"The previous file could not be placed."

[Garvey]

i hope i'm not repeating a question someone has asked before but i get this error whenever i upload a photo, i put in the description and seletc the album and get this error:

The previous file could not be placed.

You have successfully placed all the files.

the files doesnt upload or add to the album

any help is much appreciated

Garvey.

[Nibbler]

http://coppermine-gallery.net/demo/cpg14x/docs/index.htm#upload_trouble

[Garvey]

Thanks for your reply Nibbler,

the link to my gallery is: http://www.ukonlinemall.com/garvey

you can login with username "James" and password "password"

debug info is:

Code Select Expand

USER:
------------------
Array
(
    [ID] => bc25218fe84f3c94b96fe1a20c6639f0
    [am] => 1
    [lang] => english
)

==========================
USER DATA:
------------------
Array
(
    [user_id] => 1
    [user_name] => Garvey
    [groups] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
        )

    [disk_max] => 0
    [disk_min] => 0
    [can_rate_pictures] => 1
    [can_send_ecards] => 1
    [ufc_max] => 3
    [ufc_min] => 3
    [custom_user_upload] => 0
    [num_file_upload] => 5
    [num_URI_upload] => 3
    [can_post_comments] => 1
    [can_upload_pictures] => 1
    [can_create_albums] => 1
    [has_admin_access] => 1
    [pub_upl_need_approval] => 0
    [priv_upl_need_approval] => 0
    [group_name] => Administrators
    [upload_form_config] => 3
    [group_quota] => 0
    [can_see_all_albums] => 1
    [group_id] => 1
)

==========================
Queries:
------------------
Array
(
    [0] => SELECT extension, mime, content, player FROM cpg_filetypes; (0s)
    [1] => select * from cpg_plugins order by priority asc; (0s)
    [2] => delete from `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_sessions where time<1138627649 and remember=0; (0s)
    [3] => delete from `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_sessions where time<1137421649; (0s)
    [4] => select user_id from `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_sessions where session_id=md5("285c9f5283c25f897d30566278ed4f83862bc4c380aa834b7e76252a748690a0"); (0s)
    [5] => select user_id as id, user_password as password from `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_users where user_id=1 (0s)
    [6] => SELECT u.user_id AS id, u.user_name AS username, u.user_password AS password, u.user_group+100 AS group_id FROM `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_users AS u INNER JOIN `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_usergroups AS g ON u.user_group=g.group_id WHERE u.user_id='1' (0s)
    [7] => SELECT user_group_list FROM `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_users AS u WHERE user_id='1' and user_group_list <> ''; (0s)
    [8] => SELECT MAX(group_quota) as disk_max, MIN(group_quota) as disk_min, MAX(can_rate_pictures) as can_rate_pictures, MAX(can_send_ecards) as can_send_ecards, MAX(upload_form_config) as ufc_max, MIN(upload_form_config) as ufc_min, MAX(custom_user_upload) as custom_user_upload, MAX(num_file_upload) as num_file_upload, MAX(num_URI_upload) as num_URI_upload, MAX(can_post_comments) as can_post_comments, MAX(can_upload_pictures) as can_upload_pictures, MAX(can_create_albums) as can_create_albums, MAX(has_admin_access) as has_admin_access, MIN(pub_upl_need_approval) as pub_upl_need_approval, MIN( priv_upl_need_approval) as  priv_upl_need_approval FROM cpg_usergroups WHERE group_id in (1) (0s)
    [9] => SELECT group_name FROM  cpg_usergroups WHERE group_id= 1 (0s)
    [10] => update `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_sessions set time='1138631249' where session_id=md5('285c9f5283c25f897d30566278ed4f83862bc4c380aa834b7e76252a748690a0'); (0.001s)
    [11] => SELECT user_favpics FROM cpg_favpics WHERE user_id = 1 (0s)
    [12] => DELETE FROM cpg_banned WHERE expiry < '2006-01-30 14:27:29' (0s)
    [13] => SELECT * FROM cpg_banned WHERE (ip_addr='62.254.64.17' OR ip_addr='82.23.132.21' OR user_id=1) AND brute_force=0 (0s)
    [14] => SELECT aid, title FROM cpg_albums WHERE category < 10000 ORDER BY title (0s)
    [15] => SELECT aid, title FROM cpg_albums WHERE category='10001' ORDER BY title (0s)
    [16] => SELECT encoded_string FROM cpg_temp_data WHERE unique_ID = '5c1ce5e4' (0s)
    [17] => UPDATE cpg_temp_data SET encoded_string = 'YTowOnt9' WHERE unique_ID = '5c1ce5e4' (0.001s)
    [18] => SELECT category FROM cpg_albums WHERE aid='2' (0s)
    [19] => DELETE FROM cpg_temp_data WHERE unique_ID = '5c1ce5e4' (0s)
    [20] => SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cpg_pictures WHERE approved = 'NO' (0s)
)

