Coppermine Photo Gallery to SlideShowPro
cpg2ssp.php version 1.0 | by webXS24.com
Introduction
SlideShowPro is an amazingly goodlooking Flash component made by Todd Dominey.
But it requires an XML file which has to be written by the user. The XML file describes the albums and their photos in a structured way. A graphical user interface could be a helpful addition to increase your productivity.
To write a whole new application or a set of scripts to do this would be like reinventing the wheel. There are many good photo gallery software packages.
If you want to be able to update your SSP site from any computer connected to the internet, you could be helped with a graphical, browser based CMS for SlideShowPro.
And that is the aim of cpg2ssp.php by webxs24.com.
Our solution is to connect an open source web based photo gallery package with SlideShowPro in a way that both software packages stay unaffected. We just create an drag and drop link between the two. Since we are experienced in Coppermine Photo Gallery (CPG), we based our script on that.
This PHP script reads the structure of a slightly modified Coppermine installation, creates an XML file for SlideShowPro and saves it on the server.
Where to go from here?
We present the latest release: version 1.0. See and use this script as beta, don't use it for live systems yet! You can, but it is on your own risk. Better try it first in a testing environment.
For people experienced with XML and Coppermine, read the installation guides and the Development section to understand how our script works.
For people new to all of this: just follow the step-by-step manuals.
