[OBSOLETE] How to Integrate Coppermine with SMF

[Aravot]

How can i integrate Coppermine 1.4.2 with SMF 1.0.5 ? Thx

In Coppermine got to 'Admin Tools' scroll down to 'Bridge Manager' and follow the instruction

[Carlos Gandra]

How can i integrate Coppermine 1.4.2 with SMF 1.0.5 ? Thx

In Coppermine got to 'Admin Tools' scroll down to 'Bridge Manager' and follow the instruction

Hi

I have done this in my newest project and after bridge manager finish the process, I am unable to login on the gallery. I logon into the forum but when go to the gallery, appear like I'm off. And if I click the login on the gallery, it redirect to the login form of the forum, that, as I said, logon me on forum and portal but not in coppermine.

Thanks in advance for any help yoou could give

[TANDIONO.COM]

Thanks, Works like a charm 

[TANDIONO.COM]

Im using coppermine 1.4.2 when i go to user configuration it give me this message :

Critical error
There was an error while processing a database query


is there anyway that i can do? Thanks

[kegobeer]

Enable debug mode in Coppermine.  You'll get the actual SQL error message and can start troubleshooting.

For Coppermine specific issues, I recommend using the Coppermine forums.

[sallymander]

Allrighty..... I really would like to integrate all the things I have going on on my site.  It's gotten a littel crazy and I'm thinking Mambo.... but here's my question:  I have smf in use on one database and coppermine in use on another.  How do I combine them and not lose any data? And if I am going to use Mambo should I bridge smf and coppermine or should i install Mambo first?

Sorry if these are insane questions.... I really have little experience with all this and I'm feeling my way pretty blindly!

Sally

[Oldiesmann]

As far as I know you should be able to use Coppermine and SMF bridged even if they're on seperate databases, but this would be a question for the Coppermine developers, so don't take my word for it...

I don't think it really matters what order you bridge things in, as the Mambo bridge only makes a few minor changes to SMF and the Coppermine bridge doesn't really touch SMF.

[sallymander]

Okay, So I'll go check out Coppermine's forum and see what I find there.
I had just read in some previous posts that they needed to be in the same database.  I could combine them, but I would need a very detailed block of instruction!!!  I don't want to lose any data!!!

Thanks for your help

[Avinash4]

In the instructions it says, "Make sure you install Coppermine on the same database as that of your SMF forum." I was wondering how I would do this...I have godaddy as my host, and installed smf and coppermine through the control panel. I did not see any options for database.

[dtm.exe]

In the instructions it says, "Make sure you install Coppermine on the same database as that of your SMF forum." I was wondering how I would do this...I have godaddy as my host, and installed smf and coppermine through the control panel. I did not see any options for database.

Don't install Coppermine via your host's control panel.  Rather, install CPG manually with the cpg_ preffix on SMF's database.

[Avinash4]

In the instructions it says, "Make sure you install Coppermine on the same database as that of your SMF forum." I was wondering how I would do this...I have godaddy as my host, and installed smf and coppermine through the control panel. I did not see any options for database.

Don't install Coppermine via your host's control panel.  Rather, install CPG manually with the cpg_ preffix on SMF's database.

ahh, how would I do this? there is no way to do it through control panel, then mod some files? I have no clue how to mod/view/do anything with databases. how can I do this?

[kegobeer]

Download Coppermine 1.4.3 from the Coppermine website, read the instructions, then upload the files to your site (in a subdirectory, like /gallery or /cpg).  Follow the installation instructions and CHMOD the appropriate files and directories.  Run the installer.  Use the same database that SMF uses.

If you want to look at your database(s), contact your host.  They should provide a tool like phpMyAdmin.  If not, you can install that yourself.  Go to http://www.phpmyadmin.net for more information.

[Avinash4]

I was wondering, if coppermine and smf are already installed, how can I change which database coppermine is using, to be the same as the smf one?

[kegobeer]

Use a tool like phpMyAdmin to copy your Coppermine tables to your SMF database.  Then, edit Coppermine's config.inc.php file and update the database information.

[Avinash4]

I have nobody added to the Coppermine database, its totally empty. Does this mean i'd just have to edit config.inc.php to use the smf database? How can I find out what the database info is for my SMF? like DBSERVER, DBUSER, DBPASS, DBNAME etc... of those, what would I have to change?

[dtm.exe]

I have nobody added to the Coppermine database, its totally empty. Does this mean i'd just have to edit config.inc.php to use the smf database? How can I find out what the database info is for my SMF? like DBSERVER, DBUSER, DBPASS, DBNAME etc... of those, what would I have to change?

You lost me completely.  The first post explains everything you need to know.

[Avinash4]

Yeah man, it all makes sense for me until, "Make sure you install Coppermine on the same database as that of your SMF forum." I'm kinda a newbie to all this database stuff. I don't know how to install Coppermine on the same database as my SMF. I dont even know what my SMF database is called, or where it is located. lol.

[kegobeer]

For Coppermine questions, best ask them at the Coppermine site.

[Kindred]

well, Avinash4,  How did you install SMF??

Look in your server config section in SMF and it should tell you the database name and user (although the db password will be blanked out)

[Motorhead]

***deleted got it working *****