Major Additions - VB image Hosting

VB Image Hosting Version 1.0.1

This is the port for my hack to vb 3.6.x
check it for vb 3.5.x here

A New installer replaced the old one so you should not face any problems with database

NOTE :
People who were using vbimghost in vb 3.5.x and moved to vb 3.6.0 MAKE sure that you have vbimghost 1.4.1 Since this port will only support upgrading from that ver only
People who do a fresh install use this ver.

Requirements:

1. requires GD 2.0.1 or later (2.0.28 or later is recommended).
2. PHP ver 4.3.x or later (newer ver is better).

Introduction:

What does it do ?

VB Image Hosting is a similar feature to imageshak and photopoket and online free image hosting, but this is for your members. it will allow them to upload and host their images on your servers, you can still manage the permissions and set the number of files for each group.

Main Features:

• Image hosting
• Restrict # of file upload for each group
• Allow/disallow group from upload
• Restrict file uploaded based on file extension, dimensions and size
• Users can manage their uploaded files
• Users can set the view permission for each uploaded images
• Admin can mange all members images
• Admin can set the number of images/users per page.
• Admin can mange images uploaded by the members
• Admin can set the default upload permission
• Thumbnail system admin can turn it on/off.
• Allow multiple uploads.
• Admin can set upload slots for each group
• Admin can recreate thumbnails from admin cp
• Fully using the phrase system.

Time required to install

• 1- 2 min max.

Update instruction :
Just replace the old files with the new ones and import the product file don't forget to select overwrite.

History:

1.0.0:

• inital release contains everytverg in 1.4.1 ver.

1.0.1:

• Fix security bug with delete image.
• fix some minor mysql problems.

Download Tracking:
1.0.0 : 3886


Known Issues:

no known issues.

Screen shscreenshot.zip

screenshot.zip.

NOTE:
before you post any error here :
Set that path to your forums correctly in the vbimghost options.
if you getting the error ""supplied argument is not a valid"
that's because you didn't set the path correctly

And for all the people asking when is the next release it will be in 2007 not this month .. due to some problems in real life ..



URGENT ISSUES:

you may contact me on msn id : waiel[at]waieleid.com
replace [at] with @ ok? -_-

[deezelpope]

Installed! Thank you!!!:up:

[Ranma2k]

Originally Posted by Distance

Yeah i see why it would cause a problem

Also its the same with bmp files i believe?

well hopefully all will be fixed with ver2

[Distance]

Great

Looking through your blog youve not had it easy and this is a great script

[Distance]

Also how about having folders etc in the next release

A new layout / design etc

[Ranma2k]

sure thing

[ZomgStuff]

Is this stored in database or as a file system on the FTP?

[Pcparts]

Originally Posted by Merriweather

I edited the template to remove the HTML ones, as my users can't link outside my forums and don't need it. You could do the same if you just want to completely remove them.

I would love to see the author implement a switch that would only show the BBCode link to the owner of the photo.

I am also interested in doing that. Can you plese tell us how did that?

[Ranma2k]

Originally Posted by ZomgStuff

Is this stored in database or as a file system on the FTP?

curently it store it on the file system of the curent host

[encryption]

Hey Ranma2k,

Thanks for rekindling the project towards the next release. I have a few requests for the next version

1. Ability to add recent 5 "public" pictures anywhere on the index page
2. Recent 5 images when viewing a members profile completely breaks page layout, perhaps have an admin option to change that number or resize the images to fit on the page ?
3. Perhaps even turn it slightly into a "gallery" so clicking on view users images shows thumbnails of their recent public photos ?
4. Comments for images ?

These are few I had in mind, will be happy to add to the list if / when time permits you to take more into consideration.

[TheMilkCarton]

I was surprised that the original hack doesn't have a code box for "Image Thumbnail". When the image you upload is larger than the "Thumbnail Width" or "Thumbnail Height" you have set in the options, it automatically creates a smaller image named "thum_whatever.jpg"

So I edited the appropriate templates to add

<tr>
                            <td class="alt1">Thumbnail IMG</td>
                            <td class="alt2"><input type="text" value="[img]$vbimghost[thumbpath][/img]"></td>
                        </tr>

I thought this was a nice "hidden feature" that really should be implemented in the actual hack.

Do note: If the uploaded image is smaller than the Thumbnail dimensions, it just shows the same URL that is in the regular IMG code boxes, which is about all it can do.

I find this handy for news articles and such, and that way I don't have to bother opening up Photoshop to resize the image. Plus, this way I still have the large original image available for other uses.

Great hack, btw! Any chance of adding a "Title" option below each upload box like Photobucket? I don't like having to rename my JPEGs...

Another huge bonus would be putting things in different albums.. My solution for now is creating a user named "Art" or something and only giving it access to VB Image Host (This is something only a few people have access to, so the "View all users images" turns into a list of "Albums" so to speak)