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Dreamhost setup work-around 404 error

RogerUsh Member
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This is a post in reference to:
http://www.zenphoto.org/support/topic.php?id=69

I decided to put tsservos instructions in a new post to make it easier to find. I appended more detailed instructions on how to activate PHP5 in Dreamhost.

1) in the .htaccess change `RewriteBase`:
for instance, if you have Zenphoto installed in
"http://www.domain.com/zenphoto/"
and your `RewriteBase` is `/zenphoto`
remove the "`/zenphoto`"

2) In the Dreamhost control panel, set the domain to run PHP 5:
Go to the Domains > Manage Domains area
Under the Web Hosting Column click Edit
Select the PHP Version 5 option

3) Run setup.php; database tables should be created smoothly.

4) In the .htaccess set `RewriteBase` back to correct path:
`/zenphoto`

Hopefully this should work. Good Luck!

Comments

  • bs84 Member
    ok, its all working now. what a hassle. Thanks RogerUsh for your instructions, they really helped. The problem was that I uploaded the files to my webserver, then renamed the folder. After I changed to PHP5, and experimented for a while, I changed it back, without thinking, and it all worked fine.. :)

    Thanks for your help,
    bs84
  • marsbar Member
    My thanks tsservos for figuring out the installation issue and to RogerUsh for posting the steps.

    With step 1, I have had to remove the entire RewriteBase line before I could access and run the gallery's setup script. Steps 2-4 worked just fine. :-)

    bs84, are you saying that your gallery is working in PHP4 (running as CGI)? Mine broke straight away when I switched from PHP5 back to PHP4 (running as CGI).

    Cheers,
    marsbar
  • bhhenry Member
    I got it to work on Dreamhost another way -- first I installed version 0.8.2, then upgraded to 1.0.1b, and it worked!
  • marsbar Member
    Nice gallery, bhhenry--do you have it working in PHP4 or 5 at DreamHost?
    - marsbar
  • shebaduhkitty Member
    OK so I thought I followed these directions. (I have dreamhost) I have smoothly used Gallery and Album... but really like the look of this (especially here http://www.lisavollrath.com/zp/)

    I seem to be getting tripped up on steps 2 and 3 in the set-up page...
    anyone want to do this part for me? get the thing set up so I can start loading files??

    this is the message I keep getting
    MySQL Error: Could not connect to the database server

    the mySQL won't let me make a zenphoto database, so not sure what I am supposed to be doing there to make it work.

    So please email me if you can help
    thanks
    shebaduhkitty@yahoo.com
  • agraygirl Member
    I'm having the same error.
    MySQL Error: Could not connect to the database server.
    Please let me know if you find an answer!
  • 3stripe Member
    Ok... I've finally got Zen Photo to install onto Dreamhost

    http://www.tonguengroove.co.uk/zenphoto/

    I can see the admin panel if I type in the exact link for it. But the actually gallery and upload features don't seem to work at all. I can upload imges, but can't see them in admin. (I can see them via FTP though)

    I've tried all kinds of changes to .htaccess but I'm getting something totally wrong. Deleteing RewriteBase is the only way I can get close...

    Help!!!!
  • bensp Member
    here guys, try this.

    its a step by step guide of how to install ZP on DreamHost :)

    enjoy
  • Jacky Member
    I followed those steps, except now the gallery themes can't find the absolute path to their files! Grrr! Any help?
  • Unknown
    Thank you very much this worked like a charm....
  • protum Member
    yeah.. switching to PHP5 did the trick for me
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