==========================
GET :
------------------
Array
(
)

==========================
POST :
------------------
Array
(
    [album] => 2
    [title] => fgjhy
    [caption] => gfuhy
    [keywords] => g
    [control] => phase_2
    [unique_ID] => 5c1ce5e4
    [debugtext] => USER:
------------------
Array
(
    [ID] => bc25218fe84f3c94b96fe1a20c6639f0
    [am] => 1
    [lang] => english
)

==========================
USER DATA:
------------------
Array
(
    [user_id] => 1
    [user_name] => Garvey
    [groups] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
        )

    [disk_max] => 0
    [disk_min] => 0
    [can_rate_pictures] => 1
    [can_send_ecards] => 1
    [ufc_max] => 3
    [ufc_min] => 3
    [custom_user_upload] => 0
    [num_file_upload] => 5
    [num_URI_upload] => 3
    [can_post_comments] => 1
    [can_upload_pictures] => 1
    [can_create_albums] => 1
    [has_admin_access] => 1
    [pub_upl_need_approval] => 0
    [priv_upl_need_approval] => 0
    [group_name] => Administrators
    [upload_form_config] => 3
    [group_quota] => 0
    [can_see_all_albums] => 1
    [group_id] => 1
)

==========================
Queries:
------------------
Array
(
    [0] => SELECT extension, mime, content, player FROM cpg_filetypes; (0s)
    [1] => select * from cpg_plugins order by priority asc; (0s)
    [2] => delete from `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_sessions where time<1138627638 and remember=0; (0s)
    [3] => delete from `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_sessions where time<1137421638; (0s)
    [4] => select user_id from `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_sessions where session_id=md5("285c9f5283c25f897d30566278ed4f83862bc4c380aa834b7e76252a748690a0"); (0s)
    [5] => select user_id as id, user_password as password from `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_users where user_id=1 (0s)
    [6] => SELECT u.user_id AS id, u.user_name AS username, u.user_password AS password, u.user_group+100 AS group_id FROM `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_users AS u INNER JOIN `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_usergroups AS g ON u.user_group=g.group_id WHERE u.user_id='1' (0s)
    [7] => SELECT user_group_list FROM `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_users AS u WHERE user_id='1' and user_group_list <> ''; (0s)
    [8] => SELECT MAX(group_quota) as disk_max, MIN(group_quota) as disk_min, MAX(can_rate_pictures) as can_rate_pictures, MAX(can_send_ecards) as can_send_ecards, MAX(upload_form_config) as ufc_max, MIN(upload_form_config) as ufc_min, MAX(custom_user_upload) as custom_user_upload, MAX(num_file_upload) as num_file_upload, MAX(num_URI_upload) as num_URI_upload, MAX(can_post_comments) as can_post_comments, MAX(can_upload_pictures) as can_upload_pictures, MAX(can_create_albums) as can_create_albums, MAX(has_admin_access) as has_admin_access, MIN(pub_upl_need_approval) as pub_upl_need_approval, MIN( priv_upl_need_approval) as  priv_upl_need_approval FROM cpg_usergroups WHERE group_id in (1) (0s)
    [9] => SELECT group_name FROM  cpg_usergroups WHERE group_id= 1 (0s)
    [10] => update `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_sessions set time='1138631238' where session_id=md5('285c9f5283c25f897d30566278ed4f83862bc4c380aa834b7e76252a748690a0'); (0s)
    [11] => SELECT user_favpics FROM cpg_favpics WHERE user_id = 1 (0s)
    [12] => DELETE FROM cpg_banned WHERE expiry < '2006-01-30 14:27:18' (0s)
    [13] => SELECT * FROM cpg_banned WHERE (ip_addr='62.254.64.17' OR ip_addr='82.23.132.21' OR user_id=1) AND brute_force=0 (0s)
    [14] => SELECT aid, title FROM cpg_albums WHERE category < 10000 ORDER BY title (0s)
    [15] => SELECT aid, title FROM cpg_albums WHERE category='10001' ORDER BY title (0s)
    [16] => SELECT encoded_string FROM cpg_temp_data WHERE unique_ID = '5c1ce5e4' (0s)
    [17] => UPDATE cpg_temp_data SET encoded_string = 'YToxOntpOjA7YTozOntzOjExOiJhY3R1YWxfbmFtZSI7czoxMzoibmljendhYWFhLkpQRyI7czoxNDoidGVtcG9yYXJ5X25hbWUiO3M6MjM6Im1IVFRQX3RlbXBfY2E4ZGFiYWYuSlBHIjtzOjEyOiJwcmV2aWV3X3BhdGgiO3M6MzQ6Ii4vYWxidW1zL2VkaXQvcHJldmlld19hZTZmYmU3NS5KUEciO319' WHERE unique_ID = '5c1ce5e4' (0.001s)
    [18] => SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cpg_pictures WHERE approved = 'NO' (0s)
    [19] => SELECT cat.name FROM cpg_categories cat, cpg_albums alb WHERE alb.aid='2' AND cat.cid=alb.category (0s)
)

