Flash Gallery (FAQ)
This FAQ is based on the assumption that you have followed the installation steps in readme.html precisely, and have not modified the code in any way, except maybe for changing paths to files and color settings.
"No flash player!" warning appears, although I do have it installed.
- Incorrect path to swfobject.js or it is not accessible: Check that you have set a correct path to it in HTML, and try accessing this file directly in your browser. If file is there, but it is not accessible, then it could be a web-server issue that should be resolved with your hosting provider.
The gallery is not loading and "No flash player!" warning does not appear.
- Incorrect path to flashgallery.swf or it is not accessible: Check that you have set a correct path to it in HTML, and try accessing this file directly in your browser. If file is there, but it is not accessible, then it could be a web-server issue that should be resolved with your hosting provider.
The gallery is loading, but I don't see any images (local images option).
- Running the application locally on your computer: This is a web application, it needs to be uploaded to a web-server (with PHP support) first. So unless you have a local web-server installed on your computer, you won't be able to run this application locally.
- Your web-server does not support PHP: Unless you are using Flickr as a source of images, this application requires PHP in order scan folders on your web-server for images. You can check with your hosting provider to find out if your web-server supports it.
- Incorrect path to flashgallery.php or it is not accessible: Check that you have set a correct path to it in HTML, and try accessing this file directly in your browser (note that this file does not have a direct output, so you will just see a blank page, but it shouldn't return an error). If file is there, but it is not accessible, then it could be a web-server issue that should be resolved with your hosting provider.
- Incorrect path to image folder or images are not accessible: Check that you have set a correct path to it in HTML (note that while you can use both absolute and relative path for other files, the path to image folder should always be relative to PHP script), and try accessing some images directly in your browser. If images are there, but they are not accessible, then it could be a web-server issue that should be resolved with your hosting provider.
The gallery is loading, but I don't see any images (Flickr photostream option).
- You have not added your Flickr API key or it is disabled: Make sure that you have added your Flickr API key in HTML (details are in readme.html), and check in Flickr App Garden -> Apps By You that your API key is active.
- Incorrect path to Flickr images or in a wrong format: Check that you have set a correct path to it in HTML, and try accessing this URL directly in your browser. Make sure that you are either linking to your main photostream ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/username/" format) or a set ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/username/sets/12345678901234567/" format), we do not support linking to groups or any other formats at the moment.
- Your Flickr images are not publicly available: Log-out of your Flickr account and check if your images are publicly accessible. If they are not, you can modify access in your Flickr settings.
The gallery is loading, but color settings are all messed up.
- Incorrect path to default.xml or it is not accessible: Check that you have set a correct path to it in HTML, and try accessing this file directly in your browser (note that some browsers does not display XML, so you may just see a blank page, but it shouldn't return an error). If file is there, but it is not accessible, then it could be a web-server issue that should be resolved with your hosting provider.
- Mistake in default.xml: Since XML is a stricly defined format, a single mistake can corrupt the whole file. Check for mistakes, or simply recover the original file and start from scratch.