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The gallery link: https://gsx1400owners.org/forum/index.php?action=gallery
as you can see currently generates a 500 error.

HISTORY

I was getting the 500 error as above and the error log contained:

Guest
 (IP address)
 d62cd46c0b4c4ffa6255407149e35b63
 https://gsx1400owners.org/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=135
 /home/gsxowner/public_html/forum/index.php (Line 455)  Backtrace information

Type of error: General
Error messageSelect
2: require_once(/home/gsxowner/public_html/forum/Sources/Gallery2.php): Failed to open stream: No such file or directory

One of my fellow admins who's more conversant with the backend side of things, said:

there is a file  called Gallery2.php keeps deleting itself, I have no idea why
I keep putting it back, and they gallery works again. but it just goes again.

I realised I was using a previous version of gallery pro so downloaded and installed the latest version (as at the date of this post). This seemed to fix the issue. Briefly.

Presumably this reinstall meant that, once again, there was a Gallery2.php in the directory again but yes, it soon disappeared.

Ultimately tracked this down to

CPGuard is detecting Gallery2.php as possibly malicious because of some base64 string manipulations.
The match is: {HEX}Malware.Expert.php.ini.ini.ini.ini.ini.ini.chmod.base64.decode.base64.decode.php

My host added the file to the whitelist so it's not disappearing any more.
HOWEVER the 500 error persists.

I again checked with my host and they have confirmed

The file is there and permissions all look normal.
I can't see a reason for the error 500 being logged in the domlogs or in the LiteSpeed global log.
Everything looks normal on this end, nothing tripping in Mod_Sec (WAF) either.

So my questions are:

• What might be causing this error, and how should I proceed to address it?
• What's a base64 line? Should it be in that file?
• Is every instance of gallery2.php identical or is it something that changes between installations?
• What does Gallery2.php actually DO?

It was suggested that (assuming the gallery lite version) I should remove line 384-ish
die(base64_decode('UG93ZXJlZCBieSBHYWxsZXJ5IEZvciBTTUYgIG1hZGUgYnkgdmJnYW1lcjQ1IGh0dHA6Ly93d3cuc21maGFja3MuY29t'));
but what does this line do? And what would be the impact of removing it?

I'm unsure whether the same applies to the Pro version so seeking guidance here before I touch anything.


I'd like to extend my appreciation to @vbgamer for his support this far.

So to clarify what it is - it's basically a big collection of emoji images (aka smileys, aka emoticons), which are separated into tabs.
Is that correct?  If so -

Is it SMF 2.1.x ready?  (I run 2.0.17 at the moment, soon 2.0.18 and later will go to 2.1)
Is the emoji library editable?
-  add and delete emojis?
-  create, add and delete tabs in the emoji list?
-  move emoticons between various tabs?
-  customise the text equivalent for the emoji?
  By which I mean
:D for
and so on.

my forum,  https://www.droneflightforum.com/index.php?action=gallery


to which I've applied he suggested temporary (clumsy) 'fix', but unsure if working.

described here:  https://www.smfhelper.com/index.php?topic=178.msg1367#msg1367

On another note: You also have image placeholders showing all over your gallery, because the new.gif is missing from,

Themes/Drone/images/english/new.gif

There is no image folder for english that I know of?

I know Les. But that's where the gallery mod is calling it from. He'll just have to add a folder titled english, and drop the new.gif into it, then it will work..

Or mod the gallery files to suit.

there is an english folder in smf2.0.15 but not 2.1

so perhaps an oversight when making that gallery mod 2.1 compatible?

I am trying to uninstall version  7.2.2 (from my SMF2/0/13 forum) in order to upgrade to 7.2.4 as my  12 month licence is about to expire...

Anyway the tests for the uninstall do not make happy reading...

      Type   Action   Description
*   1.   Execute Modification   ./Themes/default/languages/Modifications.english.php   Test successful
*   2.   Execute Modification   ./Themes/default/languages/Modifications.english-utf8.php   Test failed
   1.   Add Before   ./Themes/default/languages/Modifications.english-utf8.php   Test failed
*   3.   Execute Modification   ./Themes/default/languages/Who.english.php   Test successful
*   4.   Execute Modification   ./index.php   Test successful
*   5.   Execute Modification   ./Sources/Admin.php   Test failed
   1.   Replace   ./Sources/Admin.php   Test failed
*   6.   Execute Modification   ./Sources/Subs.php   Test failed
   1.   Replace   ./Sources/Subs.php   Test failed
   2.   Replace   ./Sources/Subs.php   Test failed
   3.   Add Before   ./Sources/Subs.php   Test successful
*   7.   Execute Modification   ./Sources/ManagePermissions.php   Test failed
   1.   Replace   ./Sources/ManagePermissions.php   Test failed
   2.   Replace   ./Sources/ManagePermissions.php   Test failed
8.   Execute Modification   ./Sources/PrettyUrls-Filters.php   Skipping file
*   9.   Execute Modification   ./Sources/Load.php   Test successful
*   10.   Execute Modification   ./Sources/Subs-Graphics.php   Test successful

please help !     Thanks !

I have a member trying to upload Go Pro footage in MP4 format.

Keeps coming up with "Server was reset" and he is unable to do so.

Gallery Pro issue or SMF issue?

What settings do I need to look at / what can be causing this please?

If I am going through a series of photos, copying bb code to post into a thread. WHen I choose 'next image'it refreshes the photo (with, of course, the next image) but the bb code doesn't refresh and stays as per the first photo I originally clicked into.

The only way to get fresh (correct) bb code is to go back to the gallery and the click on the picture each time.

This is an issue, obviously. 

Are there any step by step instructions (with pictures) to walk people (eg members) through how to use their albums?

My members seem to be having great difficulty with it....