Hi all,
I just started to build my website , and after browsing around I found that Zenphoto are likely suitable to show my portfolio works. As per the demo , it simple and not so messy around.
Eventually, my installation process are not smooth sailing after all
. I have browse about 3 hours on the Forum,looking for the match troubleshoot. On after another I got so confuse ...manage to find some solution though ..but still stuck with this stage :-
1) MySQL can't be detected:
I have created the database on my host/site and have fill in the zp-config.php requirement username,password and database host tally it with my database setup information...here is the eg I have done :-
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Database Information (the most important part!)
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
$conf['mysql_user'] = "KKK_username";
$conf['mysql_pass'] = "KKK_password";
$conf['mysql_host'] = "localhost"; // Won't need to change this 90% of the time.
$conf['mysql_database'] = "KKK_portfolio";
// If you're sharing the database with other tables, use a prefix to be safe.
$conf['mysql_prefix'] = "zp_";
after run the setup.php it still mention the same warning :-
Could not connect to the MySQL server. Check the user, password, and database host in your zp-config.php file and try again.
If there any mistake or part that I have not touch?
2) Sub domain installation.
After browsing around the forum thread, I manage to find out that there is different behavior/setting for the .htacess to be used with Subdomain. I have pass on setup.php for the ".htaccess RewriteBase" for normal pages
http://www.onepiecebakery.com/portfolio/zp-core/setup.phpbut failed when I access thru subdomain
http://portfolio.onepiecebakery.com/zp-core/setup.phpCan someone show me the step/process for me to use zenphoto thru subdomain access?
Thank you in advance
Zenphoto
Comments
http://portfolio.onepiecebakery.com/zp-core/setup.php
but if i was u i will delete everything even the database if nothing important in it then start all over again with clean instalations and new created database then browse to the setup.php there u can fill all the database info.
browse your site than if your album in the root just ad this in the end of your site address: zp-core/setup.php
u do not need to do anything with the config.php file itself.
if the albun in the directory u can have something like:
your site address/directory name/zp-core/setup.php
also if u have any albums just save them
instalations is so easy and straight forward
hope i am right
I have repair the link, and about to do the clean installation again. Btw ..the config.php is another file I being looking for inside my zenphoto folder...saw a few of thread mention about this file..but i can't locate it? are they referring to zp-config.php?
start all over with fresh clen instalation including the database
are u going to have the zenpho in the root or directory?
http://www.onepiecebakery.com/portfolio/zp-core/setup.php
there u will be able to fill the database info and than that will take step by step to finish the instalations
make sure u dont touch the config.php
the instalations will do everything for u
Also I have complete building a new fresh installation (inside another folder) ..but seem it still came out the same result error on MySQL connection ...
the same thing happen to me before. i could not located than i found it after instalations
i thing u have problem filling the database info
try this
$conf['mysql_user'] = "KKK_username";
$conf['mysql_pass'] = "KKK_password";
$conf['mysql_host'] = "localhost"; // Won't need to change this 90% of the time.
$conf['mysql_database'] = "KKK_username";
database name most likely to be same as the username
also u may need to have the correct host name
are u hosting with " godaddy" ??
On that link my database name is "portfolio"...same as the folder name.
Anyway try out that one too...no changes.
Deep inside I do feel like something or small changes that can change this situation ...but right now I really can't see where I'm going wrong.
lets start all over again
1- delete everything have to do with zenphoto
2- upload new files using your ftp for example and leave them alone.
3- delete your database if not imprtant to u
4- create new one
5- grab the database info correctly + the local hot name.
than let me know when u finish this
dont run instalation
And bill61 is right, the zp-config.php file will be generated by setup with the data you entered. After that it's in the zp-core folder.
Btw...
I'm not supposed to run installation ..
but should I edit the zp-config.php and fill in the database info inside first?..or just let it as original copy?
dont touch anything just do what i said before
forget the config.ph completly for now
sorry for the delay. AS you said to clean up my zen, I also clean up "Gallery" program that I being try to used before...just in case it can affect this process. It turn out to be so long waiting for the file to be deleted.
OK ..
I'm start fresh now ..
1-I have transfer the zenphoto file into new folder name "webphoto"
2-Create new database (and delete all the non relevant one)
User name "KKK_username"
password "KKK_password"
data base name "KKK_portfolio"
far as I concern the localhost name remain "localhost" (is there any other way to check other than asking the host provider? )
3-Mean we can access this file at http://www.mydomain.com/webphoto
so i'm waiting for the next task
when i checked this address looks like u did caried out instalations already and u have failed.
http://www.onepiecebakery.com/webphoto/zp-core/setup.php
I did transfer all the zenphoto file untouched into the webphoto folder.
"2- upload new files using your ftp for example and leave them alone."
when u mention this, in my understanding is to upload the file into a new folder (webphoto) and never run/access the setup.php file. Or u mean that I just transfer the zenphoto somewhere else inside my root folder?.
I have not accessing the link since I upload the file .
Please advice.
It seems that FTP transffering not going that well...it missing few files and folder..transferring it now..will updated once it finish..
sorry again
http://www.onepiecebakery.com/webphoto/zp-core/setup.php
i can not get acces to the folder
did u have " webphoto" into another foder??
I already transferring all the Zenphoto files into "webphoto" folder.
I'm not touching/editing or even accessing the page ..
Hope that will make the first move
there is now...I guess u are accessing it while i'm trying to upload the refresh files..
it all here
http://www.onepiecebakery.com/webphoto/zp-core/setup.php
sorry about that
really appreciate it!
I do wish that I can settle this as soon as possibles,since I supposed to be launching my website soon ..(it already delay like years duhh)
hope to get another help from the developer.
Fix these permissions (chmod @777 on all the folders.) then delete all the zenphoto files and upload the exact files from the distribution. Then run `setup.php` At this point it should prompt you for your MySql configuration information. If you are not sure of what these values should be, contact your service provider.
*note: to others members reading this, if you having the same problems as I am and reading the last post by sbillard (about change cmod@777) ,it including all files and folder inside the zenphoto files. I include this statement base on this question http://www.zenphoto.org/support/topic.php?id=2821.
If you fail on the database MysQL setup on the setup.php ...saying to fill in the database info, try to re-type again the password only without the "KKK_passwords" ..instead just type in the password form "passwords"
click save .then it all fine now.
Case close
Thank you all developers and member .