4Images Gallery Web Hosting

4Images Gallery Web Hosting

4Images is an Image Gallery management system, and is a PHP and database MySQL based Web gallery. It is used for the efficient management, administration and presentation of images on the internet. 4Images is available completely free of cost, for both private and non commercial use. Any commercial utilization requires the purchase of a license which can be purchased through their Online-Shop.

It is a feature rich and a powerful system, ad also features a multilingual platform; which means that an external language file can be used for translation in other languages. 4images supports not only the common image formats like JPG, GIF and PNG but also any other data format. It can easily be configured by a browser-based password protected administration area. It also includes a template system to modify the design of the gallery. Some of the famous names that use 4images include Host Europe, Westdeutscher Rundfunk and the Hamburger Sportverein. 4images may be used on a domain or server for an indefinite period of time. The simultaneous installation and use of the program for more than one domain is not permitted. The source texts of 4images software are the intellectual property of the company Schroko & Sorgalla GbR; also referred to as “Dots United”.
Mentioned below are the requirements for the software to function smoothly:

• A web server or web hosting account (Linux/Apache recommended)
• PHP Version 4.0.5 or higher (we recommend to use always the latest stable version).
• To ensure that 4images is functioning properly, safe_mode should be disabled (safe_mode = off in your php.ini).
• MySQL Version 3.23 or higher (MySQL Version 3.23.33 recommended).

Optional requirements include:

• ImageMagick, GD or NetPBM.
• The system is highly reliable and feature rich, making it a powerful and an advanced software. Its key features include:

General Functions:

• Extensive, password protected administration are to configure and control the whole gallery system
• Database backup function
• Multi language support
• Easy to use installer for 4images
• RSS-Feeds (latest images of the gallery, latest images of a category, latest comments of an image)

Categories:

• Unlimited categories and subcategories
• Logging and statistics of clicks for each categorie or subcategory
• Title and description (optional) for every category
• Number of visible subcategories below categories can be defined

Images:

• pre-configured for the following image- and file formats: jpg, gif, png, aif, au, avi, mid, mov, mp3, mpg, swf, wav, ra, rm, zip, pdf
• Extendable for every file format (3gp, psd, smil, etc.)
• upload through browser, through admin panel or via FTP
• Automatic thumbnail generation (requires: ImageMagick, GD or NetPBM
• Automatic resizing of images (requires: ImageMagick, GD or NetPBM
• showing IPTC and EXIF data of images
• Ratings by users for every image
• Individual to activate comment function for every image
• download function for every image, including counter
• download selected files as zip-archive
• Description and keywords for every image
• easy to customize e-cards (colors, font)
• Protection against hot linking

Comments:

• Individual to activate comment function for every image
• Support of bb-codes like bold, italic, etc.
• HTML-code in comment field can be disabled
• Spam control
• Badword function
• Automatic wrapping of long words

User:

• Extensive user administration including registration (double opt-in)
• Extensive permission management for users and user groups
• Light box for registered users
• Upload function for registered users
• “Who is online” function
• Newsletter function
• Encrypted storage of passwords in the database

Templates:

• easy to customizable layout via templates to fit the own web layout
• templates can be edited using a general HTML editor or via the administration area
• standard template is included
• many more templates are available to download

Through the company’s affiliate management program; it is possible for partners and web site owners to promote and resell 4images. The website’s forum offers comprehensive information, option of submitting feedbacks and suggestions, tips, bug fixes and patches, system modification queries etc. It is an interactive place to chip in ideas and also have any queries resolved.
4images offers the following licenses:

• 4images license: After ordering this license, the buyer is allowed to use 4images for commercial purposes. One license is valid for one domain and a single installation.
• 4images copyright removal license: User is allowed to remove the visible copyright notice. This license is also needed if the user uses 4images for private purposes. One license is valid for one domain and a single installation.
• 4images Bundle: The bundle comprises of “4images Licence” und “4images Copyrght-Removal-Licence”. One license is valid for one domain and a single installation.

The ordering of the license implies that the buyer is granted permission to use 4images and does not receive the product.