JoomEXT:Gallery2 Bridge
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Joomla Extension: Gallery and Streaming Media
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Gallery2 and Joomla Bridge
Installation
- Ref:
- Gallery2 notes & installation
- "my_joomlalib.1.0.0.zip" & "mod_joomlalib_cron.1.0.0.zip": how to install and what's its uses?
- Assume:
- -- Gallery2: gallery-2.1.2-full.tar.gz
- -- Gallery2 Bridge: com_gallery2_v2.0.14_beta.zip
- -- Gallery2 Bridge library: com_joomlalib_1_3_1.zip
- -- Gallery2 Sidebar Module: mod_g2bridge_SideBar_v2.6.zip
- -- Gallery2 Album Module: mod_g2bridge_album_v2.0.zip
- Install, configure and make sure Gallery2 is running properly as a standalone application;
- Make sure: you have disabled the "Url Rewrite" Module if you are going to embed G2 into Joomla CMS
- --> login Site Admin
- --> click "Module" on the left menu
- --> Disable the "Url Rewrite" Module
- --> That's it!
- --> Otherwise, you'll get "404 not found error" in Joomla when you access the images/albums of G2 (due to wrong URL)
- Install Gallery2 bridge as a normal Joomla Component
- Install JoomlaLib as a normal Joomla Component
- Gallery2 URL and Server Path: Setup them by running the wizard of Gallery2 Bridge -- with procedure as shown below:
- Inside Joomla Admin. backend, click "components" -> "Gallery2 bridge" -> "Settings"
- -> click the "Wizard" icon
- -> Enter the Gallery2 URL (when requested), e.g. http://www.mysite.com/gallery/main.php
- -> then you will get the following results:
Gallery 2 Path: /home/mysite/public_html/gallery/embed.php
Gallery 2 URL: http://www.mysite.com/gallery/
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- -> Click "save" to save the settings
- Add Gallery2 menu item:
- select the menu, e.g. "topmenu", that you want to add access to Gallery2
- -> click the "New" icon -> then "component"
- -> In "Add Menu Item: Component" screen, add the "name", e.g. "Gallery", of the menu item
- -> in the "component" listing window, select "Gallery2" -> click "Save"
- -> That's it!
Installation Errors
404 Not Found Error
- Problems:
============================================== Not Found The requested URL /dsite/v/hiking/ was not found on this server. Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. ===============================================
========================= your not on the gallery embedded page! =========================
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- Solutions: Disable the "Url Rewrite" Module in Gallery2
- --> login Site Admin
- --> click "Module" on the left menu
- --> Disable the "Url Rewrite" Module
- --> That's it!
How to change slideshow default settings?
- Ref:
- menalto.com -- How to change slideshow default settings?
- menalto.com -- How to set slide show default settings? Specifically, lowering the delay to 3secs?
- Assume: Gallery2 version ??
- Question: The current slideshow default setting is:
- -> delay: 15seconds; Max.Size: 320x320
- -> How to change it to: delay: 5seconds; max.size: 640x640
- Solution: download the file "<gallery2 directory>\modules\slideshow\templates\slideshow.tpl" and
- change
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- To:
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Note that iSize determines the starting image size, where
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- create the new directory "<gallery2 directory>\modules\slideshow\templates\local\"
- put the new "slideshow.tpl" here, Gallery2 will look for new version in "local" -- this will prevent new version upgrade from overwriting your hacks!
Bugs
- 4theweb.nl: Where to put the Joomap plug ("gallery2.plugin.php")?
- 4theweb.nl: CB_plugin_gallery2.zip: How to install?
- 4theweb.nl: mod_g2bridge_album_v2.0.zip: "404 Not Found error", pls. help!
- 4theweb.nl: mod_g2bridge_Random_Image_v2.7.zip: "404 Not Found Error", pls. help!
