How to Create a Photo Gallery For Your Website
After years of using third party websites like Webshots and Facebook to store photos, I finally uploaded a highly versatile photo management script called Gallery2 to host all my photos.
Gallery 2 is a highly versatile photo management organizer that allows webmasters to store photos on their webserver just like Webshots does. Best of all, you are in complete control of all the modules and themes to give your photo gallery a unique look.
Simple Steps to Creating Your Photo Gallery
- Download the Latest version of Gallery 2
- Unzip the files to your desktop then upload them to your server
- Open the ReadMe file for further detailed instructions then open the installer in your web browser
- Create a MySQL database to store all the photo data then continue with the installer package
- Once complete, delete the installer package and open up your new default photo gallery
Best of all, Gallery2 is very simple to use and play around with. It takes about 30 minutes total to get up and running (from downloading to uploading your first photo).
Pros and Cons
Of course, every software script has its pros and cons. Gallery2 is the best script on the web for hosting your photos so there aren’t any software specific cons. The major con is accessibility of your photo gallery to other users. Most people are so used to viewing photos on Facebook, Flickr, etc that your photo gallery may suffer in the process.
If your goal is to share photos with other people quickly, then a social networking site provides the easiest and quickest way to share photos socially.
Other the other hand, if you want a robust photo gallery for your own uses, then Gallery2 fits the bill. You can even create your own photo gallery mashup using the Gallery2 Development code.
Example of Gallery2
I created a personal photo gallery on this website to store all my photos from the past and upcoming ones in the future. Creating your own web gallery is much more efficient because you rely on nobody else to host your photos. Personally, I prefer more control over my personal photos, and Gallery2 allows me to do so.
