perhaps then it was the act of deleting the image file, running dbrefresh, then re-adding the file. Thanks for the info acrylian. The reason I thought this might be the case was that when putting a new file in if there is a title property in the image file it is used as the title (in the admin interface) instead of the filename.

now back to the regularly scheduled thread conversation...

Yes, if you have metadata as a title, Znephoto will use that on discovery. But you can of course change that via the admin. The only way to loose titles entered via the admin is if you do a metadata refresh which will overwrite anything entered with the metadata values again

I still don't know where to add my gallery title in the mysql data. if someone can help me with that.... please

@mark r - actually it sounds like you are having a similar issue. i cannot keep titles on anything if i add it via the admin pages. i added titles to my albums by going directly to mysql. if i use the admin page to update a title it just disapears when i hit "apply".

@acrylian - i am losing the titles i add via admin when i hit "apply" i am not hitting the metadata refresh. that is the issue. this issue started after a complete reinstall, not an update.

i am using zen photo on two different servers. on powweb it is not working. on dreamhost it is. i'm thinking i have to live with this problem since no one has the answer. but still need help to enter my gallery title via mysql

The gallery title is set in the options table as bascially all things not directly related to items are.

Anyway, this all is basic functionality and as it works on one host and not on the other it can be assumed the fault is on that host. Again, as my collegue said we need to get an proper mysql error message, otherwise we can only guess.

The reference to the metadata was mainly for Mark R actually.

i have previously looked thru the options table (as i mentioned above) and i knew i have to enter the gallery title there but i'm not sure into which section of the table. that is the answer i am looking for.

i don't seem to be getting any error messages. i do not know mysql. can i generate an error log thru that interface. is that the mysql query?

the version that is working on dreamhost is an older version. my older version on powweb did work before i was hacked and installed the newer version. the older version on dreamhost did not get hacked, but i'm afraid to update

i really appreciate the help i cam getting here and the patience shown but i'm about to bang my head on the wall! maybe you are too

The option for the gallery title is something like, well, "gallery_title" (don't remember exactly offhand, sorry). Options have only one name and one value.

Again, your host has to provide access to the mysql error log (they do not need to be shown while using Zenphoto, that's why there is a log) and without that we will not be able to find out why you cannot add titles etc. via the backend. You cannot generate that log yourself.

not sure if this helps....error log:

[26-Dec-2011 15:43:35] PHP Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /hermes/web07/b2490/pow.nasd/htdocs/test/zp-core/functions-basic.php on line 137
[26-Dec-2011 15:43:35] PHP Warning: array_keys() [function.array-keys]: The first argument should be an array in /hermes/web07/b2490/pow.nasd/htdocs/test/zp-core/functions-basic.php on line 141

sorry - i did mention at the begining my version i am now using version 1.4.1.6 -- i am unsure how my server installed zenphoto but i'd have to guess that you are correct.

I know that is your current version. My question was what was the version you were originally running before the hack. The reason for the question was that it is quite possible that your database tables do not match the ones of the 1.4.6 release. If so, queries will likely fail and updates not happen.

The error message you show above indicates something wrong with the graphics library--are you by chance using the Imagic library?

i am not sure what version exactly i was using before i was hacked. but i deleted that out of my server completley along with the database. zenphoto was reinstalled and i rebuilt my albums using a new database file that was created with the new installation.... i did not update.

unfortunately i have said that a few times here also. i'm not sure if this makes a difference that it's a completely new install vs an upgrade

i am not using imagic libary. i uploaded the new images directly from my hardrive using the flash file upload in zenphoto. (i am using windows 7 pro if that makes any difference)

i found the gallery_title table. when i type the name i want in to the box for value = text when i save it disappears. the album names have stayed.

clarifying: the server did reinstall zenphoto since they deleted out my NEW version accidentally. but they were using the same version both times.... they did use my NEW database. ...anyhting from the older, hacked version was gone previous to this. both installations are not and were not working as far as adding titles.

Sorr, then. I am out of ideas. Generally a new installation will not have these kinds of problems. Everyhing is in sync.

Have the 26-Dec-2011 error messages gone away? You can reset your error log to clear out old messages. Perhaps they were from when POWWEB was playing with your install.

Just FYI (and I know it does not help) I do use POWWEB for my site without these issues. But I am pretty sure that if POWWEB did the install they used the Simplescripts script to do it. I do not think they "know" how to do otherwise.

So at this point the only suggestion I can make is to install Zenphoto from scratch again yourself by uploading the files from our site and running setup your self.

sorry.. i did install it myself. it was not working. they deleted my install by mistake when testing and then restored it.

it was not wroking when i intalled it. i could try a complete reinstall again but i'm afraid i will do all that and then be back here with the same question.

refreshed error log shows:

[26-Dec-2011 13:42:45] PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ')' in /hermes/web07/b2490/pow.nasd/htdocs/test.php on line 2
[26-Dec-2011 13:42:50] PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ')' in /hermes/web07/b2490/pow.nasd/htdocs/test.php on line 2
[26-Dec-2011 15:43:35] PHP Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /hermes/web07/b2490/pow.nasd/htdocs/test/zp-core/functions-basic.php on line 137
[26-Dec-2011 15:43:35] PHP Warning: array_keys() [function.array-keys]: The first argument should be an array in /hermes/web07/b2490/pow.nasd/htdocs/test/zp-core/functions-basic.php on line 141

sorry that you are out of ideas. i don't really think we had any ideas here.

SORRY ... you are right. i could install from your site .... i'm hoping i learned enough here to know how to do it. it seems a bit complicated ??? but i guess i can try without deleteing what i have ?? until i see it's successful. i do love using zenphoto that is why i didn't want to give up

i hope the next time i post here i can tell you i was successful.

I would recommend starting fresh just in case the problem might get left behind from what you have. Maybe try in a new folder as a test. Also use a new database prefx.

Installing is not really that complicated so long as you know your database credentials.

Just use FTP to upload the files and browse to ...\zp-core\setup.php. Setup will then ask for the DB credentials and you will be on your way. There may be some warnings. But things warned should not need to be corrected for most sites.

As to the logs, there is a Reset function, different from the Refresh. The latter just displays again what is in the log. The former will erase the log and start fresh. You should do the reset before your experiment so we know that any errors are the result of the new install.

SUCCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! woo hoo. everyting is working. i am sooooooooooooooo happy now!!

Great. Can we presume that the success was from the install from our files/procedures?

yes. you can not only presume that, you can state it as fact.

i came here orignally hoping for a quick fix - like uncheck this box. but... had that been the case i would not have learned everything i did in the past few days. thank you for your patience. i'm happy and a bit smarter.