Creating an online gallery

Hi,

Was wondering what people are using for posting pictures/galleries online. I know there are sites out there that will do it all for you. I have a few websites through a provider and would like to manage my own gallery. I have used Dreamweaver and fireworks to create galleries, but it seems to have minimum characteristics.

I have seen the free software gallery, but it needs to be installed on the server, which I do not have access to. I am looking for software that will create the gallery and then work when ftp'd to the hosting site.

Thanks,

I use Pekka's excellent Exihibit Engine, see the forum exhibit engine.

What do You mean You don't have access to the server? If You can FTP data then You have access. Do You mean that the site does not include a MySQL database for example?

Photoshop CS also has a batch process for creating a web gallery, several layout and styles. Generates the HTML pages so that all you have to do is ftp to you server.

I can ftp, but do not have access to install gallery software.

I don't get what it is You can't do?

If You can ftp then You can install software.

Installing software can mean many things, for example it can mean creating a database. But it can also be simple act as uploading the files.

Foir example when You have PS CS or Dreamweaver creating the html files for You. When You upload those files You are installing them on Your site.

hrm, if yer a beginner at coding, Exhibit engine is good, tho i'm one of those folks that prefer to reinvent the wheel and design/write my own software from the ground up (I'd rather be able to change the look of my site at will, rather than just skin it a different color). But i'm a developer gota keep my abilities keen. But again EE if you just want something quick and easy.

photo.net has been great for me. Good critiques, lots of space for free, you can link to the images to post other places (like here), a lot of images to explore and lots of "how-to's".

my photo.net portfolio

The free gallery software requires that the files are transfered via ftp, which is fine, but there is dependent software that needs to be installed, such as imagemagik. Again ftp access to a server doesn't give access to executables and the ability to install a program, unless it is all self contained. I installed the gallery software on my linux server and it required modifications to the httpd.conf file, something I wouldn't be able to do on the remote server.

Exhibit Engine does not require changes to the httpd.conf file. EE can use either Imagemagik or, GD1 & GD2 which usually are compiled in PHP so You should be able to use this gallery provided You have access to a MySQL database.

I use JAlbum to create my galleries - take a look at my site to see what it does. I have three galaries - travel, experimental, and commercial, the only difference between them is I select a different skin when I generate them. JAlbum generates html files and jpgs which you ftp to your server. It thumbnails images for you, and has a few options around the size of the pics you put on the net.

I've even written my own skin, which is what my travel gallery runs on. The skin's called lifetime and can be downloaded on this site.