What to use for online photo album, help.

wildturkey008 · 14th January 2005, 1:40 PM

Hi guys,
Just wondering if anybody can push me in the direction of an easy to use, yet effective online photo album. Because my family lives all over the country i would like to be able to give them access to the web album. I would prefer if i could password protect the access, but i guess this is not necessary. I will be using my ISP web space as the host.
Regards.

BigandY · 14th January 2005, 1:50 PM

http://photobucket.com

Does everything you're looking for, only downside is pictures are limited to 250kb in size

It hosts your images for you so you don't need your own webspace.

Ashpool · 14th January 2005, 2:01 PM

arles

Simple, Easy gallery creator.

You just point it at a directory full of the photo's and it will do the rest.

http://www.digitaldutch.com/arles/

One of the best little tools I have come across. It was recommended to me by Dinic.

Wacky · 14th January 2005, 2:12 PM

Might be helpful if you advise what sort of hosting you have...do you have access to PHP/ASP, SWL/MySQL, etc ,etc ?

Dinuc · 14th January 2005, 3:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ashpool

One of the best little tools I have come across. It was recommended to me by Dinic.

Arles is good, very powerful and simple. Alternatively you can try Gallery , if your server supports php.

Dna

Ashpool · 14th January 2005, 4:15 PM

ui...they are together on the keyboard.....

levinet · 14th January 2005, 7:15 PM

I'm working on a simple gallery system myself. I already have a fairly simple version running on my own site(s).

At the moment it's basic features are:
- unlimited category levels
- auto thumbnail creation
- admin panel with add/edit/delete for both category's and images
- php / mysql

I'll be working on the project more and more and hope to release a downloadable version in the comming weeks. But at the moment it isn't really ready to be used on other sites.

fourth · 14th January 2005, 7:27 PM

JAlbum

Free. Requires nothing on the webserver but HTML serving

Jab · 14th January 2005, 8:08 PM

Another vote for JAlbum.

In fact I'm going to take some idea's from it for my picture viewer/processor program.

Jim

Gibbon · 14th January 2005, 10:18 PM

I've used Arles and Gallery ... depends if you want to update pages, or if they're likely to be static. Arles is totally client-side, so if you want to update something (like add a photo to a page) you need to regenerate and re-upload the new page (and pics if they get renamed/renumbered), whereas Gallery is server-side, so it does all that work (inc resizing/etc) for you, you just upload a new pic and it rearranges everything, creates the new pages, etc on the server. I personally think Gallery is the better option, if you want to put in the time to configure it. It's also open source (free).

I haven't used Jalbum, but I believe it works much the same as Arles??

justakid · 14th January 2005, 10:36 PM

i just DL JAlbum and ...WOW

currently using the bananaskin - looks great for a couple min work....

Just one Q - hope it is not going off track... but is there anyway to add files from other dirs...IE let's say i had one DIR with all my stuff.... then i wanted to add like a picture or zip file from another folder... is there a way for me to just add it and then rebuild? or do ihave to dump it into that folder then rebuild?

thx

mliuboy · 15th January 2005, 1:55 AM

another vote for gallery ... great php album

Zagadka · 15th January 2005, 10:00 AM

another vote for gallery. This is teh win...

TaO! · 15th January 2005, 8:53 PM

I use Darwinonline. 200 meg limit but I'm nowhere near that yet and you can upload large pictures.

http://www.darwinonline.org/

14th January 2005, 1:40 PM	#1
wildturkey008 Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Central Coast, NSW Posts: 21	What to use for online photo album, help. Hi guys, Just wondering if anybody can push me in the direction of an easy to use, yet effective online photo album. Because my family lives all over the country i would like to be able to give them access to the web album. I would prefer if i could password protect the access, but i guess this is not necessary. I will be using my ISP web space as the host. Regards.

14th January 2005, 2:12 PM	#4
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14th January 2005, 10:18 PM	#10
Gibbon grumpy old man Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: NSW Posts: 5,166	I've used Arles and Gallery ... depends if you want to update pages, or if they're likely to be static. Arles is totally client-side, so if you want to update something (like add a photo to a page) you need to regenerate and re-upload the new page (and pics if they get renamed/renumbered), whereas Gallery is server-side, so it does all that work (inc resizing/etc) for you, you just upload a new pic and it rearranges everything, creates the new pages, etc on the server. I personally think Gallery is the better option, if you want to put in the time to configure it. It's also open source (free). I haven't used Jalbum, but I believe it works much the same as Arles?? Last edited by Gibbon; 14th January 2005 at 10:30 PM.

15th January 2005, 10:00 AM	#13
Zagadka Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 494	another vote for gallery. This is teh win... __________________ Successful Trades: rockuman_ex, JaZz1138T, barney, yotka, dcyloo, Gibbon, techo_freak, dmalopsy, nu11, mhgarage. OCAU Camera Club #130 \|\| Photo Gallery

14th January 2005, 2:01 PM	#3
Ashpool Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ye Olde Melbourne Town Posts: 3,245	arles Simple, Easy gallery creator. You just point it at a directory full of the photo's and it will do the rest. http://www.digitaldutch.com/arles/ One of the best little tools I have come across. It was recommended to me by Dinic.

14th January 2005, 4:15 PM	#6
Ashpool Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ye Olde Melbourne Town Posts: 3,245	ui...they are together on the keyboard.....

14th January 2005, 7:27 PM	#8
fourth Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 195	JAlbum Free. Requires nothing on the webserver but HTML serving

14th January 2005, 8:08 PM	#9
Jab Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane, QLD Posts: 830	Another vote for JAlbum. In fact I'm going to take some idea's from it for my picture viewer/processor program. Jim

14th January 2005, 10:36 PM	#11
justakid Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,536	i just DL JAlbum and ...WOW currently using the bananaskin - looks great for a couple min work.... Just one Q - hope it is not going off track... but is there anyway to add files from other dirs...IE let's say i had one DIR with all my stuff.... then i wanted to add like a picture or zip file from another folder... is there a way for me to just add it and then rebuild? or do ihave to dump it into that folder then rebuild? thx

15th January 2005, 1:55 AM	#12
mliuboy (Taking a Break) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,305	another vote for gallery ... great php album

15th January 2005, 8:53 PM	#14
TaO! Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fremantle Posts: 792	I use Darwinonline. 200 meg limit but I'm nowhere near that yet and you can upload large pictures. http://www.darwinonline.org/ __________________ "If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?" -- Einstein.