Facebook style photo gallery with comments

By: Prem Tiwari | Last Updated: October 7, 2014 | In: Javascript & Ajax, Mysql, PHP Tutorial, Web Technologies

Have you thought about own facebook-style photo gallry system with comments? I have and today I prepared it for you. In this post i explained the easy way to create your Facebook style photo gallery with comments application. I used to create the ajax, php, and mysql as database to store the gallery details.

fb-gallery

Create database table gallery

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `gallery` (

`id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment,

`title` varchar(255) default '',

`filename` varchar(255) default '',

`description` text NOT NULL,

`when` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',

`comments_count` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',

PRIMARY KEY (`id`)

) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;

Insert some example data

INSERT INTO `gallery` (`title`, `filename`, `description`, `when`) VALUES

('Item #1', 'photo1.jpg', 'Description of Item #1', UNIX_TIMESTAMP()),

('Item #2', 'photo2.jpg', 'Description of Item #2', UNIX_TIMESTAMP()+1),

('Item #3', 'photo3.jpg', 'Description of Item #3', UNIX_TIMESTAMP()+2),

('Item #4', 'photo4.jpg', 'Description of Item #4', UNIX_TIMESTAMP()+3),

('Item #5', 'photo5.jpg', 'Description of Item #5', UNIX_TIMESTAMP()+4),

('Item #6', 'photo6.jpg', 'Description of Item #6', UNIX_TIMESTAMP()+5),

('Item #7', 'photo7.jpg', 'Description of Item #7', UNIX_TIMESTAMP()+6),

('Item #8', 'photo8.jpg', 'Description of Item #8', UNIX_TIMESTAMP()+7),

('Item #9', 'photo9.jpg', 'Description of Item #9', UNIX_TIMESTAMP()+8),

('Item #10', 'photo10.jpg', 'Description of Item #10', UNIX_TIMESTAMP()+9);

Create comments table

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `comments` (

`c_id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT ,

`c_item_id` int(12) NOT NULL default '0',

`c_ip` varchar(20) default NULL,

`c_name` varchar(64) default '',

`c_text` text NOT NULL ,

`c_when` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',

PRIMARY KEY (`c_id`),

KEY `c_item_id` (`c_item_id`)

) ENGINE=MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;

Create index.php

<?php

require('classes/CMySQL.php'); // include service classes to work with database and comments

require('classes/CMyComments.php');

if ($_POST['action'] == 'accept_comment') {

echo $GLOBALS['MyComments']->acceptComment();

exit;

}

// prepare a list with photos

$sPhotos = '';

$aItems = $GLOBALS['MySQL']->getAll("SELECT * FROM `gallery` ORDER by `when` ASC"); // get photos info

foreach ($aItems as $i => $aItemInfo) {

$sPhotos .= '<div class="photo"><img src="images/thumb_'.$aItemInfo['filename'].'" id="'.$aItemInfo['id'].'" /><p>'.$aItemInfo['title'].' item</p><i>'.$aItemInfo['description'].'</i></div>';

}

<!DOCTYPE html>

<title>Facebook style photo gallery with comments By Freewebmentor</title>

google.load("jquery", "1.7.1");

</script>

</head>

<body>

<h2>Facebook like photo gallery with comments</h2>

<a href="https://freewebmentor.com/2014/10/facebook-style-photo-gallery-comments.html" class="stuts">Back to original tutorial</a>

</header>

<h1>Last photos:</h1>

<?= $sPhotos ?>

</div>

</div>

</body></html>

Gallery_ajx.php page

<?php

if ($_POST['action'] == 'get_info' && (int)$_POST['id'] > 0) {

require_once('classes/CMySQL.php'); // include service classes to work with database and comments

require_once('classes/Comments.php');

// get photo info

$iPid = (int)$_POST['id'];

$aImageInfo = $GLOBALS['MySQL']->getRow("SELECT * FROM `gallery` WHERE `id` = '{$iPid}'");

// prepare last 10 comments

$sCommentsBlock = $GLOBALS['MyComments']->getComments($iPid);

$aItems = $GLOBALS['MySQL']->getAll("SELECT * FROM `gallery` ORDER by `when` ASC"); // get photos info

// Prev & Next navigation

$sNext = $sPrev = '';

$iPrev = (int)$GLOBALS['MySQL']->getOne("SELECT `id` FROM `gallery` WHERE `id` < '{$iPid}' ORDER BY `id` DESC LIMIT 1");

$iNext = (int)$GLOBALS['MySQL']->getOne("SELECT `id` FROM `gallery` WHERE `id` > '{$iPid}' ORDER BY `id` ASC LIMIT 1");

$sPrevBtn = ($iPrev) ? '<div class="preview_prev" onclick="getPhotoPreviewAjx(\''.$iPrev.'\')"><img src="images/prev.png" alt="prev" /></div>' : '';

