I did partially code one a while back, but the client dropped the project in the middle (60% up front, so no big deal), so I never finished it, but looking back, these were the hardest parts:
Categories: I have yet to learn a reliable way to create unlimited subcategories using MySQL, although it is definitely possible, and done very often. I've just never done it.
Uploads: A simple file uploader is relatively simple (!), but resizing...
Resizing: Good luck, because you'll need it. I have yet to find a resizing solution which works cross-environment, although I do have one that works pretty well that uses shell commands.
How proficient do you need to be in PHP and MySQL to do something like that? I'm still learning, but I've almost got a (pretty basic) news publishing script built.
To be honest with you it really wouldn't be that hard. You would just need some decent skills in MySQL and php and jsut use imagemagick to downsize the images.
I have one that I use on many sites, and am now adding both the MySQL (for text for images, and image control) as well as the imagemagick for resizing. I have a great deal finished, and the entire project was actually a lot more simple than it might seem. Give it a shot, you will probably find it easy as well.
I hope you found this answer when your manager told you to "just Google it".
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And of course there are hundreds gallery scripts already out there, one of which likely meets your needs. So depending on your requirements, schedule, and budget; you may need to consider whether the learning experience is worth the time it will take to "roll your own" as opposed to using something already out there.
"Please give us a simple answer, so that we don't have to think, because if we think, we might find answers that don't fit the way we want the world to be."
~ Terry Pratchett in Nation
To be honest, a lot of the stuff I ask about I'll probably never use for my own personal site. I'm interested in becoming a professional web developer/programmer, though. I like to be able to code my own applications as much as I possibly can.
I probably will, at some point. At this point, I don't know if my website will ever need an image gallery (depends on how much it grows and what the members want), so it would be kind of a shame to build one and never have any use for it. But then again, if I don't attempt it, it's always going to nag at me in my head (just the way I am).
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