I had time to install to-day.
So here is what I did which lead to a successful outcome.
I downloaded the full version from:
http://gallery.menalto.com/downloads
gallery-2.1.2-full.zip
Unzip the whole
gallery2 directory to your web root directory (htdocs or some other you have as a web root).
Go to:
http://localhost/gallery2/install/
or
http://yourwebsite.tld/gallery2/install/
safe_mode = On in
xampp/apache/bin/php.ini gives a couple of warnings.
I changed it to
safe_mode = Off which is an installation requirement.
If you want to keep your overall php
safe_mode = On in the php.ini file and only have
safe_mode = Off in
Gallery2 then use a
.htaccess file in the
gallery2 directory.
Put this line in the .htaccess:
php_admin_flag safe_mode off
Note: Don't use this line in the .htaccess file which would normally be the directive to use.
php_admin_value safe_mode off
Now just follow the
Gallery 2.1 Installer Steps.
I got this message at the end which only took a couple of minutes all up.
Finished!
Congratulations! Your Gallery 2 install is complete!
See... that wasn't so hard, was it? Now it's time to upload some photos!
Note: Check out the
Short_Check_List checks mentioned during the install
Security Check Step and follow the instructions as best you can but follow the item with regard to the
.htaccess file. File permissions on Windows are somewhat more difficult to change and usually the Windows defaults will have to do.
Click on
Go to my gallery! button and there it was in all it's glory.
Too easy!
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Any problems with the administration of Gallery2 should be addressed to their forums:
http://gallery.menalto.com/forum
Good luck with it!