php difficulties: Photo gallery thing

[DAS]

Connected to my post in the other forum, I'm playing with Gallery. But I'm rubbish.

The situation is that I've uploaded all the bits to webspace, and am now trying to configure the gallery. The first step asks me to

Start the configuration wizard by pointing your browser to: http://www.SITE ADDRESS/gallery/setup/index.php

I've done that. But it would come up with a save or open dialog box and tell me that it's a Microsoft Picture It! file. Odd to me since I don't have trouble with php files normally. So I did some rejigging and made Internet Explorer the default program for php files.

Now what's happening is that in the IE window I'm getting an html document instead of what should be a configuration wizard.

Do you have any ideas as to what's happening here?

[SteveL]

Without meaning to sound too patronising, have you got PHP installed on the server? And can you provide any more details, i.e. the URL to the aforementioned file?

[DAS]

Without meaning to sound too patronising, have you got PHP installed on the server? And can you provide any more details, i.e. the URL to the aforementioned file?

I'll just reiterate that I'm rubbish at this stuff to save me from sounding too stupid here...

Blueyonder has Version 4.2.2 running, so I presume that means it is installed on the server?

[dbfriends]

The easiest way to test it is to upload a file called test.php to your webspace, inside it have the following:

<?
phpinfo();
?>

And see if it displays a load of stuff about your PHP setup when you access it. If it's offering you the chance to save the file, chances are PHP's not running on your webspace - you may have to have it activated separately? - any problems give us a PM or reply here and I'll see what I can do, done lots of PHP setups

[SteveL]

There's two types of webspace Blueyonder offer; one comes with your internet and you don't have to pay for; the other offers more space etc, but you pay extra for it per month.

If you're using the free stuff, then PHP is *not* installed. If you're using the paid for stuff, then you will have PHP. However there's not much you can do if you're using the free stuff besides upgrading; you can't install PHP on it yourself.

[dbfriends]

...of course, if you're needing PHP for something like this, it might be worth either paying the extra or getting some separate hosting. There's some really good deals about, particularly in the States at the mo as the dollar's worth sod-all. Should be able to get a biiiiiig hosting package for as little as £35-40 I'd guess.

[DAS]

Gentlemen, thanks for your help. The answer is, of course, that free Blueyonder does not support php. In my defence, I did bother checking and the Blueyonder stuff told me php was possible on my account. But when you delve deeper there is conflicting information, and much of it applies to all accounts rather than one but does not specify that there are differences.

I'll have a look at upgrading.

Ta.