Help With Gallery

BroKeN · March 31st, 2006, 07:23 AM

Hi,

I have installed the gallery module correctly and chmod the files folder in the ftp to 777 but when i try to upload a image i keep getting this message

An error occurred while attempting to create a folder for your files. If the problem persists, please notify the webmaster

Please Help Thanks

Zachariah · March 31st, 2006, 07:48 AM

Some hosts need 755.
- They do not allow 777.

BroKeN · March 31st, 2006, 09:34 AM

Hi i have just tried changing it to 755 and i still get tht message anything else i can try?

KW802 · March 31st, 2006, 10:29 AM

BroKen,

Check your PHP Info page to see if you have Safe Mode turned on or off on your server. If your server has Safe Mode turned on then you will be unable to create new folders dynamically like that from a script.

But, don't worry... if you come back and say you have Safe Mode turned on there is still a solution for you. I just don't want to tell you to use that solution yet unless you positively have to.

BroKeN · March 31st, 2006, 02:05 PM

Ok lol found it hehe this is wht it says

Server Type Linux
Safe Mode

so i think it is in safe mode

KW802 · March 31st, 2006, 03:32 PM

So you see a value that is listed as "safe_mode" and it's turned on? Using PHP Info it would be listed in your "Configuration PHP Core" section (about 1/3rd of the way down the page).

BroKeN · March 31st, 2006, 03:57 PM

Yes safe mode is on bro

balikci · March 31st, 2006, 09:40 PM

i have same problem with safe mode on my new hosting provider, any ideas?

BroKeN · April 1st, 2006, 11:35 AM

*BumP*

KW802 · April 1st, 2006, 10:23 PM

Broken,

Didn't forget about you, just offline for a bit. OK, the fix is easy enough but I'm going to ramble on for a minute about what the fix will do.

When your server has safe mode turned off then scripts like vBGallery are able to make new folders on the fly. In that scenario then when a user uploads a new image to your gallery the files are saved in a folder with a "/gallery/files/{userid}/{file}" naming convention. The advantage to that method is that if you gallery has tens of thousands of files in it then the odds that you will run up against an OS limitation on the number of files you have in one folder are lessened because the files are spread out over multiple folders. When you turn the vBGallery safe mode on then your files will be saved with a "/gallery/files/{userid}-{file}" naming convention instead. That means all of your upload files will be in one folder. Most sites will be OK with that but if you start having several thousand images all in the same folder then your OS may have a limitation with it.

With that said... to turn on vBGallery's save mode, choose ACP => vBa Gallery => Maintenance => Change File Storage Method.

BroKeN · April 2nd, 2006, 07:07 AM

Thanks for you reply sorry for bumping i have made the changes like you said ok now i am getting this message

No Image specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

Any ideas?? Thanks

BroKeN · April 2nd, 2006, 04:55 PM

bumpbump

KW802 · April 2nd, 2006, 08:37 PM

Make sure the permissions on your /gallery/files folder permit writing to.