A few install questions

[victimoffete]

I have managed to install the program BUT....

I installed version 1.4

After the install I realised I should have installed it in the root directory.
What is the easiest way to fix this?
Uninstall and reinstall?
Or can I direct Pixelpost to my homepage?

secondly
I am not seeing Pixelpost. When I go to the site I see
Index of /PIXELPOST
Name Last modified Size Description
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Parent Directory 16-Oct-2005 16:16 -
addons/ 16-Oct-2005 13:36 -
admin/ 16-Oct-2005 13:55 -
doc/ 16-Oct-2005 13:36 -
images/ 16-Oct-2005 15:48 -
includes/ 16-Oct-2005 15:35 -
language/ 16-Oct-2005 13:37 -
templates/ 16-Oct-2005 13:37 -
thumbnails/ 16-Oct-2005 15:48 -


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Apache/1.3.33 Server at www.existwithme.com Port 80

What have I missed.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

[Connie]

Hello!

1) which version 1.4 did you install? 1.4.2?
If you there must be a file phpinfo.php in the includes-directory which could deliver good information

but I think you installed an older version, you shouldn't do that
we fixed a lot of things and made many things more comfortable so please download the actual version from http://www.pixelpost.org/releases/pixelpost_1.4.2.zip

2) APACHE 1.3 seems to be a little old...

3) as your installation is not in the root directory and your installation is not complete at all. do the following:

- download the most actaul version
- install it into the root directory and just use another prefix for the database-table
$pixelpost_db_prefix = "pixelpost_"; // table prefix, leave as is unless you want to install multiple blogs on the same database

if you enter another prefix, forinstance "pp142_" you will have new tables created and everything will be ok

4) I read at your website in the default page:
Ensure that your startup page is called "index.html" or "index.htm". If it called something else, this page may be loaded instead!

test whether "index.php" will work as well before you install everything!

5) it would be good if you give us more information here, you can log in in admin/index.php, then go to "GENERAL INFO" and tell us

MYSQL
PHP
APACHE
GD

etc. info

good luck

[victimoffete]

Hi Connie,

I downloaded the Pixel Post today, assuming it was the latest version, but it is not.

Information below.

PHP-version 4.3.11 (Pixelpost's min requirement: PHP version 4.3.0)
MySQL version 4.0.25-standard (Pixelpost's min requirement: MySQL 3.23.58)

GD-lib bundled (2.0.28 compatible)

Server software Apache/1.3.33 (Unix) mod_auth_passthrough/1.8 mod_log_bytes/1.2 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 mod_ssl/2.8.22 OpenSSL/0.9.7a PHP-CGI/0.1b

EXIF Pixelpost is using exifer v1.5 for EXIF information

I am not quite sure what you meant by the following...

3) as your installation is not in the root directory and your installation is not complete at all. do the following:

- download the most actaul version
- install it into the root directory and just use another prefix for the database-tablewhat do you mean?

if you enter another prefix, forinstance "pp142_" you will have new tables created and everything will be ok I dont understand this either

If I download the new version and install at the root directory, do I just run it as I did the first install, with the same usernames and passwords for the DB, or do I delete the existing DB and start again?

Thanks Connie.

[Connie]

well, as I suggested: the database stays the same, but the names of the tables should be different
so you install everything starting from root directory
in the file pixelpost.php:
// database variables - this is info you've received from you hosting service
// those are needed for the script to connect and use MySQL

$pixelpost_db_host = "localhost"; // database host, often "localhost"
$pixelpost_db_user = "replace_me"; // database user
$pixelpost_db_pass = "replace_me"; // database user password
$pixelpost_db_pixelpost = "replace_me"; // database

$pixelpost_db_prefix = "pixelpost_"; // table prefix, leave as is unless you want to install multiple blogs on the same database

enter all the same information here, but just change the prefix...

this means the "old" tables stay, but that is no problem, and new tables will be created with another name...

other alternative: you delete the existing tables in your database, using PHPAdmin for example, and install with the same prefix...

but my first suggestion is easier!

[victimoffete]

Thanks again for your help Connie.

I have loaded all the files and changed the prefix but when I go to
http://www.existwithme.com/pixelpost/admin/index.php

I am directed to the old admin.
How do I now install the new files.

Thanks so much your assistance is invaluable.

[Connie]

You have not uploaded all files to the rootdirectory of your website: I have loaded all the files and changed the prefix but when I go to
http://www.existwithme.com/pixelpost/admin/index.php

the files must not sit in the directory PIXELPOST!!!! They must sit in the root-directory of your webspace


1) delete the old directory PIXELPOST
2) edit pixelpost.php locally before uploading files, change the table-name-prefix
3) open your FTP-program
4) upload all files to your root (the name of that directory could be 'www' or 'html' or whatever your hoster defined as root-directory for your webspace)

5) upload all files to that structure, create /thumbnails and /images
6) set the permissions for /thumbnails and /images

7) open your browser
8) open http://www.existwithme.com/admin/install.php after that

9) openl http://www.existwithme.com/admin/ or http://www.existwithme.com/admin/index.php

10) try to upload images etc.

11) delete index.htm or index.html in your root-directory

12) open http://www.existwithme.com/

if you do not see the main page of your pixelpost installation,
open http://www.existwithme.com/index.php

if you see the main page of your pixelpost installation but with "http://www.existwithme.com/" you do not see it, ask your hoster to set "index.php" as default start page as well

13) good luck

[Joe[y]]

you also need your host to sort out jpeg support for gd lib.

[victimoffete]

So close...

I followed the instructions Connie and am back with the same problem that I started with...

I did manage again to upload photos... and when I followed step 12 this is what I get...

Index of /
Name Last modified Size Description
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Parent Directory 16-Oct-2005 19:00 -
PIXELPOST/ 16-Oct-2005 15:44 -
_private/ 16-Oct-2005 10:45 -
addons/ 16-Oct-2005 19:01 -
admin/ 16-Oct-2005 19:04 -
cgi-bin/ 16-Oct-2005 10:45 -
doc/ 16-Oct-2005 19:02 -
images/ 16-Oct-2005 19:26 -
includes/ 16-Oct-2005 19:09 -
language/ 16-Oct-2005 19:02 -
postinfo.html 16-Oct-2005 10:45 2k
templates/ 16-Oct-2005 19:02 -
thumbnails/ 16-Oct-2005 19:26 -


I am not quite sure what I am doing wrong. Sorry

[GeoS]

You dont have index.php in root directory of PixelPost!!!

[victimoffete]

Thank you

[Connie]

It's working! Great!

I am pleased that it is ok now! Now show us your photos!

I dig elephants!


good luck, Connie