"FreeImageHost"
(Uses PHP4, MySQL)



FreeImageHost allows you run your own image hosting service. Upon creating this script, attention was focused mainly on the system resources this type of service can consume, and thus extensive configuration has been created to let you control just how much disk space and bandwidth you're prepared to allow. :)

First, the overview...
FreeImageHost lets visitors to your site create their own account, upload images, link to those images, and log in again later. Overlay text can be specified to appear on each image as they're viewed, and images can be automatically removed either by the number of days since they were uploaded, or by the number of views, or both. File size limits can also be placed on uploaded images (recommended, of course), and neither of these features require a CRON job running on your webhost. Many people don't have this service on their webhost, and if they did, it may be confusing to configure (would be for me!) :)

Because FreeImageHost places text on images, you will need to have the GD library compiled with PHP. Before installing this script, download this GD test script and access it from the site this script will be running on to find out if your webhost has GD installed.

Here's a short summary of the features of FreeImageHost:
* Easy to install. One script does most of the work. Just upload the files, CHMOD a folder, set some variables and run the create tables script!
* Automatic purging of images after xx days or after being viewed xx times, or both. No CRON service needed. This "cleanup" is performed each time show.php is accessed.
* Overlay text! Because you're hosting these images, you need some sort of name recognition in exchange for your bandwidth and space. You can set the text that appears, it's position, the font, and the color of the text. The text is written when images are displayed, not when they're uploaded.
* Table properties, fonts and colors are all configurable to match your existing website's design.
* Header and Footer files can be specified, that contain your existing website's HTML template.
* Other configuration options are available such as specifying the uploaded files folder, max image size, max images per account, and number of upload fields in the members area.

Step-by-step installation instructions are included!