Image Gallery issues
Hi,
I'm Angelita. I was just recently handed over the site http://www.theelijahexpress.com. I was only a site Admin, posting, deleting, and adding pics, nothing more, very simple. The Head Admin who created the site stepped down. This is his original post asking for assistance in help of moving Drupal: http://drupal.org/node/340606. Upon stepping down, he wanted to move the sites over to a free host, which caused a great problem, and many of the files were lost. After a problem with the switching of host and finally being switched back to its original in a newly created account setup at HostGator, the previous Head Admin finally got the site and its phpBB forum back to working.
I'm a newbie at this and have no clue what I'm doing and he suggested I come to the forum for assistance. I was told to back up the databases often in case. I have the databases saved in a zip file, but that's all I know to do, I'll deal with that another day. I'm sort of nervous as I don't want to do anything wrong and have issues with the site, many people depend on it and since I've stepped up to help, I have no choice but to learn how to use Drupal. I don't mind learning at all, I figure once I get familiar with it, everything should be somewhat easier.
When the site finally came back up yesterday, the Gallery (which held 9 galleries within) was gone. The previous Head admin said that I'd probably have to install the image module compatible with Drupal 6 again and upload the zip file in FTP. I followed the instructions best to my ability and uploaded the image module into the modules section of FTP. I logged into the site, went to the Administer section, then to Modules, and found the Image module. In there I clicked and enabled "Image, Image Attach, Image Gallery," I left "Image Import and ImageMagick Advanced Options" unchecked, I have no clue what they are. After asking the help of the previous Admin, he said to click them all off (??) enabling them all. When I went back and checked "enable" to the last two, after logging on and getting into the "Administer" section, a red box came up stating one or more problems occured with my Drupal installation. When I clicked that alert box to check it out, those two were in red. So I went back in and unchecked "enable" just for now until I can accomplish this task.
After the installation of the image module, the Gallery finally came back up, with the info from the last listed Gallery already in place only with NO pictures. When I clicked a specific Gallery, for instance "Variety" Gallery, this is what first came up:
Adrenaline Series 28 Action Figure 2-Pack 's has an unneeded thumbnail derivative images. The derivatives will be rebuilt to remove it.
The derivative images for Adrenaline Series 28 Action Figure 2-Pack have been regenerated.
I thought maybe I had to just upload each individual picture one by one in its slot since all the information was still there, the original upload date, the title, etc by using Edit. I went to, for instance, the "Variety" Gallery just to try and see if that idea would work, click an image title, then clicked Edit, browse through my files and found the pic and clicked "Preview" to see if it would show up. The pic showed in the preview but I got these multiple warnings along with it:
warning: Illegal offset type in isset or empty in /home/no1love/public_html/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module on line 1015.
warning: Illegal offset type in /home/no1love/public_html/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module on line 1016.
warning: Illegal offset type in /home/no1love/public_html/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module on line 1019.
warning: Illegal offset type in /home/no1love/public_html/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module on line 592.
I quickly exited out of that and didn't do anything beyond it. So I figured, maybe I should just Create a new Image, therefore I clicked Create Content, then clicked Image. Before the move this past weekend and loss of files previously by the other Head Admin (the last backup was in mid-Oct), when adding images to the Galleries, I was able to choose which Gallery I wanted the picture to be put in easily from a menu list. All I would do is browse for the image, click the gallery I would like and then save. I don't have that option now and without it, I'm not able to upload pics into a specified Gallery. That's the issue I'm having, I'd like to create an image, and have the option of choosing what Gallery I'd like the image to go to. I assume I can upload the pic but I have no clue where it goes besides being published to the front page (if I chose that option) in which I don't want. You can check out the Gallery at http://theelijahexpress.com/image, the background is too light and so is the font color therefore its somewhat hard to read, I'd greatly like to change that also, but dont know how, I tried to get the previous Admin to, but I guess he didn't as well, maybe its the Theme. Though I'll tackle that task later one day as well.
Anywho..This is the first question of many to come, but I'm taking it a step at a time. I hope I'm making enough sense, I tried to explain it the best way possible. If anyone could please be so kind in assisting me in how to get an option of adding pics to a specified Gallery, maybe something is missing, I'm not sure but I would greatly appreciate help please. Here are a few pics that could possibly help:
MISSING IMAGE, though info is all there pertaining to it:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii17/loveangelita/teess1.jpg
Is missing the menu list that gives me an option of putting a pic in a specific gallery:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii17/loveangelita/teess2.jpg
Previewing pics and WARNINGS shown after trying to upload pic to its original spot:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii17/loveangelita/teess3.jpg
Example of Gallery: VARIETY GALLERY, no images but all the info is still there describing the image:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii17/loveangelita/teess5.jpg
Sorry so long:)
Alright, so let's start at
Alright, so let's start at the beginning. First of all, if I go into your source code and paste one of the images in to a browser, I get a 404 error. Here's the one I tried: http://theelijahexpress.com/sites/default/files/images/elijahburkesvr09.png - Are you sure the images are in that location to begin with?