Gallery2 User Synchronization Problem
Moving Gallery2 from one Hosting Provider to Another
- Assume:
- in original hosting provider:
- G2 main directory: /home/mysite01/public_html/gallery/ (remember to note down the username and password)
- G2 data directory: /home/mysite01/public_html/_Files/g2data/
- G2 upload directory: /home/mysite01/public_html/_Files/g2Upload/
- G2 MySQL database: mysite01_g2 (remember to note down the username and password)
- in new hosting provider:
- G2 main directory: /home/mysite02/public_html/gallery/
- G2 data directory: /home/mysite02/public_html/_Files/g2data/
- G2 upload directory: /home/mysite02/public_html/_Files/g2Upload/
- G2 MySQL database: mysite02_g2
- Procedure:
- backup the directories and the MySQL database in original hosting site
- restore them in the new hosting site and keep the original directory structure
- Change "config.php" (immediately under gallery main directory) to reflect all the directory changes and database changes
- Note: "symbolic links" still not being updated, so if you add photos to albums using symbolic links, you have to re-create all the album photos again, otherwise you will failed to play "slideshow" and the following error happens:
Platform Error An error has occurred while interacting with the platform. The exact nature of the platform error is unknown. A common cause are insufficient file system permissions. This can happen if you or your webhost changed something in the file system, e.g. by restoring data from a backup. Back to the Gallery Error Detail - Error (ERROR_PLATFORM_FAILURE) : Missing /home/martclub/public_html/_Files/g2data/albums/Putonghua2007-01-07/CIMG5442.JPG in modules/exif/classes/ExifHelper.class at line 225 (GalleryCoreApi::error) in modules/exif/classes/ExifExtractor.class at line 76 (ExifHelper::getIptcObject) in modules/slideshow/Slideshow.inc at line 152 (ExifExtractor::getMetaData) in modules/slideshow/Slideshow.inc at line 64 (SlideshowView::buildSlideshow) in modules/core/classes/GalleryView.class at line 317 (SlideshowView::loadTemplate) in main.php at line 386 (GalleryView::doLoadTemplate) in main.php at line 87 in main.php at line 80
Moving G2.2.1 from one hosting server to another (backup & then re-install)
- Ref:
- gallery.menalto.com -- Moving G2.2.1 from one hosting server to another, pls.help!
- gallery2.org -- How_can_I_move_my_gallery_installation_from_one_server_to_another?
- Suppose original server configuration are:
- -- g2 root: /home/mysite01/public_html/gallery
- -- g2 photo directory: /home/mysite01/public_html/_Files/g2data
- -- g2 mySQL database name: mysite01_g2
- here I backup the database, g2 and g2data directory
- -- Important! uninstall the "URL Rewrite module" before any backups, otherwise it will generate incorrect urls after your move.
- in the new server
- -- g2 root: /home/mysite02/public_html/macg2
- -- g2 photo directory: /home/mysite02/public_html/macf/g2data
- -- g2 mySQL database name: mysite02_g2
- here in the new server, I restore the database, g2 and g2data directory accordingly;
- -> then delete "public_html/macg2/login.txt", as the authentication codes in it shall no longer be correct after G2 is moved to a new server!
- -> start G2's installation program to generate a new "login.txt" and update the new server paths and settings by http://mysite02.com/macg2/install
- -> Important! -- "step5: database setup" -> MUST choose "Reuse Existing Tables", otherwise your restore database shall be erased!
- after successful installation:
- -> you may find all thumbnails are gone!
- -> this is because, most likely, the server paths of the graphic toolkits are not the same in the new server
- -> so login -> access "site admin"
- -> click "Gd" -> then "ImageMagic" -> then "netPBM" and enter the correct server path, e.g. /usr/bin/, for all of them (request them from the technical support of your webhosting company if you don't know)
- -> make sure that you do "Test Settings" to check if the new server paths are correct!
- finally, re-generate all thumbnails:
- -> go "maintenance" (the 4th left menu item)
- -> then run "Build all thumbnails/resizes"
- -> That's it!
FAQ(G2)
