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Installation, Update & Configuration / Re: Problem with category create

« on: June 29, 2006, 07:33:22 PM »

I have a similar problem.
I have a main and some subcategories. I deleted one subcategory and now have the problem that the following ones are counted as if it would exist.
Like
catid1 - main
catid2 --- sub1
catid3 --- sub2 ->deleted this one and added sub3 afterwards

The list now is:
catid1 - main
catid2 --- sub1
catid4 --- sub2
catid5--- sub3
etc.

I have searched here but couldn't find an answer.
I cleared the cache and I went to phpmyadmin, removing the entries.
However the id counting continues unchanged.
Is there a way to reset this (so if I start the add categories all over it starts counting with 1)  or do I have to remove the whole gallery?


Found it.
For all who are looking for the solution.
1. delete the category/ies
2. go to phpmyadmin, chose, cat-id, operations, change number in auth-increment
the next cat you create should start with the number you specified.

(terms might be a bit different, I am writing it as I remember).

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Discussion & Troubleshooting / cpu usage problem due to 4images?

« on: June 26, 2006, 06:24:41 PM »

As someone has posted here I had the same experience that my host suddenly complained about high cpu and memory usage with my account.
I have a quite big gallery, no registered users (meaning there is no need nor option to register to watch/use the gallery). My host could not narrow it down to a certain script but it is either the gallery or the forum. I think it is the gallery.
account data:
Operating system   Linux   
Apache version   1.3.34 (Unix)   
PERL version   5.8.0   
PHP version   4.4.1   
MySQL version   4.0.25-standard

conversion tools for thumbnails: GD
vs. 1.7.1

I would like to know if others had the same problem with 4images. If so, any tips how to fix it?
I will upgrade to 1.7.2, maybe that helps a bit.

I pay quite much for space and bandwidth and now this .. Somehow I think my host just wants to get rid of me *paranoid*

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Discussion & Troubleshooting / Re: Help, tips, suggestions against spammers pls.

« on: May 29, 2006, 09:16:40 PM »

A bot that can enter a subject line and body message? Geez ..

that "spammer" is a  robot - I got attacked too.

1) If you're banning a spammer-ip don't ban the single IP, but the whole network range - you can get that by a whois-search.

Did that of course, it just surfaces again and again.

2) Disallow guests to comment

Tried that too, wasn't much use.

3) Ban the user, who sends spam-comments - or better check whith what e-mail they register and ban the few e-mail domains they use

I will give the verfy code a try then ..

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Discussion & Troubleshooting / Help, tips, suggestions against spammers pls.

« on: May 29, 2006, 06:29:38 PM »

I have two galleries that have recently been spammed by one or several users posting all kind of URLs in the comments.
I have installed the ban-mod and add every IP of the spammer(s) I can catch but it is friggin annoying. The only alternative is to disable comments at all which I currently don't want to do.
I have set certain words like http, www etc. in the bad-word-list but that keeps the spammer(s) not from posting their crap.
Is there anything else I can do? On one gallery I have the option that only registered users can post comments but these people get new accounts easily.
What are your experiences? Tips? Recommendations?
An option like validate comments would be useful but as far as I know there is no such mod or is there?

I had a look at the mods that force the user to type in a validation code when posting but that would only works perfect against bots.

I don't get why these persons think their spamming will be of any use at all. *sigh*

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Mods & Plugins (Releases & Support) / Re: [MOD] Apply permission to sub-categories from their parent category

« on: April 25, 2006, 05:33:09 PM »

Easy to "install", works great - thanks!

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Discussion & Troubleshooting / Re: Kommentare manuell freischalten?

« on: April 25, 2006, 02:24:30 PM »

Wär aber gut. In einer meiner Galleries fängt der spam wieder an und IP bannen nützt da nicht wirklich viel.
Hehe .. komm hier mit Englisch und Deutsch durcheinander ..

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Discussion & Troubleshooting / Edit Categories and subcategories in one go?

« on: April 25, 2006, 02:21:39 PM »

I know that if you create a subcategory it has the same settings as the parent category. However if you change these settings in the parent it does not affect the subcategory. Since I have quite many subs and subs of subs - is there a way to change settings fast? For example I want to change the setting for "post comment" from reg. user to administrator. Currently I see only two ways:
go to each and every category and do it manually
or
change the permissions for registered users which however is not possible via the admin panel.

