1.4.12 (stable) SEF URL-s

[Infernal]

I searched for this but i did not find anything that satisfied my question sorry if i am asking something answered somewhere
1.4.12 (stable) This is what i am using ...well ...with some minor safety modifications and i would like to use SEF url's but i read it's not very safe...i have a LOT of images and a big db ...11272 images to be more exact is applying this add on dangerous or something ?

[Joachim Müller]

In the first place it's dangerous to run an outdated gallery. Most recent stable release currently is cpg1.4.14, so you better upgrade asap.

[sharif_aly]

Yes , but where is the add on SEF URLS ?

[Joachim Müller]

Stop spreading your SEF_URLs related questions all over the forum. I already answered your identical question in another thread.

[Infernal]

My gallery has no permissions for anyone does not allow anything and my login.php is always in another folder when i do not need it
my gallery is decently secured
i do not allow uploads or comments or absolutely anything

i will upgrade when i have time tho
anyways is using those search engine friendly url patch safe ?
i mean will it fill my site with errors ?

[Nibbler]

It's not 'dangerous'. It's just unsupported, which means if you come back and say 'it doesn't work' then we will just say 'uninstall it then'.

[Infernal]

yes that's the question
if it doesn't work then i end up with a f-ed up db ?
did any of you ever try it for a 12000 pics album ?

sorry for bothering just gathering some info

[sharif_aly]

12000 , no i didn't as for me but for folder on server has this number or maybe more the folder became hard to access via ftp ..

[Nibbler]

It doesn't affect the database at all and the number of pics you have is not relevant.

[Infernal]

so all it does is make a folder with a lot of files in it all.html that each take the information out of my database each time they egt opened instead of using a query string it will only take information without generating the whole page

please tell me if i get this right

PS there is no problem with that folder and the ftp i will not use it at all

[Nibbler]

No, that's wrong. All it does is rewrite the link format to give the illusion of individual html pages.

[Infernal]

mhm so practically it's a database change ?
mimicry ?
if i save the db and this goes wrong i replace it and it works ?

sorry for bugging you my site is getting over 1000 uniques a day and  can't rick going down

[Nibbler]

I already told you it doesn't affect the database. If you get an error when you install then you just delete the .htaccess file it created.

[Infernal]

and that is really the only thing that can go wrong ?

am very sorry for asking so many times i am sorry this is the last time i ask it
i almost understood everything

and i will return the favor i am working on a "Send this Image via Im to yahoo aol msn etc.." thing