Liquid Frog
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Kiss Gallery
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  1. What is Kiss Gallery
    Kiss Gallery is a very simple gallery script that allows you to display your pictures on your website.

    Very easy to setup, it requires no database. Adding or removing pictures is very simple and only requires that you upload or delete them from your photos directory.
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  2. What are the requirements to run Kiss Gallery
    Kiss Gallery only needs a PHP enabled server with either GD1, GD2 or Imagemagick installed and configured correctly.
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  3. How do I set up Kiss Gallery
    Before using the gallery on your website, it is necessary to set up the file called kiss_gallery_config.php. In here are all the settings you will need to set the gallery to match your requirements. Each variable has a comment with it that tells you what to change and what it will affect

    Edit the file using notepad or something similar. Once you have finished editing the file, upload it to your server and observe the effects. If you are unsure about any of the variables, simply change them and see what happens.

    We understand that some people can have difficulty with variables that include paths such as the path to Imagemagick for instance. The gallery script has been set up as default to use GD2 to generate the thumbnails etc and the default settings will probably work for you.

    If you need to change the default GD2 to Imagemagick, you will need to know the path to both the convert and identify scripts on your server. Again, we have set up the defaults with common settings. If the defaults don't work for you, your hosts can provide you with the path information you require.
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  4. How do I add or remove pictures in the gallery
    Simply upload or delete them from the photos directory on your server
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  5. Why can't I edit or sort the pictures in the gallery
    This is the initial release of the gallery script and we have created it to work out if there is any need or interest in this type of script. If there is sufficient interest we will be adding various features to it as it develops.

    The next version of the script is expected to have an admin panel that will give you the ability to edit, sort, remove and add pictures directly from your browser.
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  6. I want to put my pictures into their own albums
    Kiss does not support multiple albums. It is a very simple gallery script (Kiss - keep it simple) that just allows you a quick way of getting your pictures onto your site in a nice layout.

    Later versions may well have the ability to add multiple albums and more.
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  7. I get various error messages that the script can't find items
    Did you upload the script into a sub directory on your server? If so, it will not be able to find the directories it needs to function. The files kiss_gallery.php, kiss_gallery_config.php, kiss_gal_lk.php and kiss_gallery_style.css need to be in the ROOT of your server NOT in any sub directory.
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  8. I get an open_basedir restriction in effect error message
    If you receive this error message (or something similar that talks about open_basedir restrictions in effect):

    Warning: main() [function.main]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/usr/lib/php4/php/language/lang-.php) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/http/vhost/yourdomain.com/httpdocs)

    Then your hosts have set some restrictions on your server. Most hosts will be happy to turn off this restriction to allow the script to run. Contact your hosts, inform them of the error message you are receiving and request that they remove open basedir restrictions.
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  9. I get a could not create thumbnail directory error
    This is probably because you have not set the correct permissions on the photos directory. Set the permissions to 777 and the script will then be able to create the thumbnail directory.
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  10. My thumbnails are not showing
    If your thumbnails are not being generated but you just see a link instead, then the image script on your server (GD or Imagemagick) is probably not set up correctly.

    Contact your hosts and make them aware of the problem. A workaround that is usually successful is to convert all your images to JPG.
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  11. Can I suggest a way to improve Kiss Gallery
    Yes of course. We actively encourage users of our software and scripts to suggest improvements so that they can be developed still further. To make a suggestion please use the contact form on the site and send your comments to feedback.
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  12. How can I remove the Kiss link to Liquid Frog from the script
    This is a free script, as such it generates no income for us. In addition, we have to bear the costs associated with download of the script in terms of bandwidth and ongoing development and all our free scripts are very popular with our site visitors meaning a lot of bandwidth!

    We use the link included with the script to generate traffic to this site in the hope that people will purchase one of our paid for scripts or some of our software. Whilst we would love to give away our scripts and not have a link, economic realities dictate otherwise. We give you the script for free - you return that by sending us traffic, we consider this a fair exchange.

    If the link spoils the look of your site or you really don't want the link, you can pay a small fee to have it removed. We charge just $7.99 for removal of the link and you can find instructions on how to do this in the Read_Me.html file that came with the script.
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