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Tutorials
We're starting a series of tutorials to help newbie (or potential) users of coppermine get a grip of the basic steps
of coppermine setup and administration.
Available Tutorials
l Download, unpack, upload

Flash tutorial that demonstrates how to download the coppermine package, unpack it and upload to your
webserver, and how to set permissions appropriately.
l Setting permissions on Windows "Internet Information Server" (IIS)
Static page with screenshots to show how to set up permissions (equivalent to CHMODing on Unix/Linux systems)
for users running IIS on Windows servers
l Batch-resizing pics with Irfan View
Although Coppermine is capable of batch-resizing pictures on the server it is advisable to resize the pictures on
your client PC before upload.
Advantages:
l Smaller file size reduces upload time

l Reduction of webspace usage
l Higher picture quality
l (nearly) no limitation of amount of files that can be processed in one go
l Reduced server load avoids issues with webserver admin (especially on shared/virtual webspace)
l Additional options and features available (e.g. crop, sharpen, rename)
This tutorial will explain how to batch-resize/rename pics on your client, using the widely popular freeware
application IrfanView - of course there are many other applications available that can do the same; you're
welcome to try other apps as well.
Backup:
It's advisable to always back up your original pics before applying any resizing (or other manipulations) - in case
anything goes wrong, you can safely go back without your pictures being lost. This tutorial won't go into details
on how to do a backup of your files, do so now if you want to apply each step of this tutorial.
l Trouble-Shooting the upload process
When you experience issues uploading files on your coppermine install, there are settings that will give you
detailed error messages to give you a hint what exactly goes wrong.
l Manually enabling debug_mode
This tutorial will explain what you need to do to manually enable "debug_mode" in Coppermine. This is
particularly helpful if you can't access Coppermine's config panel to enable it there (e.g. because you can't log in
as admin or because you only get a "Fatal Error" message).
Debug_mode will give you more detailed error messages and might be helpful to troubleshoot issues you have
with Coppermine. If you are requesting help on the Coppermine support board, don't post debug_output unless
requested.
As a pre-requisite, you will need phpMyAdmin (a great free multi-purpose database manipulation tool), which you
can download from http://www.phpmyadmin.net/. Your webhost might provide you with phpMyAdmin as well.
l Using XP Publisher to upload your pictures to your Coppermine gallery
This tutorial will explain how you (or your users) can upload pictures to your coppermine-driven gallery using the
Windows XP Publisher (a feature exclusively available for visitors using Windows XP).
http://coppermine-gallery.net/tutorial/ 8/9/2010
Monday, August 09, 2010 10:08:06 AM
Permissions on IIS Page 1 of 4
Changing file permissions on Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)
Pre-requisites: you will need full admin privileges over your server to execute this process. If you do not run the webserver yourself, your
webhost has probably set up a web-based interface to let you change permissions. If you're not sure, contact your webhost.
l Start Windows Explorer on your

webserver and navigate to your
coppermine folder
l right-click on the folder you

want to change permissions for
l chose "Properties"
l click on the "Security" tab
http://coppermine-gallery.net/tutorial/permissions/iis.php 8/9/2010
l Highlight the user "Internet

guest account
(hostname\IUSR_hostname)
If it's not there already, use the
"Add..." dialog to add this
particular user
l Tick the "Allow"-checkbox for

"Write"-access
l Click the "Advanced" button
l Just to make sure the write

access propagates to all folders
and files within the folder
you're currently editing, tick the
checkbox "Reset permissions on
all child objects and enable
propagation of inheritable
permissions"
l click "OK"
l answer the confirmation dialog

box with "Yes"
l depending on the number of

child objects and your system's
speed, wait until the
permissions of all objects have
been changed and the status
window goes away.
l Click "OK" to close the

permissions dialog
Trouble-Shooting the upload process
If you are experiencing issues with coppermine's upload process, temporarily change your coppermine settings as
suggested below to get more detailed error messages:
l Go to your
coppermine page
and log in as
admin
l Go to the config
screen
l scroll to the
bottom of the
page
l Enable debug
mode for
everyone
l leave display of
notices switched
off
l Save the new
settings
l Go to the
"groups" panel
http://coppermine-gallery.net/tutorial/uploads/troubleshooting.php 8/9/2010
l Set the upload

form
configuration for
all groups to
"Single file
uploads only"
l Save your new
settings
When asking for support on the coppermine forum, post a link to your site and a test user account (the test user
mustn't be in the admin group!) with upload privileges.
http://coppermine-gallery.net/tutorial/uploads/troubleshooting.php 8/9/2010

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l Download, unpack, upload

l Smaller file size reduces upload time

Changing file permissions on Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)

l Start Windows Explorer on your

l right-click on the folder you

l click on the "Security" tab

l Highlight the user "Internet

l Tick the "Allow"-checkbox for

l Just to make sure the write

l answer the confirmation dialog

l depending on the number of

l Click "OK" to close the

Trouble-Shooting the upload process

l Set the upload

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