hello, i got a problem with categories

[ebreizhoo]

Hi,
I have coppermine (latest version).
I install massimport plug in, that seems not working, never mind i create categories and album myself.
suddenly, i think mass import create categories himself (over than 27000), and now i can't see the page "categories" any more.
It's still working, but when i want to add some photos (120 000 at all) the list is very mong and to find the good one take times.
Can i remove catmgr.php and replace it to start again my categories??

please tell me.
regards,

[ebreizhoo]

i have a blank categorie (mass import do not put a "by default name" for your import) where all the new categories that cause me problem are.
Do anyone have an idea to remove this, while i can't access to the categorie page...

[ebreizhoo]

i can add some albums but do not access to their properties
please tell me i don't have to restart my 120000 import...

[ebreizhoo]

if i go to  "accueil" i saw them but not the blank one, and if i go my top categorie i add a "critical error" while executing request.
sorry for this long post...

[ebreizhoo]

i think i did not understand how to use massimport
I run mass import again, and it show error like this:

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 268435456 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 62587393 bytes) in /share/MD0_DATA/Phototheque/cpg15x/plugins/mass_import/import.php on line 257
Mass Import
Root category already exists:   
Path:   albums
Category already exists:   Phototheque
Category already exists:   Ville de Lannion
Category already exists:   2010_12_03 bonhomme de neige
Album already exists:   9-12
Category already exists:   concours
Album already exists:   concours maisons fleuries 2011
Category already exists:   test
Album already exists:   Dupretz Peggy
Category already exists:   Concours photos ete 2011
Album already exists:   Coant Liliane
...
Files to be added after filtering:   258469

But, now i can see my categories (and all of them) it represent 40 A4 pages...
so it runs for now

Question: what is the largest photo gallery you made??
a+

[ebreizhoo]

so, i have to remove all the categories and album that not match with my thing.
it seems that i have to remove one by one (toot long)
anyone have an idea to remove categories that remove all in it???

is there anybody out there..
thks

[Jeff Bailey]

Please post a link.
http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php/topic,55415.msg270616.html#msg270616

iFatal error: Allowed memory size of 268435456 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 62587393 bytes) in /share/MD0_DATA/Phototheque/cpg15x/plugins/mass_import/import.php on line 257

http://documentation.coppermine-gallery.net/en/upload_troubleshooting.htm#upload_error_messages_allowed_memory_size

There is no easy way to remove all categories that I know of.

[ebreizhoo]

sorry, but i can't post a link.
i'm working for an administration and it's an internal use only for publishing...
i do remove the categories one by one (takes almost 1day) but in the scroll down menu they are still here

[Αndré]

It's maybe possible to remove categories with an SQL query or maybe a little PHP script. It depends if it's possible to select that categories by some criteria (e.g. category ID greater/smaller than x).