Piwigo was previously known as PhpWebGallery (PWG) and is open source software.
Installation
Download the full archive and unzip it.
Transfer the archive content on your web server with any FTP client.
Once all files are transfered, go to the web address with a web browser. Piwigo will detect nothing is installed yet and redirect to the installation page.
Configure your MySQL database settings and the webmaster account to administer your gallery.
You will be informed about success or failure of the installation process.
Once installation finished, you can go into your gallery, log in with the webmaster account and access the administration panel.
Here are some key features of "Piwigo":
User features:
· pLoader, a dedicated client for photo preparation and upload, without using FTP
· new graphical theme Sylvia, dark gray, pink and flowers
· 9 languages : Deutsch, English, Español, Français, Hrvatski, Italiano, Nederlands, Polski.
· simplified synchronization process, 1 click is enough
· client side dynamic pages (AJAX and Javascript)
· permissions at photo level
· improved slideshow
· manual sort of photos inside each category
· menubar manager
· default templates overloading
· NetInstall, install Piwigo with a single script
Developer features:
· new template engine: Smarty
· distinct templates on public and administration sides
· full UTF-8
· PHP 5 supported
· MySQL 5 supported
· new web API to add photos
Requirements:
· MySQL 4.1 or higher
· PHP 5 or higher
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Ability to update "original filename".
· Return image identifier.
· Ability to deactivate uniqueness check.
· Resize photo on Piwigo side.
· Make 'validate_user_comment' and 'delete_user_comment' working with array.