Changing font colors and such, to make it easy on you, would be done in sites/all/themes/mythemename/mystylesheet.css - NO fancy stuff needed there. :)
Kenny S.
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Hello Kenny, Thanks for your
Hello Kenny,
Thanks for your response foremost. From my understanding, since the site have been back up and running, the images are gone. They were there before the move but have all disappeared. I have them saved on my computer and I can upload them again individually, but I was sort of skeptical after receiving those warnings when trying to Edit and then Previewing. Is is okay if I do it that way?
Im sorry to ask, I have no clue but where do I find "sites/all/themes/mythemename/mystylesheet.css" at? Do I need to go into CPanel, FTP on in the Administer section of TheElijahExpress once I log in?
No worries. :) Give it a
No worries. :) Give it a try. Upload one of your images that you know is in there (by FTP) to the directory that the source code is looking for it in. See if that works. If it does, you're golden. You can go for the gusto and upload them all. Let me know if it doesn't help and we'll try something else.
And as far as where things are. Under the FTP. IN the web root (meaning the public folder that Drupal runs inside. Usually something like www, public_html or htdocs depending on your host) you will see a myriad of folders like misc, themes, modules, includes, etc. You are looking for the sites folder. Inside there is hierarchy like this all/themes/mytheme
To determine which theme is active, go to http://mysite.com/admin/build/themes and check out which one is enabled. Whatever name it says is the match for how it should be named inside the aforementioned directory. :)
Good luck. Keep us posted!
Kenny S.
Developer by day, entertainer by night.
www.webkenny.com
Proud member of the CommonPlaces E-Solutions team.
www.commonplaces.com
Thanks Kenny, I really
Thanks Kenny, I really appreciate your help. You've brought light this way, Ive been sort of worried that its given me a migraine, but I will get this step accomplished. Im not sure if I did it correct but I went into FTP, public_html, modules, images, then uploaded a pic, it's there listed in the images section (root /public_html /modules /image). I clicked "view" in FTP and the pic is displayed. If I did it correct, what should be my next step please as to putting it in the correct gallery?
I clicked open and this is what came up and the site address: http://www.theelijahexpress.com/modules/image/EB67.jpg
You don't want things to be
You don't want things to be in modules. That is a core folder and shouldn't be tainted with anything but core files. The only user content should go into your sites folder in the themes, modules (if using contributed modules or your own) or themes.
Go to the page where you want to see the images on the site. Click View Source. Look at one of the image tags and thats where you put your files.
http://theelijahexpress.com/sites/default/files/images/elijahburkesvr09.png - So I am guessing on your site it's public_html/sites/default/files/images/elijahburkesvr09.png
Kenny S.
Developer by day, entertainer by night.
www.webkenny.com
Proud member of the CommonPlaces E-Solutions team.
www.commonplaces.com
Okay, I deleted that image
Okay, I deleted that image from the module section. I followed this (your great suggestion) in FTP, choosing public_html, then sites, then default, files, and finally images/ then uploaded elijahburkesvr09.png.
It showed and when I went to its Gallery, it was there:
http://theelijahexpress.com/node/1036
Did I do it correctly?
That's all there is to it.
That's all there is to it. :)
Kenny S.
Developer by day, entertainer by night.
www.webkenny.com
Proud member of the CommonPlaces E-Solutions team.
www.commonplaces.com
Oh I'm so happy yet
Oh I'm so happy yet relieved. I really appreciate your help Kenny, it means so much. I'd like to ask a few questions if you don't mind. I have hundreds of pics to upload, would it be an problem if its that many being placed in the FTP, like a size wise issue? Or perhaps its more of a time and patience thing, in which I don't mind:)
Also, since I will have the pics back up soon, although it might take a while, when I go and do a backup, will the pics be saved in the site's backup?
When I need to add a new picture that hasn't been on the site at all, is there a way I can add it and to a specified gallery since I don't have that Menu List option no longer? Is there a way to get that Menu List back just for the needs of adding newer images?
Sorry for so many questions. I'll tackle the color issue tomorrow, this is one of many steps to come, thanks so much for your assistance, hope to hear from you soon again=) (is extremely happy!!)
*EDIT- Can anyone assist me in how to add a menu list, or I guess the correct word is pull-down menu/drop down menu (it would have the name of every gallery in it when I click it to select) that gives me the option of selecting what gallery I would like an image to go to before its uploaded. I'm able to re-add the pics that were missing back to their original spots thanks to the assistance of Kenny. But if I want to add a new pic, I have no option of putting it in any of the Galleries because there isn't a pull down menu available to select.
I hope I'm making sense, for example. Let's say you're filling out a survey and it asks you to select your "state of residence," there would be a drop down menu that allows you to choose your state. This is what I'm looking to add to when creating images in the gallery. I'd like a choice of choosing the appropriate gallery the image would go to. Since the site I was handed is back up and working, this helpful menu has gone. What should I do to get this drop down menu back for the Gallery? If anyone can help, I would greatly appreciate it*