Gallery2.2->3.x migration woes with dead server
Matthew Smyth
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Host name: gallery2022
Operating system: Linux 5.15.0-47-generic
Apache: Apache/2.4.52 (Ubuntu)
PHP: 8.1.2
MySQL: 8.0.30-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
Server load: 0.0703125 0.119140625 0.04931640625
Graphics toolkit: imagemagick
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Version: 3.0+ (branch master, build 434)
Albums: 0
Photos: 0
Error [ 0 ]: Non-static method GalleryDataCache::put() cannot be called statically
DOCROOT/var/modules/g2_import/344c2839f766f76358ccb2f74fc2a04a/embed.php[ 33 ]
28 * @version $Revision: 17657 $
29 */
30
31/* Define G2_EMBED = 1 to remember to generate correct URLs and return the HTML, etc. */
32require_once('/var/www/G2/modules/core/classes/GalleryDataCache.class');
33GalleryDataCache::put('G2_EMBED', 1, true);
34require(dirname(__FILE__) . '/main.php');
35require('/var/www/G2/modules/core/classes/GalleryEmbed.class');
36
37GalleryEmbed::getEmbedPathByHttpRequest();
38?>
MODPATH/g2_import/helpers/g2_import.php[ 166 ] » require()
MODPATH/g2_import/helpers/g2_import.php[ 55 ] » g2_import_Core::init_embed()
MODPATH/g2_import/controllers/admin_g2_import.php[ 86 ] » g2_import_Core::is_valid_embed_path()
MODPATH/gallery/controllers/admin.php[ 62 ] » Admin_g2_import_Controller->save()
{PHP internal call} » Admin_Controller->__call()
SYSPATH/core/Kohana.php[ 302 ] » ReflectionMethod->invokeArgs()
SYSPATH/core/Event.php[ 208 ] » Kohana_Core::instance()
APPPATH/Bootstrap.php[ 67 ] » Event_Core::run()
DOCROOT/index.php[ 124 ] » require( arguments )
David Jackie Armstrong
G2 PHP version compatibility is described in the codex here: http://codex.galleryproject.org/Gallery2:Installation_Requirements.html#PHP_Version_Compatibility
I've previously migrated a customised G2 gallery to G3 and document the steps needed to customise the functionality and appearance here: https://github.com/dajavous/thejigasaurus.com - this included adding extra fields and redoing some of the database import via phpmyadmin sql commands, for example to avoid the album summary and description text being merged.
Regards,
J.R.
Not to be rude, but if you're running your own serve what were you thinking, not upgrading it a long, long time ago -- but I guess that doesn't really matter at this point, so:
Yes, Gallery2 must be accessible and "working" although not actively "running" for the G3 import module to pull stuff out of it and into Gallery3. So getting G2.2 working and then upgrading it to G2.3 and then installing Gallery3 in a separate location so that it can access G2 and do the import may be the best, but painful way to go. But this might be an easier, more reliable approach and does not require getting Gallery2 operational again:
Use your server access to navigate to your Gallery2 folder and find the location where your images are stored (it may be: gallery/var/albums or something similar). You probably should download the images to your local computer to have a backup in case something goes wrong. Then install the current version of Gallery3 into a separate location of the server, get it running and then manually upload the old images into your completely new installation of Gallery3. You can try to use the Server Add module in G3 to move your old images directly into G3 from the server, but that can be a little tricky to set up, although there is documentation on how to use it. Otherwise you'll have to download your old images onto your local computer and then fire up G3 and use the standard "Add Photo" interface.
Be sure to use Gallery version 3.15 because anything else will simply not run on PHP higher than version 5.6 and once your get Gallery 3 running and the old images into it, you're going to want to upgrade to at least PHP version 7+ on your server. Only download Gallery v. 3.15 from here:
https://galleryrevival.com/
There are others in this group who have successfully done the G2 migration who might be able to offer additional suggestions. Be sure to search though the email group website for previous posts about this type of migration.
Documentation on the 26 different tables in the database and their complex interaction does not exist as far as I know. It seems to have been a closely guarded secret of the original development group, which disbanded 10 years ago. We've been trying to find something like that for years -- if *anybody* has that kind of documentation on this burning question could you please, please post it? If not maybe provide a link to it?
