Installing Gallery2

[Bev]

Are there any easy-to-follow instructions for installing and configuring Gallery 2?

I thought it would be easy... WordPress was easy. And I was doing fine with installing Gallery2 until it started talking about needing an existing database... That stopped me dead in my tracks, I didn't know what I was supposed to do at that point. Go find a database app somewhere and install it? That seems to defeat the purpose of touting Gallery2 as a cool provided freebie with a hosting plan.

Or is there a similar application that can be recommended that is easier to install?

Thanks for any advice you can give.

Bev

[community-manager]

Hello Bev,

A tutorial about Gallery 2 is in our to do list but currently there is no step by step guide. Anyways, let me try to help you with the installation.

Couple of questions, first...
1- Can you please login to your control panel then go to "Site Management" then click on "mySQL Administration" from the left menu... What do you see? Does it give you a link to create a database? If so click on it, please.
2- Did you successfully start "Gallery 2.2 Installer" which is an 11 step process



Let me know if these help...

Thanks

[Bev]

Couple of questions, first...
1- Can you please login to your control panel then go to "Site Management" then click on "mySQL Administration" from the left menu... What do you see? Does it give you a link to create a database? If so click on it, please.
2- Did you successfully start "Gallery 2.2 Installer" which is an 11 step process

Timur, thanks for your help. It looks like I've already clicked the link to create the database. I see a link now to "Administer your MySQL account."

It has actually been quite a while since I attempted the install process, but yes, I did begin the process and then aborted it when I got to the database questions and didn't know what to do.

Bev

[community-manager]

Hello Bev,
Now that you have created a database, you should be able to continue with Gallery 2 installation. When you come to Database step (I think it was step 5), system will automatically bring database settings...
Pleae give it a try and let me know how it goes.

Thank you,

[Bev]

Timur,

Thanks again for your help. I've started the installation process again. At Step 2, System Checks, I get a Warning on the last item in the list, "Gallery file integrity." It says below it that there are three modified files. I'm going to go ahead and continue to Step 3, but if I hear from you that I need to start over, I will. I'll let you know what I run into as I go along.

Bev

[Bev]

The installation appears to have gone OK. I'm trying now to configure ImageMagick and it's asking me for the "Directory to ImageMagick/GraphicsMagick binaries." I entered the path to the ImageMagick folder, but apparently that is not what it wants.

Bev

[community-manager]

Hello Bev,
I wouldn't worry about the modified files at this point.

About ImageMagick problem: I did successfully repeat the problem and you are right, there is something wrong with that plug-in. I am escalating the issue to our Technical Team. Keep watching this forum, I will get back to you as soon as I hear from them.

Thank you for your patience,

[community-manager]

Bev,

Here is what our Technical team told me:

"We do not support imagemagick. We do support gd2. This is why we did not support gallery until version 2.1 when they added support for gd2." I hope this is not a big inconvenience for you.

Thank you,

[Bev]

That's OK Timur. Thank you. I am using Gd 1.1.1., which is what was provided with my Gallery2 installation from your server. How do I get Gd2?

I was asking about Imagemagick because the docs for Gallery2 recommended something other than Gd because it says that Gd is a resource hog and slow. I hope Gd2 is better, but I need to get it! How?

And while we're on the subject of upgrading, how do upgrades of Gallery2 and WordPress work? Do I wait for myhosting to offer an upgrade, or can I upgrade directly when one is offered from their respective websites? I keep getting a notice when I log into my blog that there is a newer version of WordPress available, but I don't know what I should do about it.

Bev

[community-manager]

Hello Bev,
Let me gather answers to your questions and get back to you.
Thanks