Gallery v.1.3.4 Release Candidate 3 Available

Submitted by beckett on Mon, 2003-06-09 16:18

After discovering some minor bugs in the Configuration Wizard for RC2, we've decided to issue a third release candidate to allow for some final broad-range testing before we issue the version 1.3.4.

We encourage you to install RC3 and to report any problems you find, though we've done extensive testing on multiple platforms, and are confident you won't run into trouble.

Download v1.3.4-RC3 from the Gallery Download Page now!

Read on for information on how to BACK UP YOUR GALLERY *before* installing RC3...

We have provided a small PHP script with this version to assist you in making a backup. Since this version is still a *release candidate*, we urge you to back up your Gallery data files before upgrading. When you download and decompress this release candidate, the script will be located in:

    gallery/setup/backup_albums.php
To run this script, copy it out of its location in the setup directory and into your existing main Gallery directory. Log in to Gallery as an administrator, then run this script from your browser. It will package the important album data and save a backup to your computer, in one of two formats: .tar.gz (useful on Unix/Linux systems) or .zip (useful on Windows systems).

The script gives you the option of backing up your entire albums ("All files") directory or just the Gallery database files ("Data files only"). While you should have a backup copy of all your photos, for most upgrades, it is sufficient to just back up the data files only. Note that backing up all the files could produce a *huge* file, since all of your photos will be included.

Finally, verify the contents of the downladed backup file to make sure the files were indeed saved. Once you have the data files backed up, you can confidently upgrade to this version.

**Note for Windows-based Webservers** On Windows systems, it is recommended that you back up directly using WinZip or your favourite archiving software. If you decide to use this tool, choose 'zip' backup, and ensure the path for the zip.exe is correct.