Interactive web photo gallery

[Brian Fein]

Calling all computer folks...

I'm making a web site, and one of the finishing touches I want to add is a photo gallery that registered users can upload pictures of their own.  It can be a php add-on, since this site will contain a phpBB message board, I'm fine with integrating the gallery with the boards.

I've seen this done before, like here:

http://www.aseclub.net/4images/

Can someone tell me how I can do something like that?  I'm a complete novice when it come to php stuff, but am pretty good with HTML.

Thanks in advance.

[Buddhagirl]

[jtex316]

I will recommend using a program similar to what BuddhaGirl recommends, if not that program.

Just follow the instructions of the program and you should be OK.  You may have to call up the place where your site is hosted at - you may need a server admin to perform some basic PHP set-up stuff and permissions stuff.

[bsfins]

Excuse me for being a complete and total Dumb ass...but Photoshop CS has a buit in Photo gallery maker in it...I know it will spit it all out in html...I just can't figure out how to post it...


here's a link to the tutorial that I found to show you what it can do...it's kind of stupid...but it works...
http://www.tutorial-haven.com/tutorial_list.php?name=photoshop&rowstart=0
Scroll down to photgallery tutorial...

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[Brian Fein]

B - you're right, but its read only.  I want something where I can post it and users can go and look at pics, then create their own album and upload their own pics.

Buddha, Joe, thanks for the tip.  I'll check it out.

[Fau Teixeira]

1 - i reccomend using SMF over phpbb.. we use it here ! .. it's feature-y !
2 - check out sourceforge.net for php programs like that .. doing a quick scan i found:

http://yapig.sourceforge.net/
http://craftysyntax.com/csgallery/
http://coppermine-gallery.net/index.php

the last one is probably my pick

[Brian Fein]

Thanks Fau -

I've never even heard of "SMF" - I looked at that YaPiG and it seems the easiest to install so I'll see if I can get that up and running tonight.

Ultimately, I'd like to NOT have seperate login infor for the message board and the photo gallery.  what drives this?

[Fau Teixeira]

you use SMF every day .. look at the bottom of the page where it says:

The Dolphins Make Me Cry.com - Forums | Powered by SMF 1.0.7.

i don't know if you can do the same login for both without some php editing but i'm sure it's possible

[Brian Fein]

I've seen many many many online photo galleries that use the same login for both (including that one I linked to above), so it must be possible.

[Frimp]

I use my old message board to host the photos. Frimpy's Pub is a ghost town now, but I can still upload photos there.

You can set up an Invision Free message board, and upload photos there...Or, I can make it a forum for everyone here. Its already set up, and since I'm the only one using it, I could give passwords. If anyone knows how to change the board format, I'll let them.

[bsfins]

Well, I tried...I don't know Jack didly shit about websites,how to build them....Just thought it might help....

good luck...

[Brian Fein]

Thanks, B - the effort was there, I appreciate it.

[Frimp]

Do you want to use my board?

[Brian Fein]

Do you want to use my board?

No, thanks.  I have web space already.  I'm trying to get this photo gallery set up integrated into my site.

Thanks, anyway.

[Lee]

For ease of use, ease of install and features galore, you DEFINATELY have to go with coppermine.  Its what I set up for a website I designed a year ago.  (Plus it allows users to post and even guests to post their own picks... as in what you want).