==========================
GET :
------------------
Array
(
)

==========================
POST :
------------------
Array
(
    [unique_ID] => 5c1ce5e4
    [control] => phase_2
    [debugtext] => USER:
------------------
Array
(
    [ID] => bc25218fe84f3c94b96fe1a20c6639f0
    [am] => 1
    [lang] => english
)

==========================
USER DATA:
------------------
Array
(
    [user_id] => 1
    [user_name] => Garvey
    [groups] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
        )

    [disk_max] => 0
    [disk_min] => 0
    [can_rate_pictures] => 1
    [can_send_ecards] => 1
    [ufc_max] => 3
    [ufc_min] => 3
    [custom_user_upload] => 0
    [num_file_upload] => 5
    [num_URI_upload] => 3
    [can_post_comments] => 1
    [can_upload_pictures] => 1
    [can_create_albums] => 1
    [has_admin_access] => 1
    [pub_upl_need_approval] => 0
    [priv_upl_need_approval] => 0
    [group_name] => Administrators
    [upload_form_config] => 3
    [group_quota] => 0
    [can_see_all_albums] => 1
    [group_id] => 1
)

==========================
Queries:
------------------
Array
(
    [0] => SELECT extension, mime, content, player FROM cpg_filetypes; (0s)
    [1] => select * from cpg_plugins order by priority asc; (0s)
    [2] => delete from `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_sessions where time<1138627635 and remember=0; (0s)
    [3] => delete from `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_sessions where time<1137421635; (0s)
    [4] => select user_id from `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_sessions where session_id=md5("285c9f5283c25f897d30566278ed4f83862bc4c380aa834b7e76252a748690a0"); (0s)
    [5] => select user_id as id, user_password as password from `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_users where user_id=1 (0s)
    [6] => SELECT u.user_id AS id, u.user_name AS username, u.user_password AS password, u.user_group+100 AS group_id FROM `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_users AS u INNER JOIN `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_usergroups AS g ON u.user_group=g.group_id WHERE u.user_id='1' (0s)
    [7] => SELECT user_group_list FROM `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_users AS u WHERE user_id='1' and user_group_list <> ''; (0s)
    [8] => SELECT MAX(group_quota) as disk_max, MIN(group_quota) as disk_min, MAX(can_rate_pictures) as can_rate_pictures, MAX(can_send_ecards) as can_send_ecards, MAX(upload_form_config) as ufc_max, MIN(upload_form_config) as ufc_min, MAX(custom_user_upload) as custom_user_upload, MAX(num_file_upload) as num_file_upload, MAX(num_URI_upload) as num_URI_upload, MAX(can_post_comments) as can_post_comments, MAX(can_upload_pictures) as can_upload_pictures, MAX(can_create_albums) as can_create_albums, MAX(has_admin_access) as has_admin_access, MIN(pub_upl_need_approval) as pub_upl_need_approval, MIN( priv_upl_need_approval) as  priv_upl_need_approval FROM cpg_usergroups WHERE group_id in (1) (0s)
    [9] => SELECT group_name FROM  cpg_usergroups WHERE group_id= 1 (0s)
    [10] => update `nverd02_copp1`.cpg_sessions set time='1138631235' where session_id=md5('285c9f5283c25f897d30566278ed4f83862bc4c380aa834b7e76252a748690a0'); (0s)
    [11] => SELECT user_favpics FROM cpg_favpics WHERE user_id = 1 (0s)
    [12] => DELETE FROM cpg_banned WHERE expiry < '2006-01-30 14:27:15' (0s)
    [13] => SELECT * FROM cpg_banned WHERE (ip_addr='62.254.64.17' OR ip_addr='82.23.132.21' OR user_id=1) AND brute_force=0 (0s)
    [14] => SELECT aid, title FROM cpg_albums WHERE category < 10000 ORDER BY title (0s)
    [15] => SELECT aid, title FROM cpg_albums WHERE category='10001' ORDER BY title (0s)
    [16] => SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cpg_pictures WHERE approved = 'NO' (0s)
    [17] => SELECT unique_ID FROM cpg_temp_data (0s)
    [18] => INSERT INTO cpg_temp_data VALUES ('5c1ce5e4', 'YToxOntpOjA7YToyOntzOjExOiJhY3R1YWxfbmFtZSI7czoxMzoibmljendhYWFhLkpQRyI7czoxNDoidGVtcG9yYXJ5X25hbWUiO3M6MjM6Im1IVFRQX3RlbXBfY2E4ZGFiYWYuSlBHIjt9fQ==', '1138631235') (0s)
)

