Easy Installation of ZenPhoto on DreamHost
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- Log in to DreamHost control panel (do this first, as it takes a few mins to set up)
- Click on goodies -> mysql and create a db
- Whilst in the control panel go to domains -> manage domains, under the web hosting column, click [Edit].
When the page loads tick the box next to PHP5, and click the "Change fully hosted settings now!" button.
The effects will take a few minutes to propagate in your web server (5 to 10 mins). be patient! in the mean time:
- Download the latest version of zenphoto from zenphoto.org and unzip it
- Connect to your webserver
- Create a new folder, such as 'photos' and upload the unzipped files to it
- Go to
http://www.yoursiteurl.com/the_folder_you_put_it_in/zen/setup.php to check that everything has been uploaded.
Follow the instructions on the page, whilst also reading these instructions! There are some changes you need to make!
- (1) In your ftp client move to the 'zen' folder and rename config.php.example to config.php
Open the config.php file and edit it, changing the details to their appropriate values, IMPORTANT!:
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$conf['mysql_host'] = "localhost"; // Probably won't need to change this.
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as a Dreamhost user, you DO have to change this, as Dreamhost holds the databases on a different server, so therefor change it to database_name.site_name.com
- (2) Change the RewriteBase from '/zp' to '/your_folder_name'
- (3) Change the permissions on the 'albums' and 'cache' folders to 777, as per the instructions
- (4) Refresh the page you had open earlier:
http://www.yoursiteurl.com/the_folder_you_put_it_in/zen/setup.php logging in and click 'Go!'
Congratulations, you just got zenphoto working
I installed a new copy of ZP to test the installation instructions of my new ZP theme, Stoppeddesign, which you can look at
here and download
here, enjoy! ;D
Zenphoto
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I'm at http://www.tonguengroove.co.uk/zenphoto/
Have changed rewrite base to /zenphoto, chmodded to 777, switched to php5.
None of the links work and there's no styling at all.... have I missed something stupid :-?
Other than that, not really sure.. to me, it looks like htaccess isnt setup properly?
have you changed your RewriteBase in the .htaccess to /zenphoto?
My .htaccess is changed, it looks like this:
`# !!! Change this to the absolute path !!!
RewriteBase /zenphoto`
`define('WEBPATH','/zenphoto')`
This is a rather dumb bug that might get fixed soon.
I'm stickying this thread since Dreamhost installations seem to be a common problem.
With the addition of this it is actually a 2 step install.
Without it it was a a major headache, but seeing as this is a beta that's cool with me :-D
big up! it's a nice gallery tool, one of the best, i spent months looking for something that could work as nicely as flickr and i think you're pretty darn close now...
define('WEBPATH','/zenphoto')
And now I have an error
Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /...userroot.../zenphoto/zen/config.php on line 17
Also, I'm using Zenphoto 1.0.1b if that changes anything. The config.php did say that web_path was no longer needed though.
Thanks!
Is it plugged in?
First question when trying to fix a someone's website:
Is it hosted by Dreamhost?
Haha.
Do NEED to be running PHP5... ...to run Zenphoto. I have been with Dreamhost for awhile now and have set up two different pieces of blog software on their servers and have never had this much of a problem.
(I can't even use the forum tags it seems. I put the "code" in "backticks" but no....) (They mean `stuff you want to look like code`, not actual HTML tags -trisweb)
The only thing you have to get right is the MySQL configuration, since they use a server that's not localhost. That's ALL I had to do differently.
I just tried switching to PHP4, and my root album worked fine, but the one at `/zenphoto` had to have its WEBPATH set to `/zenphoto` in zp-config.php.
So, to recap:
PHP5 is recommended, and requires only that you use the mysql server url they give you.
PHP4 Also works (using the same mysql server), but you have to set the WEBPATH constant to the relative path. The SERVERPATH is fine.
Let's call site 1 "www.something.com" Zenphoto installation worked perfectly. Not a single problem. This site was used as a proof of concept test platform for WordPress/Zenphoto/Zenpress integration.
Let's call site 2 "www.something.dreamhosters.com" This is where I really want to set things up, however Zenphoto will not install here. WordPress and even Gallery2 (bloatware!) installed without difficulty and could communicate with the database on the server residing at mysql.something.dreamhosters.com.
The primary problem on Site 2 is that Zenphoto setup keeps showing the "MySQL Error: Could not connect to the database server."
As far as I can tell, I've tried every possible trick in these forums. The database location, login, and password are clearly listed in the MySQL admin section and entered into the zp-config.php file.
I'm praying for another fix, because I spent many hours modifying code to make things integrate between these different apps.
Have I missed something totally obvious or is there a problem with Dreamhost?
I'm on Dreamhost, have installed many different test and production Zenphoto environments and have had no problems with any of them. Early on I found I had to apply the path stuff above to get things working, but after 1.0.5, I've had no trouble.
I have PHP 5 and FastCGI running on mine.
And when you show the example for "dreamhosters", is this for a subdomain arrangement? I don't think I've ever played with a dreamhost subdomain arrangement before, and I'm not sure how that would be configured. Anybody else have a guess? It may be the database connection in the subdomain is being referenced incorrectly.
I don't think it's Zenphoto the code. It's probably something in the .htaccess, database setup, or zp-config. Can we see your zp-config maybe - edited for passwords of course?
$conf['mysql_user'] = "as_listed_in_DH_manage_mysql_section";
$conf['mysql_pass'] = "as_listed_in_DH_manage_mysql_section";
$conf['mysql_host'] = "mysql.something.dreamhosters.com"; // Won't need to change this 90% of the time.
$conf['mysql_database'] = "zenphoto";
// If you're sharing the database with other tables, use a prefix to be safe.
$conf['mysql_prefix'] = "";
.... and yes I've tried various combinations of the following...
define('WEBPATH', '/zenphoto');
define('SERVERPATH', '/home/.nipper/someone/something.dreamhosters.com/zenphoto');
....
Here's a snip from the .htaccess file
# htaccess file for zenphoto
# NOTE: Change the RewriteBase below to the absolute path to your zenphoto directory.
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
Earlier I enabled fastcgi, but that didn't seem to help.
In the Dreamhost Manage mySQL section I created a new user for the zenphoto database and modified the zp-config.php file... a step which was not necessary on Site1 which was mentioned earlier.
I also recommented the...
define('WEBPATH', '/zenphoto');
define('SERVERPATH', ... section and maintained connectivity.
So that's my observation. Hope this helps someone.
As for the password thing, that may be something Tristan can answer.
I'll update the default config file to use single quotes.
And I agree with Craig, Zenphoto seems to install and run normally on dreamhost without any special requirements.
Though I've only tested on PHP5 recently - their PHP4 install may still have problems.
Fatal error: Call to undefined function zip_open() in /home/.catilda/dan_imal/ohdanny.net/photo/zen/functions.php on line 166
Their reply to weather or not they have it:
This is correct. We do not have the zip library installed for php as we
run a very streamlined php installation on shared hosting servers such as
the one you are on. If you like you can install your own custom php build
and include libraries/modules/extensions not available in the DreamHost
provided build. This page explains how:
http://wiki.dreamhost.com/index.php/Installing_PHP5
I will have to have a look at the forums and at the page indicated in their email and give it a go myself.