Looking for a nice image library

Question

Update: I'm not looking for a wordpres plugin. I'm currently developing an application which is just using Wordpress as a CMS. I need a standalone function to upload images, and resize them to the sizer I need.

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I need a library for uploading and resize iamges. I want to store the images in folders, and store image reference in database.

I've looked around and read several posts. But I can't seem to find specific suggestions on libraries to use, or tutorials.

I want to avoid using a huge framework like CodeIgnite. I feel it's a bit overkill when I only need something for handling images. Or am I wrong?

I'm using Wordpress as CMS Framework.

I hope someone can guide me to some concrete examples.

Answer 1

If you are using Wordpress checkout wp plugins @ wordpress.org BTW I'm using nextgen gallery

Answer 2

shameless plug for my own (if you can't find a good wordpress plugin, which you should be able to): http://phpthumb.gxdlabs.com

Answer 3

wideImage is great and pretty simple: http://wideimage.sourceforge.net/wiki/MainPage

Answer 4

I forgot to mention class.upload.php library from verot.net is not well programmed, but has a lot of features:

• with one uploaded file, you can do as many copies, convertions, resizing you want.
• you can resize each image dimension, or both, keeping the image ratio or not.
• you can choose to resize an image only if it is bigger -or smaller- than the wanted sizes
• you can manipulate the image in many ways, play with colors, add borders, labels and watermarks...
• its use is simplistic but powerful
• you can work on uploaded files or local files, useful for batch processing
• Flash uploaders are fully supported
• MIME type detection is very comprehensive
• more than 60 documented configuration settings
• a lot of variables are set up during the process. You can retrieve all these values after a process.
• error messages are understandable, and a variable log allows you to see what the class does.
• it is already widely used on Internet
• it is free :)