Hein - Thank you for your very kind reply. As for what the webhost used to install Coppermine - I have no idea. I have not decided to upgrade this non working software just yet, and am investigating other options. I understand that my version is not safe, however, I cannot justify upgrading something that I cannot get to work at all. It was a pleasure to read your reply.
And to Joachim Müller -
Why did you make them install an outdated application? - I DIDN'T! It was their choice and I thought it was the up-to-date version.
"cannot add users" - Why? What exactly doesn't work? Do you get an error message when you create a new user? -
Cannot add users means IT DON'T WORK and yes I did read the documentation on it as stated in the original post. No, there is no error message - it just did not create a user.
I tried to set up an Album for Admin and tried to upload a test pic and got the following message "Sorry there is no album where you are allowed to upload files"
The error message should be pretty self-explanatory: you need to create at least one album your upload could go to. Do so on the album manager page - you can access that page when being logged in as admin and clicking on the menu item named "albums". Select a parent category from the dropdown, click "new", type the name of the album and click "apply modifications" when you're done. If you create an album in public categories or within the root ("* no category *"), the album will be a public one. If you create the album within "* my gallery*", it will be a personal gallery.
This is being explained in the docs. Desribe your actual issues with that process if you have any.
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Your brilliance astounds me - as I can see the Admin Album and I did try your above mentioned method today (after spending way too much time reading the documentation and attempting to get it to work)- and it didn't work
Your posting sounds a bit confrontational to me. Look, we provide an application free of charge. We don't win or lose a penny if you use it or you don't. Trying to threaten us to delete the application if we don't support you is a bit lame - we don't care if you use it or not. So, if your brain should decide that "delete" is the answer, go ahead. If your decision is to keep Coppermine I suggest reading the documentation first, as it covers most issues already.
Confrontational - no absolutely not. Frustrated- YES. And your online attitude sums it all up - you don REALLY care. I am not THREATENING anyone- I asked for HELP and I get your smart aleck reply. So thanks to you - I Will delete it off and never have to deal with the likes of YOU again. It is a shame people who ask for help are treated in this rude manner.
Please remove me as a registered user - I won't be back.