I was recently trying to upload some pics to my gallery. I was able to create a category and album and upload one test pic. Later I tried batch uploading number of pics (file sizes reduced about 10 to 25kb max). For some reason the pics would not upload. I thought that since I had been getting number of emails from my server that some security issue was present and to upgrade which I did number of items as the emails kept coming in, therefore thought that to try to restore to factory default. Once I did that, I can not access the gallery since the link
www.globalaviationconsulting.com/gallery goes to
http://www.globalaviationconsulting.com/gallery/login.php?referer=index.php and my login here does not work. I checked phpmyadmin where the db table is still intact and the admin password is there which I had reset to 21232f297a57a5a743894a0e4a801fc3 to keep it easy and therefore admin / admin does not allow me to login any more.
The emails received from my server provider stated the following; XX placed to hide personal info
Server: host23.XXXX.com
Account: XXXXX
In order to protect the security of your website, we recommend that you upgrade
the following scripts that were installed via the "Scripts Library" in your
cPanel interface:
- Coppermine.0 v1.4.24
Location: at
http://globalaviationconsulting.com/gallery/ Latest: v1.5.20
Upgrade here:
https://globalaviationconsulting.com:2083/frontend/x3/addoncgi/cpaddons.html?addon=cPanel::Gallery::Coppermine&action=upgrade&workinginstall=cPanel::Gallery::Coppermine.0.yamlI followed these instructions several times and it does some form of upgrade and the cpanel shows the last one as ...Starting upgrade from 1.4.24 to 1.4.25... which was completed with a list of patching .... numerous files, but states the following at the bottom;
This Addon has been modified (or the upgrade test failed) and is no longer updatable via this function. If you really want to force the upgrade please type the following in to the form below:
I fully understand what I am doing and take full responsibility for my actions. I have backed up all my data so I can remove the installation, reinstall fresh and import my old info into the new install if necessary. I understand that anything that breaks by forcing this upgrade is 100% my responsibility.
QUESTION:
1/ I was logged in today earlier but immediately after restore to factory default action, I could not login anymore.
2/ If I go ahead with the upgrade by typing the remark posted above, how do I backup my DB. It is currently named _cpm1. Where would I find this folder and what is the proper procedure to do a backup. or should I mirror the entire site via FTP and will that cover the DB tables. I do not want to loose the DB and its structure.
3/ Was the uploading of pics issue related to a mandatory upgrade. I was able to upload one pic but not anymore.
Will appreciate if you can XX out my site name after reading the details of the post.
Thanks in advance.