It uses GD or ImageMagick as image libraries, with a MySQL backend.
Here are some key features of "Coppermine Photo Gallery":
· Arrangement of pictures in categories and albums;
· Picture information stored in database;
· Users can upload pictures with web interface of ftp (and admin can batch-add to database);
· Full multimedia support;
· Drag and drop sorting of albums;
· Built in Captcha engine;
· Built in Watermark engine;
· Creation of thumbnails and intermediate size pics;
· Search feature;
· Last added;
· Random picture;
· User management (private galleries, groups);
· Integration of user management with various bbs (like phpBB, YaBB SE, SMF, Invisionboard, vbulletin);
· Aption, title, description and user defined fields for each picture (searchable);
· Easy install (installer provided);
· User comments;
· e-card feature;
· Slideshow viewer;
· All features customizable with web interface (admin section);
· Template system;
· User membership in multiple groups;
· Upload approval notice for admin;
· EXIF/IPTC support;
· Language selection option in template;
· Image rotation;
· Multi-pic upload;
· Separation of the breadcrumb block so that it can be placed independently of category in the template;
· Option to choose max height or width for thumbnails will help in creating nicer looking thumbnail rows
· nd cols;
· Option to display a clickable flimstrip of thumbnails below the image display;
· Option to show first level albums of a category instead of just statistics of the category;
· Option of turning on OR off the showing of "Private" Icon to unlogged / unprivileged user;
· Title option to sort in albums;
· Online help feature for the admin pages;
· Plugin-API;
· English as a fallback language for un-translated entries in language files;
· Password-protected albums;
· More admin-settable user profile fields;
· Picture-resize on upload;
· BBS integration settable with a wizard-like user interface;
· Advanced search (boolean operators);
Requirements:
· Good webserver (Apache recommended);
· PHP (4.1.0 or better);
· MySQL (3.23.23 or better; 4.x recommended);
· either GD or ImageMagick (any version);
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Add default values on 'onlinestats' installation to avoid weird dates right after plugin installation
· Updated Arabic language file
· Fixed simple upload process when users can just upload to their personal gallery
· Added upload button after each album name in album manager
· Added anchors on plugin manager
· Fixed infinite loop for delayed cookie issue workaround
· Disallow dots in cookie name
· Fixed issue with very big 'Max size for uploaded files' values
· Fixed album thumbnails for public albums in 'My gallery' view for regular users
· Fixed clickable keywords with spaces
· Fixed critical error for 'lasthits' meta album
· Fixed misleading error message when uploading files that exceed the file size limit with the simple upload form
· Added hidden feature "Create sub-directory named according to the album ID in users' upload directories during HTTP upload"
· Use selected album thumbnail for 'lastup' meta album
· Create user album in personal gallery when user is created via the user manager
· Added captcha for ecards feature
· Fixed a potential path disclosure vulnerability in core plugin configuration files
· Updated date/time formats in English (British) language file
· Updated header information to reflect new year