PHP&MySQL: Installing Coppermine

Overview

This tutorial will teach you how to Coppermine Photo Gallery for your fansite without using Fantastico.

Step-by-Step

Step 1: Download the latest version from the official site - http://coppermine-gallery.net
Step 2: Extract, or unzip, the files to your hard drive.
Step 3: Connect to your website using an FTP program, like Core FTP Lite, and create a new folder. Call it "gallery" or "photos" to make things easier.
Step 4: Upload the Coppermine files that you downloaded earlier to the directory/folder that you just created.
Step 5: CHMOD the "include" folder to 777.
Step 6: CHMOD the "albums" folder and all the folders inside to 777.
Step 7: Go to your cPanel - http://yourdomain.com/cpanel
Step 8: Click on MySQL database wizard and complete all the steps. Make sure you remember the database name, user, and password. Give the user all privileges.
Step 9a: Go to the install file - http://yourdomain.com/gallery/install.php
Step 9b: Type in your desired username and password that you will use to login to the gallery. Then type in your email address, preferably the one you use for the site you are installing it on.
Step 9c: Type in your database info like the example below. Leave the host/server as "localhost" unless you know that is wrong. Replace "jjorg" with the username you use to login to your cPanel and "XXXXXXX" with your actual database password.
  • Database Name: jjorg_photo
  • Database User: jjorg_admin
  • Database Password: XXXXXXX
Step 10: Click install.