Welcome (Bienvenue, Salve)
PhpWebGallery is a free and open source software used to present photo collections on your web site.
Released under GNU General Public License - W3C compliant ( HTML4.01, CSS2 )
The Webmaster's Life Made Easy
Easy Setup
You only need a server with php and MySQL - most web hosting providers provide such tools in their standard offer. You may also install PhpWebGallery on a server (e.g. Apache) on your personal computer, but you don't have to. Then just follow those simple steps:
- download PhpWebGallery
- extract the files from the compressed archive
- upload the extracted files onto your website in the folder of your choice - this folder can be different from your image collection folder
- browse to "http://your_domain/your_folder/install.php"
- follow the provided instructions
You're all set!
You can find more detailed instructions in the Wiki.
Easy Customization
A system of combined templates and themes allows for a full customization of the information layout and styling based on html template files (TPL) and cascading stylesheets (CSS).
PhpWebGallery comes with English and French as standard languages. Other languages can be downloaded (currently: Argentinian Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish and Swedish).
Easy Input
Create a folder on your server, FTP your images, click on Synchronize in the admin interface: you are done. Your images will appear neatly filed in a new category named after the folder. Thumbnails can be automatically generated, or you can upload your own. EXIF and IPTC metadata are automatically recognized.
PhpWebGallery can handle more than pictures, but any kind of files. You can then integrate videos, PDF files, sounds, documents, whatever.
Easy Filing
Folders and subfolders on your server generate categories. In addition, you can file an image into as many virtual categories as you want. Last, you may assign tags to each image. The admin interface allows for an easy management of your images, categories and tags.
Easy User and Permission Management
Categories can be marked as private and access rights can be assigned on a per-user or group of users basis. Categories can also be locked for maintenance purposes.
You can also use an external users database, often found in scripts such as a forum, a blog, or a CMS.
A Rich User Experience
Demo
Any User Can
- browse images by category and sub-category
- filter the collection by tags and related tags
- follow the timeline by using the calendar
- view the most recent images and categories, the most visited, the best rated, or simply a random selection
- start a slideshow
- view EXIF and/or IPTC metadata
- perform a multi-criteria database search
- subscribe to an RSS feed
Registered Users May in Addition
- access private categories if authorized by the Webmaster
- customize the display and choose a language to fit their needs and taste
- rate images - PhpWebGallery computes and displays the average score for each rated image
- build up a favorites collection
- leave comments
Download
All releases and builds are downloadable in the dedicated download area. In addition to archives listed below, you'll find MD5 sums of archives, letting you control whether your download succeeded or not.
- The last release (1.7.1): zip | tar.gz | tar.bz2
- Previous releases
- Builds : temporary versions available for beta testing
Get Help and Contribute
- Wiki : find detailed instructions, hints and tips on how to use PhpWebGallery
- Bug Tracker : bugs? what bugs? Well, just in case, this bug management system is available to report software bugs, but also to request new features (just choose "feature" as the severity level in your report).
- Forum : ask a question, browse through the numerous topics, or search for questions already asked... and answered! The forum is a lively meeting place for users and the project team members.
- Newsletter : subscribe to to be informed of futures releases and other evolutions. No spam, no ads.
- Contribute:
PhpWebGallery needs you! If you wish to contribute beyond suggesting features in the Bug Tracker or discussing the future of your favorite application in the Forum, you may apply for the following positions:
- Developers: produce code, work on performance improvements, create plugins, define MODs
- Testers: install and test new releases and plugins on various servers (engines and versions)
- Translators: add new languages and improve existing translations
- Moderators: answer questions in the Forum, write FAQ
- Documentation: the Wiki is open to everyone
If you are interested, just leave a message on the official forum topic
The Project
The Team
- z0rglub (Pierrick LE GALL) (french): founder, developer and webmaster ( blog ).
- Volcom (Julien C) (french): developer and forum administrator.
- Sephi (Sylvain) (swiss): developer for the extensions manager.
- VDigital (Vincent) (french): support, moderator of the forum and wiki.
- chrisaga (Christophe Agathon) (french): templates.
- rub (Ruben ARNAUD) (french): developer.
- nicolas (french): developer.
- radu (rvelices) (french): developer.
- mathias (mathiasm) (french): webmaster, moderator of the forum and wiki.
- laurent duretz (french): developer.
- Karim (rio) (french): moderator of the forum, especially in italian.
- Patrice (P@t) (french): developer.
- Damien (ddtddt) (french): developer.
Template authors, MOD developers, translators are listed in the extensions manager .