alex
10-26-2005, 03:20 PM
I'm in need of a new gallery program and heard good things about Gallery 2.0.1. I'm a noob at this stuff so be gentle. It says it needs the following:
Web Server
Apache
Apache (Apache 1, Apache 2) is the most popular web server in the world, and is the one recommended by the Gallery Team for use with Gallery 2. It can be downloaded from the Apache HTTPD Project's site
IIS
Microsoft's IIS (Internet Information Services) web server has also been known to work. Short URLs / G1 redirects (URL rewrite module) are not yet supported for IIS. Also take a look at our Windows Server 2003 and IIS 6 Howto.
Zeus, ...
There are a lot of alternative web servers. G2 should work on any web server that can run PHP. But short URLs / G1 redirects (URL rewrite module) probably do not work with all of them.
PHP
Gallery is written in PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor). It is one of the most popular, free web-based languages in the world today. It can also be downloaded gratis from the PHP Project's site.
Gallery requires at least version 4.x (4.1.0 or more recent) or 5.x (5.0.4 or more recent) to function properly.
PHP Settings
In addition to a basic PHP installation, Gallery requires certain PHP settings to be setup correctly in order to function optimally.
PHP settings can be changed in php.ini, as described in the PHP documentation
* safe_mode safe_mode must be disabled in order for Gallery to work correctly
* disable_functions The disable_functions directive must not include the functions exec and set_time_limit
* file_uploads file_uploads must be set to On if Gallery is to be able to upload files from your computer
alindeman has created a script to check your Gallery for potential problems due to PHP settings. Once you have downloaded Gallery, you can run the script in http://www.example.com/gallery/setup/ghcc.php. If any tests fail, you may need to adjust your settings before trying to install Gallery.
Database
Gallery 2 requires one of the following database management systems (DBMS): MySQL 3.x or 4.x, PostgreSQL 7.x, Oracle 9i or 10g
Image Processing Library
Gallery 2 requires either NetPBM 9.x or newer, ImageMagick 4.x or newer, GD 2.x or newer, or GraphicsMagick 1.x or newer in order to operate (e.g. generate thumbnails) on your images and photographs.
More information on how to install an image processing library is explained on Installing an Image Processing Library
Will this host support these requirements?
Web Server
Apache
Apache (Apache 1, Apache 2) is the most popular web server in the world, and is the one recommended by the Gallery Team for use with Gallery 2. It can be downloaded from the Apache HTTPD Project's site
IIS
Microsoft's IIS (Internet Information Services) web server has also been known to work. Short URLs / G1 redirects (URL rewrite module) are not yet supported for IIS. Also take a look at our Windows Server 2003 and IIS 6 Howto.
Zeus, ...
There are a lot of alternative web servers. G2 should work on any web server that can run PHP. But short URLs / G1 redirects (URL rewrite module) probably do not work with all of them.
PHP
Gallery is written in PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor). It is one of the most popular, free web-based languages in the world today. It can also be downloaded gratis from the PHP Project's site.
Gallery requires at least version 4.x (4.1.0 or more recent) or 5.x (5.0.4 or more recent) to function properly.
PHP Settings
In addition to a basic PHP installation, Gallery requires certain PHP settings to be setup correctly in order to function optimally.
PHP settings can be changed in php.ini, as described in the PHP documentation
* safe_mode safe_mode must be disabled in order for Gallery to work correctly
* disable_functions The disable_functions directive must not include the functions exec and set_time_limit
* file_uploads file_uploads must be set to On if Gallery is to be able to upload files from your computer
alindeman has created a script to check your Gallery for potential problems due to PHP settings. Once you have downloaded Gallery, you can run the script in http://www.example.com/gallery/setup/ghcc.php. If any tests fail, you may need to adjust your settings before trying to install Gallery.
Database
Gallery 2 requires one of the following database management systems (DBMS): MySQL 3.x or 4.x, PostgreSQL 7.x, Oracle 9i or 10g
Image Processing Library
Gallery 2 requires either NetPBM 9.x or newer, ImageMagick 4.x or newer, GD 2.x or newer, or GraphicsMagick 1.x or newer in order to operate (e.g. generate thumbnails) on your images and photographs.
More information on how to install an image processing library is explained on Installing an Image Processing Library
Will this host support these requirements?