Which brings me to the next questions - where are the permissions for registered users, guests, etc. defined? If I could change this there to a rule as e.g.  "registered user must not post comment" it would help too.

Gallery in question is 1.7.1

83

Discussion & Troubleshooting / Problem with thumbs and images (not a valid jpeg file)

« on: April 23, 2006, 06:26:50 PM »

Often I get the error "xy is not a valid jpeg file", no thumbs could be created.
Some were partly uploaded files which after a re-upload didn't bring up that error.
Some images seemed to be perfectly well. I tried re-uploading and also open the image in Paintshop pro and save as jpg again, then re-upload. Sometimes this worked, sometimes not.
Where do these "not valid jpeg" errors come from?
Why does 4images have problems with files that no other prgoramme has?

Apart from that there often are these "thumb not found" images while auto-thumbnailer tells there are no missing thumbs.
This is driving me nuts ..

My 4images is 1.7.1
I use the auto-thumbnailer mod if this is of importance.

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Installation, Update & Configuration / IPTC display only onclick? (4images 1.7.1)

« on: April 21, 2006, 08:05:30 PM »

Is it possible to make iptc viewable only after clicking on a link?
So that by default there is just a link under the opened image and its usual info (e.g. "iptc info") and only when a user clicks it the complete iptc will be displayed (if there is any).
I assume it can be done with javascript but I don't know how to do that especially so it does not interfere iwth the php/templates/css etc.

I have currently simply removed the iptc bit from the details.html.
4images version is 1.7.1

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Installation, Update & Configuration / Icon before each subcategory - how to?

« on: April 15, 2006, 12:38:33 PM »

I have tried to find a better looking way to group subcategories but am back to the default where they are listed in one line and the width is determined by the td width.
However it might look better if a small icon (circle, dot, whatever) is placed in front of each subcategory.
I assume this must be done in functions.php but I don't know what the correct code would be.
Can somebody pls. help? I do not want images (random or not) from the database, just a small static icon e.g.
o sub 1  o sub 2  o sub 3
o subwithverylongname 4  o sub 5

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Discussion & Troubleshooting / Re: Question about completely remove login field or prevent login/register

« on: April 10, 2006, 11:26:40 AM »

Ah .. see, I have been thinking too complicated.
Will remove that one.

Just one more question for better understanding: I thought "guest", "registered user" and "administrator" are default user groups. I mean these groups already exist and are set with certain permissions, aren't they? If so their default permissions can be changed, one way or another.
I know that it can be done in boards like SMF here.
Well, maybe I used the wrong term.

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Discussion & Troubleshooting / Question about completely remove login field or prevent login/register

« on: April 09, 2006, 11:36:52 PM »

I currently do not need people to register and/login. I can easily login as admin by calling the respective php site.
I have removed the userbox from all html template pages.
However, some weird people still registered for whatever reason .. I don't know how they did it.

My permissions for categories are set as I need them but I have a unpleasant feeling about this.
I don't want people do something they are not at all supposed to.
 I want to prevent people from registering completely - how can I do that?
I have also been thinking of changing the global permissions for the default registered user group so even if I forget to change certain permissions in a category (usually upload) these people can't do anything or - as "punishment" registered users can do nothing. Weird situation, yes.

My question is - how can I change permissions for a default user group? Is that possible?
I couldn't find anything in the admin panel so I guess it must be done in one of the script pages.

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FAQ, Tips / Re: Remove the right-click disabler

« on: April 09, 2006, 11:16:21 PM »

LOL!
I found Coppermine more complicated than 4imges.

Anyway, removing the fuction part works perfect. Thanks.

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Mods & Plugins (Releases & Support) / Re: [MOD] Check new images in ALL categories v2.10.5

« on: April 08, 2006, 10:35:38 PM »

I have added that mod a while ago and I have not much knowledge about how such scripts work.
Sorry. :/
Is it checkimages.php?

ETA: silly me. Of course it is. Thanks!

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Mods & Plugins (Releases & Support) / Re: [MOD] Check new images in ALL categories v2.10.5

« on: April 08, 2006, 08:37:40 PM »

Um .. which file?