[Solved]: problem running install.php

[epo]

hey first up im a total newb to galleries and coppermine
i had a search through the forum but couldnt find ne thing. so here it is
im having a problem running the install.php file, when i go to run it it comes up with 'this page cannot be displayed'
i have got my file associations for .php files to internet explorer and i dont know how to take them off, would this be causing the problem?

also as for the step
CHMOD the folders albums and include to 755 (or 777, depending on your server config)
can you achieve this by adjusting the permissions in I.E - rightclicking file then properties?

cheers

[kegobeer]

Sounds like you're either running your own server and it isn't configured correctly, or you are attempting to run Coppermine on your home computer and not a webserver.  I'm guessing it's the latter.  Coppermine must be run on a webserver, it's not a stand alone application.

[epo]

hi

yeh im trying to run it off a webserver. I unzipped coppermine and uploaded it to the web server via ftp
the sever has the following
Apache-AdvancedExtranetServer/2.0.48 (Mandrake Linux/6.2.100mdk) mod_perl/1.99_11 Perl/v5.8.3 mod_ssl/2.0.48 OpenSSL/0.9.7c PHP/4.3.4

any idea?

[kegobeer]

Use your FTP program to CHMOD the directories.  And did you upload the files correctly?  Most FTP programs have an auto setting that switches from ASCII to binary, depending on the file type.  I didn't see MySQL listed on your server.  It's a requirement to run Coppermine.

[epo]

ok i used WS_FTP to upload the files than CHMOD both of the required folders, however when trying to run the install.php file it still keeps coming up ' page cannot be displayed' in the broswer, and yes the server does have MySQL

any ideas??

[Joachim Müller]

is your webserver displaying any php file at all? Create a file with this content:

Code Select Expand

<?php
print 'Hello Wolrd';
?>and save it as test.php - then run it in your browser.

GauGau

[epo]

hi gaugau

ok, i created the test.php and uploaded it, and it still came up page connot be displayed when i attempt to load
http://your_server/coppermine_dir/install.php
i can see all the files of coppermine including the .php files

[Joachim Müller]

please post a link.

GauGau

[epo]

a link?
i was just posting where i was loading my install.php file from.

[Joachim Müller]

I don't understand your reply. We're only trying to help, if you don't do what we suggest then there's little we can do to help.
Bottom line: post the full URL of the location you put your coppermine files to.

GauGau

[epo]

oh ok sorry, here it is
ftp://home.exetel.com.au/coppermind/coppermind

[Joachim Müller]

that's an ftp address that can of course not be run in your browser (well, you can copy'n paste it into the address bar, but php won't be executed this way). I tried changing the URL to http://home.exetel.com.au/coppermind/coppermind or http://home.exetel.com.au/coppermind/, but still no fun - I get a 404 page not found error.
Please post a valid URL. If you can't, this discussion is getting us nowhere - I'm tired of asking you to let us support you; you have one more try before I give up.

GauGau

P.S. The name of the software is "coppermine", not "coppermind"

[epo]

ok well that was the problem, i was trying to run it off the ftp adress rather then http 
got it up and going now, thanks for your help

epo

p.s i changed the folder names to coppermine  i just mistyped it.