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Michael J. Kupec
To All,
I was in the same boat as Matthew and what I did was build a home G2 environment on a Morrow mini PC running openSUSE Leap 42.3. I set up repositories on a directory on that box so I could add LAMP to it and the last updates available for Leap 42.3. I believe Apache was something like 2012011 (at least API is that), PHP is 5.5.14 and MySQL is 5.0.11
On a Raspberry Pi3B I installed latest Debain with latest LAMP versions then originally installed Gallery 3.0.9 as it was the latest a couple years ago, it’s now been upgraded to 3.1.5. In this environment, I could add, remove and update items on my G2 web site and do the same with the G3 site. When G3 was at 3.0.9 I did try to migrate the G2 data to that site but it wasn’t successful. When I got part of it working, I did see howthe conversion tool in G3 mangled the album summary and description fields together (what was G3’s programmers smoking,snorting/but not thinking?!!!)
I wasn’t aware of Matthew’s process of migrating G2 to G3, I knew by looking at G3’s update PHP script that it needed access to the G2 database but wasn’t aware both gallery versions should be running on the same sever, I had use directory sharing between the two servers for the above try. In the end, I just said phuck-it! and slowly just started rebuilding a new G3 album by importing everything. Still haven’t completed that!
I scanned over Matthew’s procedures and I think I’ll give that a try. First I need to verify that everything on my G2 server is up to date with right versions, as Matthew describes, then look to install G3 3.1.5 in another directory and try an import. I’ll first clone the current G2’s hard drive so I have a working stable base line then go from there.
This might re-stoke my interest in working on a new theme I was creating to give similar visual results like I had for my G2 pages. IMHO, the biggest mistake done to G3 was deleting all the cool themes and making creating new ones such a challenge. To be honest, the creators didn’t make G3 better than G2 but went two steps backward in its design. Word has it they were trying to make it simpler to use, however, removing all the cool features G2 had isn’t making something simpler, but just gave it a plain jane in appearance. L
Kudo’s to J.R. and the other gentleman (sorry, can’t recall his name) that have taken over G3 and getting it working in the current world. Now if we can just get access to accessing the old Gallery 3.0.9 page, pull all its content down and do a redirect to the Galley Revival page, folks would then be able to get the right working files for migrating to Gallery3 3.1.5! The old G3 3.0.9 info could be put up as a historical ref on the revival page with links warning anyone who wishes to use the 3.0.9 code, that’s it’s at their own risk and for reference only and NOT to be used for an actual galley website. Acknowledge should be given to the original creators, however they have abandoned this project and I believe have said so with no further interest to continue it.
I don’t mind helping with getting the above done if J.R. and whom else don’t have the time to do this.
Good luck with getting your new site up under 3.1.5! I’m going top start the same here with mine and if successful I’ll port it up to my domain for real time use.
Michael Kupec
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J.R.
The last member of the old gallery development group -- who goes by the name "bharat" -- was also the last one keeping up the old Gallery Project site and its "Gallery Codex" with all the information, downloads, manuals, modules, themes, etc. I got in contact with him about 4 years ago and offered to take over the old Gallery site. He was not enthusiastic and explained that it was a very much cobbled together operation, running on old obsolete packages. He doubted anyone who took it over could make much sense of it. I left the idea open with him. So far bharat has kept much of the old site accessible and (I guess) is paying for the hosting as part of his own operations.
Although I would love to see all that information moved to a site tied to this group and updated, streamlined, etc. I now realize that I simply don't have the time to do that. So your offer to give it a shot is intriguing. Let me see if I can get hold of bharat again and see what he thinks about letting some of us take it over now.
Apparently he's the only one who can get the obsolete version 3.09 of Galley removed from both Source Forge and the Softaculous server-based auto-install app -- and replaced with version 3.15 -- so that's another reason I need to contact him.
By the way, as I mentioned earlier, time flies if you blink your eyes -- version 3.09 of Gallery3 was released in early 2013... almost 10 years ago now (and the development group disbanded shortly after). It was revised/updated to version 3.11 (and then later version 3.15) by Brad Dutton sometime in 2018 (I think).
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J.R.
I was excited to hear you had documented the steps you used to migrate G2 to G3 and went to the github link you provided. Unfortunately, I couldn't seem to the right document. A lot of people really don't understand Github or how to use it (myself included). Could you possibly put those steps you documented into a post to this group? I'm sure it would be very helpful -- people still using G2 keep popping up asking for assistance.
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Brad Dutton
* do the upgrade
* migrate/copy/reinstall/whatever method G3 over to your new server
J.R.
Huh? G2 will run on PHP 7?
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Brad Dutton
J.R.
Right. I do remember the discussion, but I was left with the impression that a modified G2 which would run on PHP 7 was not yet a working app. Just for kicks I went to https://github.com/pbobbenb/gallery2 and downloaded it. Never a G2 user myself, but I'm curious enough to give it a test drive. For those like myself who are not Github savvy, when you get to the page just click on the green "Code" button and a window pops open with a link to Download ZIP file.
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