uAlbum - simple one file PHP web gallery

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February 23, 2007 - uAlbum 1.43 released
- IE7 layout and JavaScript bugs fixed
- Opera JavaScript bugs fixed
July 26, 2006 - uAlbum 1.42 released
- added support for unconventional aspect ratios and small images
- added simple layout color change option (through PHP setting section)
- some small code improvements
March 18, 2006 - uAlbum 1.41 released
- little fullscreen mode bug corrected
- JavaScript part compressed (30% size reduced)
March 17, 2006 - uAlbum 1.4 released
- New function: fullscreen mode - it's possible to view images in maximum browser window size (try demo)
- New function: it's possible to set number of columns in "root directory" mode
- Configuration improvements
- Code improvements
March 15, 2006 - Visit new uAlbum forum
March 13, 2006 - uAlbum 1.35 released
- New function: directory names replacement (for more details see configuration part of script)
- New function: original images resizing (optional - for more details see configuration part of script)
- Configuration improvements
March 9, 2006 - uAlbum 1.3 released
- New function: first thumbnail and some information about gallery are showed in the initial menu now (try demo)
March 7, 2006 - uAlbum 1.2 released
- Some code improvements
March 6, 2006 - uAlbum 1.1 released
- Slideshow function added
- File sorting improved (it is possible to sort files by date/time - see configuration part)
- CSS and XHTML improvements (XHTML 1.0 Strict and CSS 2.1 valid output )
March 1, 2006 - uAlbum published in HotScripts.com and Need Scripts, so if you like it please take a moment to rate uAlbum...
February 24, 2006 - uAlbum 1.0 released

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Description

uAlbum is one file web gallery based on PHP and JavaScript scripting. The main idea was create really simple online gallery for situations when you need public some photos in short time and you will not create some galleries, subgalleries, set permisions etc. There is only one installation step if you want use uAlbum - copy images and uAlbum script file into same directory. uAlbum script automatically generates and show thumbnails of images and directories. You can copy uAlbum script into directories without images too so uAlbum shows all subdirectories. It is possible to create large galleries by using this feature, because the main idea of uAlbum is equality between directory structure and gallery structure (names of subgalleries equals with names of directories).

uAlbum features

Everything (PHP,CSS,HTML,JavaScript) in one file
Really simple installation
Internet Explorer, Gecko browser(Mozilla/Firefox/Netscape) and Opera compatibility
Image preloader (layout and thumbnails are loaded only once)
Automatic thumbnail generation (using PHP GD library)
Simple image browsing (previous image, next image, thumbnails, slideshow)
Fullscreen mode - it's possible to view images in maximum browser window size
Most used image file formats support (jpg, jpeg, png, gif)
Simple configuration
XHTML 1.0 Strict valid output

Requirements

Server side

PHP with the GD library installed
PHP permissions to create directories and files

Client side

Supported browser (Gecko/IE/Opera)
Enabled JavaScript

Demo

Try uAlbum demo

First page is example of directory without images, next pages are directories with images (and eventually subdirectories).

Download

Latest version of uAlbum download

uAlbum v1.43 (ZIP file, 7.5kB)

Installation

Installation procedure

Download and unzip script file (default name is "index.php")
Copy script file into directory with images
Set permisions to create(write) directories and files by PHP (CHMOD 777)
Run browser and type directory address (http://..../index.php)

Configuration (optional)

It is possible to change some uAlbum properties by editing source code.

          /*
           * SETTING (optional)
           */
          define("THUMBNAIL_DIRECTORY","thumbs");       // name of thumbnail directory
          define("GALLERY_TITLE","uAlbum gallery");     // uAlbum title (right top corner position)
          define("TITLE","");                           // actual gallery title
          define("LOADING_TEXT","Loading...");          // loading text (showed during image loading)
          define("SLIDESHOW_INTERVAL",5000);            // slideshow interval (ms)
          
          // file sorting
          $sort_by_date = false;                        // enables date/time sorting (default sorting is by name)
          $older_first = true;                          // older files are showed first (works with names too)
          ...

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Support

I welcome all of your ideas, comments or suggestions.

E-mail: crempa(a)gmail(.)com
uAlbum support forum

ToDo

uAlbum ToDo list

Video files support

License

The uAlbum is distributed under the LGPL Open Source license, so you have the freedom to use it however you want. The full text of the license can be found here.