Free Gallery Software

[yb98]

I'm trying to install EE and I have a problem with the chmod command. This command is not allowed by my provider. So I can't change the attributes. Is there any solution to install EE without using th chmod command ?
> SITE CHMOD 777 data.dat
< 500 SITE not understood

Or is there another good free gallery software which doesn't require the use of chmod ?

Yacine.

[meow]

I don't know what EE is but on what platform are you hosted? Windows, *nix? What programming languages are available to you?

[Scottes]

I'm trying to install EE and I have a problem with the chmod command. This command is not allowed by my provider. So I can't change the attributes. Is there any solution to install EE without using th chmod command ?
> SITE CHMOD 777 data.dat
< 500 SITE not understood

Try "chmod 777 data.dat" since the server doesn't understand the SITE command. Also try lowercase "site chmod 777 data.dat" since unices are case-sensitive.

On my server your command fails while both of mine work fine.

[yb98]

EE is Exhibit Engine (see http://photography-on-the.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=32&sid=ece54a7a3945dde0b38e31ff522 798ca )
I have tried both and it doesn't work. I'm almost sure that it is my provider who doesn't allow the chmod ftp command. Also it doesn't work from php.
I think I have to find another free software gallery which doesn't need chmod...
Which one do you use ?

[tommykjensen]

I think I have to find another free software gallery which doesn't need chmod...

Or another provider that allows You to set permissions on Your website!

Or how about asking the provider to make that chmod change for You?


btw I use EE :D which in my opinion is the best gallery I have seen so far.

[cecilc]

I have tried both and it doesn't work. I'm almost sure that it is my provider who doesn't allow the chmod ftp command.

Many hosting companies won't allow you to change permissions yourself ....

Contact your host and ask them to change the permissions on the folders that you need changed. They'll do it - you just need to let them know what permissions you want available for certain folders.

[meow]

yb98, without knowing if you are hosted on windows (which would explain why you can't chmod btw) or *nix and what languages you can use it's hard for anyone te suggest... Got PHP, Perl, Python, ASP...? If you don't know, who is your host? :p

[yb98]

yb98, without knowing if you are hosted on windows (which would explain why you can't chmod btw) or *nix and what languages you can use it's hard for anyone te suggest... Got PHP, Perl, Python, ASP...? If you don't know, who is your host? :p

i'm using XP and my provider is "free"
i don't think the problem is windows
i'll send an e-mail to my provider to ask him executing these chmod commands... hope they will do it

btw is there any other good free gallery software ?

[Scottes]

I did a lot of looking and liked both EE and Coppermine a lot.

I don't run either, but looked into both. I decided that I wanted a couple things that neither has, so I'll be writing it myself real Soon Now.

[meow]

No, I meant what OS the SERVER is using. A windows server doesn't use chmod for instance. And it's no use recommending you a Perl gallery if you can't run perl and so on. :wink:

If it's a free host chances are you can't run scripts at all. It should be clearly stated on their site what you can use and not.

[cecilc]

i'm using XP and my provider is "free"
i don't think the problem is windows

Yea,... I don't think the problem is windows, either.

However, since your provider is "free", I think there may be a problem there. A lot of "free" providers don't allow any cgi, php, or any other scripts to be run. And they put other restrictions on you as well .... for instance, limiting permissions that might need to be set to allow said cgi, php, etc. scripts to be run.

It sounds like you've got a lot of talking or correspondence to do with your host ..... you may be barking up the wrong host tree in trying to get ANY type of gallery running ....

Good luck with it, though ....