I'm getting "fatal error:" when going to my gallery, but I can't run the update.php. One reason could be that I don't understand 'how' to run this file.
My gallery is at:
http://www.ghostinthelens.com/thedarkroom and I'm not sure how to type what I need into the browser to run the update.php file. I'm also using firefox, in case that makes a difference.
The instructions say to type:
http://yourdomain.tld/coppermine/update.php What I'm wondering is how to type the url in?? What I mean by that is.. my gallery is in a directory called "thedarkroom" and I've tried typing this in several different ways and only get an error 404 telling me that it doesn't exist.
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So, if my gallery is at:
http://www.ghostinthelens.com/thedarkroom then what do I type in to run the update exactly?
Also, do I need to use a different browser other than FF, like IE? Does that make a difference?
Another important thing: The directions say to delete the install.php file in the root directory, but it didn't say on which end. So I didn't delete it. That file was in the local folder containing the new coppermine upgrade, and also online. I didn't know which one to delete, so I left them alone. I imagine the new file overwrote the old?
I'm totally lost and confused and am eager to get my gallery running again.
I have 3 galleries and did the upgrade on the least important one... just in case.
Now, thing is, I don't know how to backup the database either... I looked around in Coppermine and didn't see anything.
Whew! Last, but not least: Is there an easier way to upgrade?? Are there just a few files that need upgrading, or do I have to do the whole kit n kaboodle? the directions imply that I'm to overwrite the entire thing ("all files...").. again, very confused.
UPDATE: I just checked again and my gallery is there
But, the config button is missing?? Now I'm REALLY confused and befuddled.
I hope the above wasn't too confusing. Thanks in advance for your help.
Autumn