[mls64]

I'm converting from PHPNuke with a Gallery photo module
to CPGN with Coppermine. Does anyone know an easy way to convert
my Gallery photo section over to Coppermine, where I retain the
captions, notes, etc?

I have several hundred photos and don't want to have to re-enter all the data one photo at a time.

[Stephen]

I haven't seen one my self. But you could use the 'batch add' feature built in coppermine, and if you want descriptions you could go back and copy them over.

[Śyama_Dāsa]

How is this data stored in gallery?

[Kristin]

Much of the information (ie: captions, user comments, view counts ...) is stored in the .dat files located in your albums directory.

[Śyama_Dāsa]

We maybe you could use this info for db inserts...

[mls64]

akamu wrote:

We maybe you could use this info for db inserts...

It would be very cool if there was a way to point Coppermine via a batch upload process to the Gallery Albums folder, and have it read the data files and upload the photos with the data intact....easier said than done of course.

Also, Gallery has some really cool features, for setting the background color (i.e. black which makes the photos pop out), setting restrictions for each photo and album, restrictions for uploading, defining user ownership of each photo after uploading, etc. I wish some of these features were available w/Coppermine, as they made it great for displaying the galleries in a clean, uncluttered manner, and changing information and access after uploading. (if it actually has these features any/all please correct me! I'd like to know what I'm missing)

[Śyama_Dāsa]

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for setting the background color (i.e. black which makes the photos pop out),

coppermine theme.css

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setting restrictions for each album,

modifyalb

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defining user ownership of each photo after uploading

is done when uploaded, why would you change it after? Could be done via phpmyadmin if necessary.

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clean, uncluttered manner

create a theme it's your choice how the data is pesented

[mls64]

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for setting the background color

coppermine theme.css

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setting restrictions for each album,

modifyalb

Akamu: I assume these are commands which would help me modify a theme? I'm a newbie, and you've lost me.

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defining user ownership of each photo after uploading

is done when uploaded, why would you change it after? Could be done via phpmyadmin if necessary.

I was logged in as admin, but coppermine shows each photo as being uploaded by anonymous. I'd like to change this (didn't catch it until after loading 400+ photos...)

[Śyama_Dāsa]

you can edit the css in the coppermine theme's css
www.mlstephens.com/ind...=modifyalb
admin is considered anonymous for some things in coppermine, so you need to also as a user.
ownership of a picture is determined by the owner_id field in the pictures table