW and now I have the opposite problem (duh...).

I went into my Cpanel and tried to add a redirect of LeesvilleBand.org/media to www.LeesvilleBand.org/media and it gave me an error - said this would create a circular reference.

Do I need to fix this in my host config (.htaccess) or is this something that I set somewhere in CPG - to handle both situations?

Thanks again for all your hard and excellent work on this great package!

[KHAGA]

OK - problem solved.  I found a sample .HTACCESS file and it worked beautifully... web hosting 101... sigh

[Αndré]

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An .htaccess file example for the redirect rule can be found in our docs: http://documentation.coppermine-gallery.net/en/bridging.htm#integrating_subdomain_www

[KHAGA]

OK - problem solved.  I found a sample .HTACCESS file and it worked beautifully... web hosting 101... sigh

I used the redirect code found in this sample:
http://www.projectamplify.com/redirect-non-www-to-www.html

This simply takes an URL path without a "www" and redirects it to the equivalent path with the "www." appended to the front of the URL.

The Apache error being received about a permission issue with player.swf was deceiving and wasteful, since I had run across many threads on MOD_SECURITY issues on HostGator, which is my provider.  I was distracted for hours on this... I'm glad it was much simpler to resolve.

I would think this redirect should be in place for most standard websites.

Thanks again - TOPIC SOLVED and so noted.