Topic: MySQL support for PHP version ?

[htilly]

First off, great news to port this awsome album to PHP !!

I have already DL the CVS version just to take a quick look at it =)
Hopefully I will be able to contribute with some small adds-on. Im not a PHP hacker.. but Im quite good at "cut-n-paste"  =)

Anyhow..  Will there any MySQL support in the PHP version.. such as storing settings, user data, comments, ratings etc ?
I think this would really improve the script and make updates etc much easier !

BR
Tilly

[Mike Bobbitt]

There will definitely be database support for reading authentication info, similar to how album.pl can authenticate against SMF or YaBB SE databases.

Right now the design has all "metadata" such as ratings etc going into the filesystem. Have a look at first.txt in CVS to see what we're working on. This allows album.php to work without a database, though we may change our approach here if the design warrants it.


Cheers
Mike

[nomad]

Hi Mike,
I have been using your perl version for few years, and so far it is the best.  I am now upgrading my site to MKPortal, which is running with mySQL.
This portal has several add-on modules, such as coppermine, and the developer gallery album, but so far none of them come even close to your script.
My question is will you take a look in modifying the album.php to run with MySQL, and may be someone else will "make" it work with MKportal.
Thanks much in advanced
Nick

[Mike Bobbitt]

Hi Nick,

It's certainly possible, though I have to admit that work on album.php has all but stopped recently. Other priorities unfortunately, but development may pick up again.


Cheers
Mike