Gallery 2.3

Gallery 2

Gallery is a web based software product that lets you manage your photos on your own website.

You must have your own website with PHP and database support in order to install and use it.

With Gallery you can easily create and maintain albums of photos via an intuitive interface. Photo management includes automatic thumbnail creation, image resizing, rotation, ordering, captioning, searching and more. Albums and photos can have view, edit, delete and other permissions per individual authenticated user for an additional level of privacy.

It's great for communities - give accounts to your friends and family and let them upload and manage their own photos on your website!

* This script is supported by Doteasy.com Ultra and Unlimited hosting packages.



To login into the demo, use the following login information:
Username: demo
Password: password


Gallery 2.3 Installation Tutorial:



  1. Download the current version from the Gallery 2 Official Website here.


  2. Uncompress the zip file using WinZip or WinRAR to a temporary directory in your local computer.


  3. You can create a folder called "gallery" in the "/var/www/html/" directory. Then you can upload the Gallery 2 files to the web server using a FTP client. For FTP upload instructions, please click here.

    For this example, Gallery 2 will be uploaded to /var/www/html/gallery/ directory and the website address will be http://www.yourdomain.com/gallery/index.php


    4. FTP Upload
    FTP Upload

  4. Begin Installing - Run the install script on your server (by going to http://www.yourdomain.com/gallery/install with your web browser) and follow the on screen instructions.


    5. Welcome Page
    Welcome Page

  5. Authenticate - You will be asked to create and save a small text file in order to authenticate. You may not proceed until you do this. That’s how Gallery 2 knows that you’re authorized to use the installer.


    6. Authenticate
    Authenticate

  6. System Checks - The installer checks your system to make sure that it will support Gallery 2. Make sure that all checks are successful!


    7. System Check
    System Check

  7. Installation Type - Gallery can support multiple independent sites with a single installation of the code. Here you will select a standard single install or the location of a new multisite install. There is more information about multisite in the Gallery Codex.


    8. Installation Type
    Installation Type

  8. Storage Setup - Read the instructions on the installer to set up a storage location for Gallery 2. This is where Gallery 2 will store all of your images, as well as other cache information.


    9. Storage Setup
    Storage Setup

  9. Database Setup - Fill in the necessary information in the following fields (For this step, we are assuming that you have already created and set up your MySQL database. If you have not done this yet, please click here to see the MySQL creation tutorial.)

    Database type: MySQL

    DB Hostname: 127.0.0.1

    DB Username : your Doteasy.com member ID

    DB Password : your MySQL database password

    DB name : domain_com_-_db

    Table prefix: g2_


    10. Database Setup
    Database Setup

  10. Admin User Setup - You are prompted for an administrator username and password. Type in a password and type it again to validate it. The full name and the email address are optional. But entering an email address is highly recommended. Once you’re finished, click ’Create’ to create the admin user for this installation of Gallery 2.


    11. Admin User Setup
    Admin User Setup

  11. Create Config File - Gallery 2 will create the config.php file in your Gallery 2 directory. This contains all the answers you’ve provided in the installer and is necessary for Gallery 2 to function properly. At this point, there’s also a sanity check to prevent you from damaging your Gallery install by running the installer when you should rather have started the upgrader.


    12. Create Config file
    Create Config file

  12. Install the Core module - Here’s where we create all the database tables and initial users and albums to get you started. Unless something goes wrong, there’s nothing for you to do here.


    13. Install Core Module
    Install Core Module

  13. Install other modules - Gallery 2 has lots of different modules that provide useful functionality. Choose which ones you want to use. You can always go to the Site Admin page later on to install, activate, deactivate or uninstall modules, so it’s ok to experiment here.


    14. Install other modules
    Install other modules

  14. Check Security - Gallery 2 walks you through the process of locking down your new config.php.


    15. Check Security
    Check Security

  15. Finished! - Congratulations! You have successfully installed Gallery 2!


    16. Finished
    Finished

  16. Now, you finish the Gallery 2 installation. Please delete or rename install folder in your ftp.


  17. Congratulations! The script is now installed.
    Visit http://www.yourdomain.com/gallery/ to view your blog


  18. Troubleshooting (FAQ)
    Visit http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery2:FAQ
    Visit http://codex.gallery2.org/Category:Gallery_2:Troubleshooting





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