EE 1.5 requirements

[DirtyLittlePuppy]

Can somebody help me out with clear list of what will be required on the server for EE1.5 r2 when it comes out? Is there one nice package that will have everythin? I have tried to get 1.22/3 running and can't get through the conversion stage. So I gave up to wait for 1.5. I am running my own Win2K server but new to php/sql/ftp stuff. And now we are talking EXIF modules and IPTC modules and GD 1 or2 and imagemagick. The FTP server software I use doesn't seem to except CHMOD. I am felling quite overwelmed but would really like to get this to work.

[Pekka]

DirtyLittlePuppy wrote:
Can somebody help me out with clear list of what will be required on the server for EE1.5 r2 when it comes out? Is there one nice package that will have everythin? I have tried to get 1.22/3 running and can't get through the conversion stage. So I gave up to wait for 1.5. I am running my own Win2K server but new to php/sql/ftp stuff. And now we are talking EXIF modules and IPTC modules and GD 1 or2 and imagemagick. The FTP server software I use doesn't seem to except CHMOD. I am felling quite overwelmed but would really like to get this to work.

To FULLY use all features of 1.5 you'll need (besides PHP 4 and MySQL 3 or 4 in your webserver):

For thumbnails and image sizes:
- ImageMagick (Unsharp mask sharpening) RECOMMENDED
OR
- GD 1 or 2 (no sharpening)
OR
- Imagick module (Unsharp mask sharpening)

(all above work together, too).

For image upload/copy/move/delete system
- FTP functions installed in PHP

For EXIF reading:
- EXIF functions installed in PHP

For image description and header etc. reading from image files (as Photoshop's File Info):
- IPTC functions installed in PHP (always there AFAIK)

It will also work without any of these if you do manual image input.

You will also need FTP _client_ software (I recommend SmartFTP for Windows) to upload php files and images to server, and to set directory permissions on install stage.

[DirtyLittlePuppy]

Thanks Pekka,
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by

For image upload/copy/move/delete system
- FTP functions installed in PHP


I thought FTP was separate from PHP. I have been looking for a package with PHP/mySQL/Apache together with FTP server to make configuration easier until I can learn a little more.


For EXIF reading:
- EXIF functions installed in PHP

How do I find this option? I guess what I am asking is which version of PHP I can use that will have all these?


You will also need FTP _client_ software (I recommend SmartFTP for Windows) to upload php files and images to server, and to set directory permissions on install stage.

I have SmartFTP but when I try to set permissions on a folder I get 'syntax error, command "SITE" unrecognized'.

the package I am trying right now is Apache2triad.

[iceman]

Is there a recommendation of a Host Provider that has all components already installed and tested for those of us who don't have our own servers.

Thanks

[pehansen]

iceman wrote:

Is there a recommendation of a Host Provider that has all components already installed and tested for those of us who don't have our own servers.

Thanks

Well, I'm sure there are plenty... I am using Lunarpages
as provider, they have it all, even though I havent been running EE so far, but I have successfully been running both Gallery and Coppermine which both uses most of the same applications... mySql, PHP, Apache etc...

And then their support is outstanding, and price is quite low for their basic account... with 500Mb diskspace.

Rgds,
Paul.

[chriz]

I'm using www.opensourcehost.com . They will even assist in installing PHP-applications.

[complex]

On my boxes, I have PHP 4.3.3 compiled with FTP, EXIF, and GD(2), ImageMagick 5.5.6, and MySQL 3.23.54.

I've been playing with 1.5 beta 1 for a while now and haven't run into any problems.

www.tengun.net

[mickeyjuice]

Pekka wrote:

To FULLY use all features of 1.5 you'll need (besides PHP 4 and MySQL 3 or 4 in your webserver):

For thumbnails and image sizes:
- ImageMagick (Unsharp mask sharpening) RECOMMENDED



Pekka - i sent my WM the above post and the URL for ImageMagick, and got the following reply:


Ermmm ... I can give it a go. I will need a day or two to get around to it.
Imagemagick is version fussy... What version do they want?


Any particular version required?

Thanks, Mic.

[Pekka]

miccullen wrote:
Pekka wrote:

To FULLY use all features of 1.5 you'll need (besides PHP 4 and MySQL 3 or 4 in your webserver):

For thumbnails and image sizes:
- ImageMagick (Unsharp mask sharpening) RECOMMENDED



Pekka - i sent my WM the above post and the URL for ImageMagick, and got the following reply:


Ermmm ... I can give it a go. I will need a day or two to get around to it.
Imagemagick is version fussy... What version do they want?


Any particular version required?

Thanks, Mic.

Latest is always best :)

ImageMagick 5.5.7 is good (what I use), but there will be not problems with older 5.5.x ones either.

(libpng and libjpeg must be installed on UNIX, too, but e.g. in redhat they always are).