Before you continue with Coppermine installation, there are some problems that need to be fixed.
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The 'include' directory (located in the directory where you uploaded Coppermine) should be writable in order to save your configuration. Use your FTP program to change its mode to 777.
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The 'albums' directory (located in the directory where you uploaded Coppermine) should be writable in order to allow pictures upload. Use your FTP program to change its mode to 777.
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The 'userpics' directory (located in the 'albums' directory on your server) should be writable in order to allow pictures upload. Use your FTP program to change its mode to 777.
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The 'edit' directory (located in the 'albums' directory on your server) should be writable in order to allow pictures upload. Use your FTP program to change its mode to 777.
Once you are done, hit the "Try again" button.
Please Help....
RTFM: setting permissions (http://coppermine-gallery.net/demo/cpg14x/docs/index.htm#permissions).
Coppermine critical error:
Unable to connect to database !
MySQL said: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)
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