Installation help please!!!!!

[cabte]

Hi Im new to this forum,

Iv just down loaded coppermine to my sever, but dont know what to do now.
Iv read the tutorial but im not very good with this type of thing,,
Can anyone please help me get the gallery on line,,
I have a skype address if want to run me through it
Or msn acount,,
skype: bladekitesuk
MSN: cabteat@hotmail.com

I would be very gratefull if you can help
Iv been trying this now for a day and getting ready to quit,,

Carl

[cabte]

sorry its cabte@hotmail.com

Stressed out

[Hein Traag]

Calm down. If you read the documentation carefully and follow these steps you should be ok.

2.1 How to install the script

    * Unpack the archive preserving the directory structure.
      You can rename the coppermine folder, but not the files or folders within.
    * Upload all files onto your webserver (making sure to use the correct ftp mode)
    * Set permissions on the "albums" and "include" folders in your Coppermine directory. Usually, you have to apply the CHMOD command, setting the permissions to 755 (or 777, depending on your server config). This step is very important and must not be overlooked!
    * Ensure you have correct information about your database - you need to know the database name as well as the details of a MySQL user account with which Coppermine should connect to the database. The database and the username must already exist, and the user must have access to the relevent database. Coppermine will not create the database for you, but it will create the tables in the database during installation, there is no need for you to add any tables yourself.
    * Run the install script on your server
      Type the following URL into your web browser:   http://your_server/coppermine_dir/install.php   (your_server = your website, coppermine_dir = the folder in which you uploaded your Coppermine files.) Follow the online instructions on the install screen inserting the necessary information as requested.

# Confirm that you have all the correct information about the database that will be used for your Coppermine installation. If no database exists for your website, you will need to create one, or have one created for you by your webhost. Your webhost can best provide you with instructions on how to go about doing this. For installation purposes, you will need to know the path of the database server that you will be using with Coppermine and details of the MySQL user account through which Coppermine will connect to the server. You must have the database server path (usually 'localhost'), your MySQL username, MySQL password, and MySQL database name prior to installing Coppermine. The user installing Coppermine must have all relevant access rights to this database. If you are using a newly created database, there is no need for you to manually add any tables. Coppermine will create the necessary tables in the database during installation process.
# To run the install script on your server, type the following URL into your web browser:   http://your_server/coppermine_dir/install.php   (your_server = your website, coppermine_dir = the folder in which you uploaded your Coppermine files.) Follow the online instructions inserting the necessary information as requested.


Read slow and calm down. If this is too complicated for you then ask a friend to help out who is more into the internet then yourself.

[cabte]

when i look in the albums folder there are files

edit
userpics
index.php

what am i suposed to do and where do it put it

[Hein Traag]

Read the instruction. Slowly. Don't skip anything.

I guess you were reading the part where you have to set the rights on the folders.

* Set permissions on the "albums" and "include" folders in your Coppermine directory. Usually, you have to apply the CHMOD command, setting the permissions to 755 (or 777, depending on your server config). This step is very important and must not be overlooked!

Just do what it says.. upload all files for cpg to the ftp account you got from your host and then set the rights on the albums and include folder as said in the documentation.

I will not take your hand and guide your hand and spoon fed you. If you really have two left hands when it comes to installing cpg then either ask a friend or ask for help on the Freelance board ( http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php?board=30.0). If you go there you might find someone who is willing to do the installation for you, for free or for a small payment.

[Joachim Müller]

Posting your email address is not a bright idea, it will only lead to your email address being harvested and spammed. There's no support by email, messenger or phone anyway. As Hein pointed out: install coppermine as suggested in the docs.

[amazingxtaylor]

Calm down. If you read the documentation carefully and follow these steps you should be ok.

2.1 How to install the script

    * Unpack the archive preserving the directory structure.
      You can rename the coppermine folder, but not the files or folders within.
    * Upload all files onto your webserver (making sure to use the correct ftp mode)
    * Set permissions on the "albums" and "include" folders in your Coppermine directory. Usually, you have to apply the CHMOD command, setting the permissions to 755 (or 777, depending on your server config). This step is very important and must not be overlooked!
    * Ensure you have correct information about your database - you need to know the database name as well as the details of a MySQL user account with which Coppermine should connect to the database. The database and the username must already exist, and the user must have access to the relevent database. Coppermine will not create the database for you, but it will create the tables in the database during installation, there is no need for you to add any tables yourself.
    * Run the install script on your server
      Type the following URL into your web browser:   http://your_server/coppermine_dir/install.php   (your_server = your website, coppermine_dir = the folder in which you uploaded your Coppermine files.) Follow the online instructions on the install screen inserting the necessary information as requested.

# Confirm that you have all the correct information about the database that will be used for your Coppermine installation. If no database exists for your website, you will need to create one, or have one created for you by your webhost. Your webhost can best provide you with instructions on how to go about doing this. For installation purposes, you will need to know the path of the database server that you will be using with Coppermine and details of the MySQL user account through which Coppermine will connect to the server. You must have the database server path (usually 'localhost'), your MySQL username, MySQL password, and MySQL database name prior to installing Coppermine. The user installing Coppermine must have all relevant access rights to this database. If you are using a newly created database, there is no need for you to manually add any tables. Coppermine will create the necessary tables in the database during installation process.
# To run the install script on your server, type the following URL into your web browser:   http://your_server/coppermine_dir/install.php   (your_server = your website, coppermine_dir = the folder in which you uploaded your Coppermine files.) Follow the online instructions inserting the necessary information as requested.


Read slow and calm down. If this is too complicated for you then ask a friend to help out who is more into the internet then yourself.

how do i set a permission? lol. i too am new to this. and im quite confused  :-\

[Joachim Müller]

There is a permissions section in the docs that you obviously missed. The quickstart guide is just what the name suggests: a quick guide. As pointed out various times in that document: if you can't figure out what you need to do, you're suppossed to read the full documentation that is included with the coppermine package as well. Read http://coppermine-gallery.net/demo/cpg14x/docs/index.htm#permissions
Being new is not bad in itself - everybody started as a newbie. However, it's bad to ignore all the existing documentation and expecting to be spoon-fed.