Installing PHPmotion Mass Uploader
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Before you begin
Before you start installing the Mass Uploader make sure you have done the following
- Downloaded the most recent version at:
PHPmotion Forum
- Ordered and received our copy of the license file
- Your PHP installation needs to have
register_long_arrays turned On - This setting can be changed via your php.ini file
General Instructions
Unpacking and Uploading
Unzip the setup files onto your computer, you should now upload the "massuploader" directory to your sites ftp.
once done you should now have the structure /addons/massuploader
Upload your license into /addons/massuploader/license_mu.php
CHMOD Folders
The following foders must be CHMOD to 777. Note: If you get an "Internal Server Error" try and CHMOD to 755 instead
/addons
/massuploader
/addons/massuploader/upload
Add a DEFAULT User/Owner
The mass uploader requires a default user (i.e. a member on your site) to whom the videos will be attributed. This can be your own user account.
Edit the file /massuploader/setting.php
Look for the section shown below and edit it to your own username
$default_user = 'phpmotion'; //the username the videos will be attributed to
Upload the file into your FTP /addons/massuploader
Additional Instructions
Instruction for PHPmotion V3 Users
If you are using PHPmotion V3 then you will not need to do anything further. All the appropriate links and buttons to the massuploader will automatically be enabled in your
siteadmin menu.
Instruction for PHPmotion V2 Users
If you are running PHPmotion V2 you should upload the following file which came with the download of massuploader
/massuploader/replacement_template_files/inner_media.htm
copy this to your ftp
/siteadmin/inner_media.htm
Using the Mass Uploader
- Upload a bunch of videos into your FTP folder /addons/massuploader/upload
- Log into your siteadmin and look for the Mass Uploader V2 ScreenShot
- Follow the on screen instructions
TIP: You can rename your original videos before uploading them to something like
this_is_a_funny_video.avi this will allow the tool to automatically use this file name as
title/description etc
For further help with installation you can try
Order our installation services
Peer support in our forum
