I don't want to upgrade as i set tjis up a while ago. I have had to modify php script files. I don't want to upgrade at this stage as it will dlete some of the mods i have had to do.
Not upgrading is
not an option. It is
absolutely mandatory to upgrade no matter what. Of course it's a drawback of heavily modifying the core code of any app: upgrading get's harder. This is how you perform the upgrade: use a diff-viewer like WinMerge to find out what the difference between your modified version and a vanilla copy of that version of coppermine is. Take a note of those changes. Then perform the upgrade as suggested in the docs. After that, re-add your modifications using the notes you have taken before. Has been asked and explained in the past frequently.
However it's not a bright idea to discuss upgrade issues on the sub-board that is dedicated to email issues, as it clutters this thread and makes it less likely for others to figure this out and benefit of it.
So many demanding questions - Gee I was only informing this site that I am having the same issues as "pcp20us"
I am new to all this.
Look: coppermine is not an email app. It doesn't come with an email mechanism of it's own - it relies on the webserver that your gallery is installed on to be capable to send emails, so yours is not a valid report of a possible bug, since there can not be a genuine coppermine bug in itself that keeps you from sending emails using coppermine. There are thousands of coppermine installs on the internet where sending emails from coppermine works fine, so the fact that you have issues sending emails using the built-in features of coppermine and the fact that the thread starter is having issues sending emails using an additional mod just make those issues different. Different issues should go into different threads. However, I already told you what you need to do if you want email support. Just posting "I have similar issues" doesn't mean anything nor will it solve your issues. This is not a matter of hostility or friendliness, but part of my job as board moderator: I do both support as well as moderator tasks. As this is a huge board (with thousands of postings each month), it's part of my job to keep this forum usable for others as a knowledge base, so I have to make sure that both board rules as well as common sense are being respected. Being new to all this is not bad, however it's no excuse for doing something wrong in terms of not respecting board rules, which is what I had to remind you of. Don't consider this as hostility, but rather reluctance to spend a huge effort to explain things in detail over and over with icing on top of it. In fact, I like to post straightforward. Additionally, English is not my first language, so maybe I lack the proper words to post this in a manner that sounds less "hostile". Let me re-assure you: no hostility meant.
Joachim