OakGallery 2.0 Released ! [Great image gallery]

?ke is finally done with version 2.0 of the OakGallery.

OakGallery home:
http://www.ake.nu/gallery/

Some live galleries:
- http://blixten.ake.nu/gallery/ (Ver 2.0)
- http://pictures.potatoesmc.com/ (Ver 2.0)
- http://websociety.wm.net/~wmanbem/fi...k/fotogalleri/ (Ver 2.0)

Please post a link to your installed gallery.

Info:
- Integrated with your existing forum software
- Easy to integrate with other methods of user authentication
- IP-based authentication included for users without forum software
- Does not need 'register_globals' to be switched on
- It's FREE of charge ;-)

- Organize images into categories and subcategories
- Lets users rate and comment on the images
- Sort the images by date, rating, views, etc.
- Languages available: English and Swedish. Easy to translate to your own language!
- Most features are configurable in some way
- The design is very configurable
- Define your own data fields
- Built with speed and security in mind
- Automatic generation of thumbnails and display images
- Can add your logo to uploaded images automatically
- Uses ImageMagick for high quality thumbnail resizing
- Ban IP's from commenting
- Show random images from the gallery on any page on your site!
(This is done simply by including random.php in your own PHP page)

...and more!

Requriments:
Database Server
- MySQL or MS SQL Server (experimental support for ODBC)
- Administration tool for the database server (e.g. phpMyAdmin)
- Support for MySQL has been tested thouroughly.
- Support for MS SQL has been tested and seems to work fine.
- Support for ODBC is currently untested.
- PhpMyAdmin to import database structure http://www.phpmyadmin.net/
- ImageMagick installed on server http://imagemagick.sourceforge.net/
- The variable include_path = "." in php.ini

- PHP 4 (PHP 3 untested, but should work)
- Tested with PHP 4.2.2
- Forum Software
- Tested with phpBB 2.0.4
- Tested with vBulletin 2.2.x
- With vBulletin 2.3.x, and error message is produced by vBulletin, but still works.
- Forum software is not really needed (but highly recommended), you can use ip-based authentication too.

Web Server
-OakGallery currently requires a web server that allows you to run shell commands from php-scripts (for ImageMagick).

Installation:
1. Create a database for the gallery (using e.g. phpMyAdmin)
(You can use the same database for OakGallery as for other things, as long as the table names don't collide)
2. Execute the complete database script found in InstallDB/<server-type>-OakGallery.sql
3. UnZip the gallery to a local folder
Edit the Upload/config/galleryconfig.php to suit your needs. The configuration options should be self-explanatory. To find where ImageMagick's convert and composite are located. Try running this from your shell (unix):

which convert or
whereis convert

4. Upload all files in the 'Upload' subdirectory to your webserver.

5. Make the directories 'thumbnails' and 'images' writeable by the webserver.

E.g:
chown nobody thumbnails
chmod 770 thumbnails
(In this example, the webserver is run as user nobody.)

7. Also, you need to make the PHP temporary upload directory writable by the webserver.

(Contact your system administrator if you need help with step 6-7)
Now, try loading the gallery page in your webbrowser and start creating categories for your pictures!

8. Dont you get it working ? Please post your problem here ... include the following:

- Path to the gallery
- Path to the forum
- Path to phpinfo.php
- Path?s in the galleryconfig.php

Then it will be much easier to help you out.

Modification:
If you want to modify OakGallery to better suit your needs, the following rules must be obeyed:

- The 'PayPal-donate' link and text must be CLEARLY visible. Preferrably near the top of the page.
- The original copyright message must be CLEARLY visible near the top of ALL pages.
- Add a message saying 'Modified by xxxx' or similar near the copyright message.
- Have fun! (and yes, that is a rule!)).

[Splitfyre]

I don't know if this has been discussed but I would like to ask the following:

1. With this hack, won't storage be a major consideration with
users posting pictures in the galleries?

2. What about bandwidth, has anyone noticed any spikes using
photo galleries like this where you're running out of bandwidth?

I'm trying to consider implementing a photo gallery for my forum, but bandwidth, storage, among other things was talked about as being a problem.

[PiotrasG]

Hi all this is my gallery http://www.polskieforum.com/forum2/g...1&sort=dateand i have the thumnail problem how exacly do i fix it. I dont get it. What do i have to change, something in galleryconfig or another file
Thx
Great hack cant wait to use it

[Braindg]

yes, erm.. hmmm.. ermm.. yah.. "nice belly".. was there any need ? :laugh:

[garoboldy]

You mean we cant run the gallery on out site if we dont physically have the server in front of us??? I am hosted with hostrocket and everything went fine except all the crazy errors...

any ideas???

[alkatraz]

04-10-03 at 07:12 PM alkatraz said this in Post #110
Am I the only one getting the "Invalid SQL UPDATE session" error??

TTT :dead:

[kuska]

This php script will automaticly pick a random image from OakGallery 2.0 thumbnails section and display it on your forum homepage or any other non VB site. I use it, easy to install, just edit path to your OakGallery 2.0 Thumbnails folder and upload. It attracts more people to chceck out the gallery - worked wonders for me. Try this out, looks real nice on the home page.

Install time 1 MIN

***Instructions***

1) Edit the path to the thumbnails folder in randomimage.php

2) Save and upload randomimage.php and chomod it to 775

3) Open forumhome template in your Admin CP and place the call out code anywhere desired by your likes.

PHP Code:

<img src="url/randomimage.php"height="125"width="125"> 


*** End Install ***

Few things you might not like.
Since the thumbnails folder contains also the Medium sized pictures this might be a bandwidth issue for some people. That is not a problem for me because i have enough bandwidth (for now)
but i did not see any sygnificant raising in bandwidth usage since the script ONLY shows a new picture on reload or opening the forum in new browser window. Constant returning to forum home in the browser does NOT refresh the picture which seems to take care the bandwidth problem. This is not the best solution for a random image script, but it works for me and i didint want to wait for the next OakGallery2.0 Update. This is a great hack and just trying to help. Make sure you have your height and width in the call out script or your going to have some problems with tables.

Hope someone will use this... Here is the randomimage.php and ill add a screenshot below.

[kuska]

Sample pic of random image is circled in RED

[kuska]

This hack has HOTM potential if a search engine will be added, PM on new comment, and nick as links to the comentee picture

[Koutaru]

yes a search engine. Also maybe allow users to have a "light box"? so they can keep track of their favorite images? Also image description?

Heh heh, I'm thinking about 4images xD

[alkatraz]

argghhh I wish I could get this to work!! I'm so happy to find an affordable alternative to photopost. As soon as I get this working 100% I'll be donating through the paypal link.

Kuska: awesome addon, thank you!

also those suggestions would be awesome... also, posting restrictions so people can't spam the gallery.