$sNextBtn = ($iNext) ? '<div class="preview_next" onclick="getPhotoPreviewAjx(\''.$iNext.'\')"><img src="images/next.png" alt="next" /></div>' : '';

require_once('classes/Services_JSON.php');

$oJson = new Services_JSON();

header('Content-Type:text/javascript');

echo $oJson->encode(array(

'data1' => '<img class="fileUnitSpacer" src="images/'. $aImageInfo['filename'] .'">' . $sPrevBtn . $sNextBtn,

'data2' => $sCommentsBlock,

));

exit;

}

Create classes/Comments.php page

<?php

class CMyComments {

// constructor

function CMyComments() {

}

// return comments block

function getComments($i) {

// draw last 10 comments

$sComments = '';

$aComments = $GLOBALS['MySQL']->getAll("SELECT * FROM `comments` WHERE `c_item_id` = '{$i}' ORDER BY `c_when` DESC LIMIT 10");

foreach ($aComments as $i => $aCmtsInfo) {

$sWhen = date('F j, Y H:i', $aCmtsInfo['c_when']);

$sComments .= <<<EOF

<p>Comment from {$aCmtsInfo['c_name']} <span>({$sWhen})</span>:</p>

<p>{$aCmtsInfo['c_text']}</p>

</div>

EOF;

}

return <<<EOF

<h2>Comments</h2>

<div id="comments_warning1" style="display:none">Don`t forget to fill both fields (Name and Comment)</div>

<div id="comments_warning2" style="display:none">You can't post more than one comment per 10 minutes (spam protection)</div>

<table>

<tr><td class="label"><label>Comment: </label></td><td class="field"><textarea name="text" id="text"></textarea></td></tr>

<tr><td class="label"> </td><td class="field"><button onclick="submitComment({$i}); return false;">Post comment</button></td></tr>

</table>

</form>

<div id="comments_list">{$sComments}</div>

</div>

EOF;

}

function acceptComment() {

$iItemId = (int)$_POST['id']; // prepare necessary information

$sIp = $this->getVisitorIP();

$sName = $GLOBALS['MySQL']->escape(strip_tags($_POST['name']));

$sText = $GLOBALS['MySQL']->escape(strip_tags($_POST['text']));

if ($sName && $sText) {

// check - if there is any recent post from you or not

$iOldId = $GLOBALS['MySQL']->getOne("SELECT `c_item_id` FROM `comments` WHERE `c_item_id` = '{$iItemId}' AND `c_ip` = '{$sIp}' AND `c_when` >= UNIX_TIMESTAMP() - 600 LIMIT 1");

if (! $iOldId) {

// if everything is fine - allow to add comment

$GLOBALS['MySQL']->res("INSERT INTO `comments` SET `c_item_id` = '{$iItemId}', `c_ip` = '{$sIp}', `c_when` = UNIX_TIMESTAMP(), `c_name` = '{$sName}', `c_text` = '{$sText}'");

$GLOBALS['MySQL']->res("UPDATE `gallery` SET `comments_count` = `comments_count` + 1 WHERE `id` = '{$iItemId}'");

// and print out last 10 comments

$sOut = '';

$aComments = $GLOBALS['MySQL']->getAll("SELECT * FROM `comments` WHERE `c_item_id` = '{$iItemId}' ORDER BY `c_when` DESC LIMIT 10");

foreach ($aComments as $i => $aCmtsInfo) {

$sWhen = date('F j, Y H:i', $aCmtsInfo['c_when']);

$sOut .= <<<EOF

<p>Comment from {$aCmtsInfo['c_name']} <span>({$sWhen})</span>:</p>

<p>{$aCmtsInfo['c_text']}</p>

</div>

EOF;

}

return $sOut;

}

return 1;

}

// get visitor IP

function getVisitorIP() {

$ip = "0.0.0.0";

if( ( isset( $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'] ) ) && ( !empty( $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'] ) ) ) {

$ip = $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'];

} elseif( ( isset( $_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP'])) && (!empty($_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP'] ) ) ) {

$ip = explode(".",$_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP']);

$ip = $ip[3].".".$ip[2].".".$ip[1].".".$ip[0];

} elseif((!isset( $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'])) || (empty($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR']))) {

if ((!isset( $_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP'])) && (empty($_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP']))) {

$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];

}

return $ip;

}

$GLOBALS['MyComments'] = new CMyComments();

Javascript Code

// close photo preview block

function closePhotoPreview() {

$('#photo_preview').hide();

$('#photo_preview .pleft').html('empty');

$('#photo_preview .pright').html('empty');

};

// display photo preview block

function getPhotoPreviewAjx(id) {

$.post('photos_ajx.php', {action: 'get_info', id: id},

function(data){

$('#photo_preview .pleft').html(data.data1);

