new install keeps the old database?

[germanseneca]

Hi,
I am having this problem as well (nothing shows): http://forum.pixelpost.org/showthread.php?t=1962

Since nothing works I am wondering to do a new install of the whole thing. Does this touch my existing DB in any way?

Any suggestions?

Thanks
Richard

[Joe[y]]

do you have access to your /admin? because there are a few things you should try before you reinstall.

can you post your general info please.

[germanseneca]

sorry, here comes my info:
URL: www.richardalois.com


You are running version 1.4.2 of Pixelpost. Released 18 July 2005.
Latest pixelpost version: Check

Looking for help or want to give feedback, please step into pixelpost forum.
www.pixelpost.org/forum/

Host Information
PHP-version 4.3.9 (Pixelpost's min requirement: PHP version 4.3.0)

MySQL version 4.0.24 (Pixelpost's min requirement: MySQL 3.23.58)

GD-lib bundled (2.0.28 compatible) with JPEG support

Server software Apache/1.3.31 (Unix)

EXIF Pixelpost is using exifer v1.5 for EXIF information.

Paths
Guessed imagepath: /home/strato/www/ri/www.richardalois.com/htdocs/images/

Configured Imagepath /home/strato/www/ri/www.richardalois.com/htdocs/images/

Image Directory: OK - Can we write to the directory? YES.

Thumbnails Directory: OK - Can we write to the directory? YES.

Language Directory: OK

Addons Directory: OK

Includes Directory: OK

Templates Directory: OK

Referers of Last Seven Days

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* 1134 http://phentermine.q2.cc
* 1113 http://phentermine.5de.de
* 854 http://meridia.cast.cc
* 787 http://zyban.cast.cc
* 502 http://cialis.q.fm
* 496 http://buy-carisoprodol-now.cast.cc
* 492 http://buy-levitra-now.cast.cc....

[Joe[y]]

when i looked for the directories on your server like http://www.richardalois.com/templates/ i found that they did not actually exist. try changing your imagepath to ../images/ and make sure index.php has been uploaded to your server correctly.

[germanseneca]

The templates do exist.

I did not upload one of those two:
/includes/no-refer-spam.php
/includes/phpinfo.php

But now I am getting a really long delay before it displays anything (if it does at all). Looks like the script is ok and I am having a problem with my host?

When I do a new install, can't I use my old database? It seems to me the fastest solution.

www.richardalois.com

[Joe[y]]

yes you can. you can either drop all the tables in your current database or change the table-prefix in your next install's pixelpost.php.