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Athena007 Member
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I'm not a big wiz on these type of things, but I really like this program and couldn't find any installation instructions. So... I uploaded all the files that I downloaded to: www.Athena007.com/zenphoto/

This was probably not the way to install as I can't seem to get it to work. Can someone direct me to some installation instructions or something of the like?

Thank you!

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  • thegirlinthecafe Member
    There are installation instruction with the files you downloaded. Did you run the setup file after you uploaded the files to your server ?
  • Athena007 Member
    I looked though all the files that I downloaded and I'm not finding the installation instruction (where might they be and titled what?).

    After I uploaded the files to the server I tried accessing /zenphoto/INSTALL as that seemed logical, but that did nothing.

    Help? (should I try downloading all the files again, or?)
  • RogerUsh Member
    INSTALL is a text file, you just need to open it with any text editor (notepad.exe would do fine). If you are on Windows, just right click on it and select open with and select a program. Or open the program first and then open the file 'INSTALL'.

    Or I can save you the trouble and just reproduce them right here, like so:

    `zenphoto installation instructions

    -------------------------------------------------`

    `1. Get the files in the zenphoto.zip or zenphoto.tar.gz package on to your

    server somehow (FTP, SSH, wget, tar -xzvf .., etc.)

    (You may want to do step 2 first)`

    `2. Go to http://www.yoursite.com/zenphoto/zen/setup.php and follow the

    simple instructions.`

    `(No, it's not really a 2 step install. There are 4 more steps in step 2...)`

    Good luck.
  • jonimueller Member
    The installation instructions need to make it clear whether any CHMOD needs to be done to any files or folders. This is extremely unclear and the user is left to flounder around and GUESS about it, while getting 500 Internal Server Errors. This would not happen if this was made perfectly clear at the onset.

    It just adds to the frustration level.
  • Melissa Member
    The installation steps is quite simple and if you are a beginner, the following steps can give you a rough picture of the steps of the whole installation, hope this help.
    Steps:
    1. Download the zip or tar.gz installations files.
    2. Unzip and upload the files to your server.
    3. Go to http://www.yoursite.com/yourfolder/zen/setup.php and follow the
    simple instructions:
    Step 1: Edit the config.php.example file and rename it to config.php . You can find the file in the "zen" directory.
    ----> Create your database and configure your database details in config.php, change it according to your database setup and theme setup.

    Step 2: Edit the .htaccess file in the root zenphoto folder if you have the mod_rewrite apache module, and want cruft-free URLs. Just change the one line indicated to make it work.
    -----> # !!! Change this to the web path (eg: http://www.example.com/photos --> /photos) !!!
    RewriteBase /photos

    Step 3: Change the permissions on the 'albums' and 'cache' folders to be writable by the server (chmod 777 cache) (not necessary on Windows servers)

    Step 4: Come back to this page (just reload it if you're ready) and click "Go!"

    Nice n easy.
  • chicagoEmb Member
    I'm a beginner too and do not know exactly how to install the gallery with these informations...

    What is the adress for the RewriteBase /photos? We have to add the absolute path but how?

    is it RewriteBase /"absolute path" or "http...RewriteBase/photos"?

    And an other question:
    After creating the database, the files are adding in my easyphp directory. What file or repertory do I have to copy in the Zen directory?
  • trisweb Administrator
    chicagoEmb -- it's not the absolute path, it's the relative path. It shouldn't have quotes. Example:

    For the site: `http://www.trisweb.com/photos`
    My Rewrite Base looks like:
    `RewriteBase /photos`
    It's everything that comes after your domain name.

    I'm not sure what you're asking with your "other question" ... perhaps you could clarify a little?
  • thinsoldier Member
    just in case you decide to prefix you table names for the database, do not use a prefix of 'zen-'. the - will cause a mysql error
  • trisweb Administrator
    thinsoldier-- I'll add a warning to the config to only use alphanumeric and underscores. Thanks!
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