$('#photo_preview .pright').html(data.data2);

$('#photo_preview').show();

}, "json"

);

};

// submit comment

function submitComment(id) {

var sName = $('#name').val();

var sText = $('#text').val();

if (sName && sText) {

$.post('index.php', { action: 'accept_comment', name: sName, text: sText, id: id },

function(data){

if (data != '1') {

$('#comments_list').fadeOut(1000, function () {

$(this).html(data);

$(this).fadeIn(1000);

});

} else {

$('#comments_warning2').fadeIn(1000, function () {

$(this).fadeOut(1000);

});

}

);

} else {

$('#comments_warning1').fadeIn(1000, function () {

$(this).fadeOut(1000);

});

}

};

// init

$(function(){

// onclick event handlers

$('#photo_preview .photo_wrp').click(function (event) {

event.preventDefault();

return false;

});

$('#photo_preview').click(function (event) {

closePhotoPreview();

});

$('#photo_preview img.close').click(function (event) {

closePhotoPreview();

});

// display photo preview ajaxy

$('.container .photo img').click(function (event) {

if (event.preventDefault) event.preventDefault();

getPhotoPreviewAjx($(this).attr('id'));

});

})

</script>

Custom Css code for style

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/* project styles */

.container {

border: 1px solid #111111;

color: #000000;

margin: 20px auto;

overflow: hidden;

padding: 15px;

position: relative;

text-align: center;

width: 1090px;

-moz-border-radius: 5px;

-ms-border-radius: 5px;

-o-border-radius: 5px;

-webkit-border-radius: 5px;

border-radius: 5px;

}

.photo {

border: 1px solid transparent;

float: left;

margin: 4px;

overflow: hidden;

padding: 4px;

white-space: nowrap;

/* CSS3 Box sizing property */

-moz-box-sizing: border-box;

-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;

-o-box-sizing: border-box;

box-sizing: border-box;

/* CSS3 transition */

-moz-transition: border 0.2s ease 0s;

-ms-transition: border 0.2s ease 0s;

-o-transition: border 0.2s ease 0s;

-webkit-transition: border 0.2s ease 0s;

transition: border 0.2s ease 0s;

}

.photo:hover {

border-color: #444;

}

.photo img {

cursor: pointer;

width: 200px;

}

.photo p, .photo i {

display: block;

}

.photo p {

font-weight: bold;

}

/* preview styles */

#photo_preview {

background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);

bottom: 0;

color: #000000;

display: none;

left: 0;

overflow: hidden;

position: fixed;

right: 0;

top: 0;

z-index: 10;

}

.photo_wrp {

background-color: #FAFAFA;

height: auto;

margin: 100px auto 0;

overflow: hidden;

padding: 15px;

text-align: center;

vertical-align: middle;

width: 1000px;

-moz-border-radius: 5px;

-ms-border-radius: 5px;

-o-border-radius: 5px;

-webkit-border-radius: 5px;

border-radius: 5px;

}

.close {

cursor: pointer;

float: right;

}

.pleft {

float: left;

overflow: hidden;

position: relative;

width: 600px;

}

.pright {

float: right;

position: relative;

width: 360px;

}

.preview_prev, .preview_next {

cursor: pointer;

margin-top: -64px;

opacity: 0.5;

position: absolute;

top: 50%;

-moz-transition: opacity 0.2s ease 0s;

-ms-transition: opacity 0.2s ease 0s;

-o-transition: opacity 0.2s ease 0s;

-webkit-transition: opacity 0.2s ease 0s;

transition: opacity 0.2s ease 0s;

}

.preview_prev:hover, .preview_next:hover {

opacity: 1;

}

.preview_prev {

left: 20px;

}

.preview_next {

right: 40px;

}

/* comments styles */

#comments form {

margin: 10px 0;

text-align: left;

}

#comments table td.label {

color: #000;

font-size: 13px;

padding-right: 3px;

text-align: right;

width: 105px;

}

#comments table label {

color: #000;

font-size: 16px;

font-weight: normal;

vertical-align: middle;

}

#comments table td.field input, #comments table td.field textarea {

border: 1px solid #96A6C5;

font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif;

font-size: 16px;

margin-top: 2px;

padding: 6px;

width: 250px;

}

#comments_list {

margin: 10px 0;

text-align: left;

}

#comments_list .comment {

border-top: 1px solid #000;

padding: 10px 0;

}

#comments_list .comment:first-child {

border-top-width:0px;

}

#comments_list .comment span {

font-size: 11px;

}

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About: Prem Tiwari

Prem Tiwari is the founder of FreeWebMentor.com and also a professional developer who has vast experience in PHP and open source technologies. Apart from this, he is a blogger by hobby and also he has been a regular speaker of WordPress sessions in various IT Companies. View all posts by Prem Tiwari

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