Coppermine or other photo software for fasthosts site - help needed please

Babbler

Hello,

Im just setting up a photography site for my OH and need some help:

1) I use Fasthosts Linux hosting and they dont seem to have any cPanel (heard that mentioned here). How easy is it to install and use coppermine?

2) I dont have a database and fasthosts charge £25 for one. Can I not create my own MYSQL database to put on my site as coppermine needs it? Or do I need to bite the bullet and pay up?

3) Anyone got an example coppermine site?

4) Anything better I could use that would work well and not involve the extra database charge? Need to be able to sell the pics eventually.

Thanks in advance!

jazzy

Coppermine is fairly easy to setup, but you will need Mysql hosting. Looking at Fasthosts hosting packages they are very expensive especially for an additional charge for mysql.
Perhaps a change of hosts is your best option? Check first if there is a charge for transferring to another host. If you have problems setting up Coppermine, let me know?

jazzy

Babbler

jazzy wrote: »

Coppermine is fairly easy to setup, but you will need Mysql hosting. Looking at Fasthosts hosting packages they are very expensive especially for an additional charge for mysql.
Perhaps a change of hosts is your best option? Check first if there is a charge for transferring to another host. If you have problems setting up Coppermine, let me know?

jazzy

Thanks - they have so many packages I wasnt sure. Can I not just stick to my package (basic linux - paid for the year until July next year) and add the database (costs £25) or are there additional costs? - was recommended them and just hope I wasnt wrong to get the year subscription and waste £45!)