==========================
GET :
------------------
Array
(
)

==========================
POST :
------------------
Array
(
    [URI_array] => Array
        (
            [0] =>
            [1] =>
            [2] =>
        )

    [control] => phase_1
)

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VERSION INFO :
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PHP version: 4.4.1 - OK
------------------
mySQL version: 4.0.25-standard
------------------
Coppermine version: 1.4.2(stable)
==========================
Module: GD
------------------
GD Version: bundled (2.0.28 compatible)
FreeType Support: 1
FreeType Linkage: with freetype
T1Lib Support:
GIF Read Support: 1
GIF Create Support: 1
JPG Support: 1
PNG Support: 1
WBMP Support: 1
XBM Support: 1
JIS-mapped Japanese Font Support:

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Module: mysql
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Active Links 1
Client API version 4.0.25
MYSQL_MODULE_TYPE external
MYSQL_SOCKET /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
MYSQL_INCLUDE -I/usr/include/mysql
MYSQL_LIBS -L/usr/lib -lmysqlclient 
==========================
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Linked Version 1.1.4
==========================
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safe_mode_include_dir | no value | no value
safe_mode_exec_dir | no value | no value
sql.safe_mode | Off | Off
disable_functions | no value | no value
file_uploads | On | On
include_path | .:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php | .:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php
open_basedir | no value | no value
==========================
email
------------------
Directive | Local Value | Master Value
sendmail_from | no value | no value
sendmail_path | /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i | /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i
SMTP | localhost | localhost
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==========================
Size and Time
------------------
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Coppermine version: 1.4.2(stable)
==========================
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JPG Support: 1
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Client API version 4.0.25
MYSQL_MODULE_TYPE external
MYSQL_SOCKET /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
MYSQL_INCLUDE -I/usr/include/mysql
MYSQL_LIBS -L/usr/lib -lmysqlclient 
==========================
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==========================
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include_path | .:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php | .:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php
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==========================
email
------------------
Directive | Local Value | Master Value
sendmail_from | no value | no value
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smtp_port | 25 | 25
==========================
Size and Time
------------------
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max_input_time | -1 | -1
upload_max_filesize | 2M | 2M
post_max_size | 55M | 55M
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------------------
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Coppermine version: 1.4.2(stable)
==========================
Module: GD
------------------
GD Version: bundled (2.0.28 compatible)
FreeType Support: 1
FreeType Linkage: with freetype
T1Lib Support:
GIF Read Support: 1
GIF Create Support: 1
JPG Support: 1
PNG Support: 1
WBMP Support: 1
XBM Support: 1
JIS-mapped Japanese Font Support:

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Module: mysql
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Client API version 4.0.25
MYSQL_MODULE_TYPE external
MYSQL_SOCKET /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
MYSQL_INCLUDE -I/usr/include/mysql
MYSQL_LIBS -L/usr/lib -lmysqlclient 
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safe_mode_gid | Off | Off
safe_mode_include_dir | no value | no value
safe_mode_exec_dir | no value | no value
sql.safe_mode | Off | Off
disable_functions | no value | no value
file_uploads | On | On
include_path | .:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php | .:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php
open_basedir | no value | no value
==========================
email
------------------
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sendmail_from | no value | no value
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==========================
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------------------
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max_input_time | -1 | -1
upload_max_filesize | 2M | 2M
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[Joachim Müller]

don't debug_output - in the section Nibbler refered to this is pointed out as well. Your site is down:

Coppermine critical error:
Unable to connect to database !

MySQL said: Access denied for user: 'nverd02_coppermi@localhost' to database 'nverd02_coppermine'

, so fix this first.