sorry dont know exactly what the php update actually does - - i followed the instructions as laid out in the documentation, but - yes - i am an inexpereienced user of coppermine- but im not a complete thicko - my main thing is Wordpress and Joomla so i am familiar with this type of thing. - and as i read the documentation it states on one hand dont overwrite the files and than at the bottom it tells you to overwrite the files.
Maybe i am missing something here - but this is the way it reads. I will highlight in bold what I mean...
First, make a backup (dump) of your database.
Backup your include/config.inc.php file, your anycontent.php file and your "albums" directory. Unpack the archive
Except for the "albums" directory,
upload all of the new files and directories making sure not to overwrite the include/config.inc.php file, your anycontent.php file or the albums directory. Run the file "update.php" in the coppermine directory once in your browser (e.g.
http://yourdomain.tld/coppermine/update.php). This will update your coppermine install by making all necessary changes in the database.
If you have made a custom theme, apply the changes that were introduced in the themes structure to your custom-made theme - refer to the theme-upgrade guide.
Please note: as there have been changes both in the coppermine files and the database from cpg1.4.0 or better to cpg1.4.25, users of older versions than cpg1.4.25 will have to apply all steps mentioned above:
both the files have to be replaced and the update.php script has to be run once.
is this both the include/config.ini.php and the anycontent.php.
This is very confusing.
Besides, this i think this may have gone off track a little - i was interested to know which files you may have thought were missing as in your previous post. Thanks