Thanks for the feedback, I love hearing it...
Can you clarify #1? I did not understand what you were saying there...
As for #2 - while I can agree that its not as easy as understanding how to use Internet Explorer. If they can do HTML, then hopefully they can do the quickstart and take it from there...
As for programmers not running Coppermine, I disagree with that statement since I know a lot of professional programmers that use it (why waste your own time reinventing the wheel?). What are you basing that statement on? I have been a programmer for a long time now and don't see how that would be true? Do you have any idea how long it must have taken to write CPG? I don't either, but it must have been a long time - nothing I would undertake myself lightly.
I am sorry if people are having problems, and I have helped almost everyone that has posted here...the official support forum. I tried finding "web hosting" forums that you mentioned, can you give me a link? I am amazed that people would not post in a forum dedicated to it - I mean we don't charge here do we? At least I hope not, cause otherwise I want a cut!
As for doc's they are improved as I get a hankering to work on documentation (rarely), except for user contributions which will be gladly excepted! One person has volunteered to rehash some of them so we will see. I don't have much interest in writing documentation, in fact I don't like it much at all. I try to spend a few minutes each week, fleshing out something or what not.
Last I checked, I have a 100+ people subscribed to the mailer for updates and plenty of downloads happening when I release something new - So people are getting it working.
I may do something with the error on startup... I had it differently before, but had to change it for some reason (I forget why). There are also a few things coming up in my release to support CPG 1.4 that will make things easier - but not terribly easier. A point and click install is NOT in the future.
Anyway, feel free to tell anyone that has a problem to drop by here and let me (us) know and I am sure we can get them working.
And I am always open to suggestions - good ones I take and do something with in my free time, others I put on a list or convince the person why it would be a bad idea. If you can give me some ideas on #2 I'd be willing to listen. To be honest, it was written for people who can do PHP... But since there is a lot of support that has to happen I am willing to consider ways to make it easier to take. Oh of course, there is also the outside chance that it may be a good idea, but I just don't have the time or willingness to implement it.
Take care, and feel free to post comments and suggestions anytime!
Vuud
EDIT: I just remembered why that "Can't instantiate class" error is like that... to make it more user friendly would mean you would have to add a bunch more code into everypage you wanted to use it on... making it harder for people to add in.... I just remembered, when I went in to check it.
It would be nice if two things were done to this:
1. All the command typos that make it not work - so that you have to figurre out what is wrong
2. Actually make it so a person can use it without having to be a php programmer. Not real handy for most. If people were programmers - they probably would not be using Coppermine.
Coppermine is made for the average user - this is far from it.
The instructions leave much to be desired. I cannot find anyone who has tried it that actually got it to work without spending hours figuring out all the errors. (Check webhosting forums.) Even the startup command do not work. An error right there.
Cannot instantiate non-existent class: cpmfetch
- after the require one is run. Know require is run - as no error on object not found.
Nice to have something - but it should really be able to work for most, not a select group of programmers. Sample setup, running install, maybe even installation instructions on how to make work.
I appreciate the effort it took to write this, just a shame few can figure out how to actualy make it work because of the way it was written.