phPhotoGallery v0.91 - ** Open Source - Free Software Download **
My Online Photo Album Software
I wrote this program because I couldn't find photo album software that I was happy with. I wanted to be able to share my online photo gallery and home videos with my family.
I wanted something that was easy to manage, and didn't have to spent a bunch of time configuring whenever I wanted to add photos to my online photo gallery.
The great thing about phPhotoGallery is that once you have it installed, all you have to do is put pictures into the photo album folder. It will automatically scan for new folders and provide the user with a tree type control for navigating the photo gallery.
Another cool thing about this photo album software is the fact that it doesn't require the user to download hundreds of thumbnails to begin navigating. It presents them with a list of folders, and when you select a folder, it shows a DHTML animated thumbnail tool bar that presents the user with a quick way to select the pictures they want to view.
It also automatically resizes your photos on the server before showing them on the web page. That way the viewer doesn;t have to download the high resolution photos, and you don't have to preconvert them.
Photos can be BMP, JPG, GIF, or PNG
Videos should be in flash FLV format. I recommend the RIVA FLV Encoder for converting MPG to FLV. Although you can use MPG and WMV files, they are quite a bit larger, and not as well suited for streaming from the web.
** v0.91 - Update Sept. 30th 2008**
- Fixed issue with Photogallery in subfolders
- Added support for a Demo Mode, which allows any user to access the admin page, but prevents them from changing it.
(Currently you must uncomment a line of code in index.php to enable demoMode - Search for '$demoMode')
DOWNLOAD
Here is an SAMPLE photo gallery.
Features
- Automatic thumb nail creation.
- Built in administration and preference editor
- Support for Photos and Videos
- Full Commented Source (GPL)
- Automatic picture discovery. Just upload the pictures and they are immediately ready for viewing.
- Animated DHTML/Javascript thumbnail navigator
- Automatic server side image scaling during browsing of photos. The user doesn't have to wait for that large image to download just to browse the catalog. You specify at what resolution your pictures are viewed, and the server feeds them to the viewer at that resolution.
Future Development -
Things I still want to do.
- Better support WMV and other video formats.
- Downloading full resolution images.
- User Login and Authentication for multiple users. (use .htaccess or other means for now)
- File uploads, and other collaboration.
- Photo descriptions.
Requirements/Prerequisites
HTTP/Web Server installed with PHP 5 or higher.
Chip Chapins HTML_TreeMenuXL php scripts (included)
The JW FLV Media Player (included)
|
