Looking for simple web gallery software with some specific requirements

[Patrick Asselman]

On 2013-04-27 19:03, Chris Green wrote:
> I'm after a web application to display pictures, there are zillions 
> of
> them out there but it's difficult to find one to match my 
> requirements:-
>
>     Take an existing directory hierarchy of pictures and use it to
>     organise the album/gallery.  Don't copy the pictures, use them
>     direct from the existing directory structure.
>
>     Must not require any write access to the pictures directory.  The
>     thumbnails and other information must be stored elsewhere.
>
>     No need for any picture manipulation at all, just a way to 
> navigate
>     through the hierarchy and view the pictures.
>
>     Preferably no database and the ability to use EXIF information 
> but
>     these are not absolute requirements.
>
> It can use PHP, Python, Perl or anything really, slight preference 
> for
> Python or PHP as I can modify/maintain it more easily myself then.
>
> --
> Chris Green

Not sure if it qualifies as simple, but jAlbum (jalbum.net) is a nice 
tool that should be able to match all requirements mentioned above. Free 
for non-commercial use.

Best regards,
Patrick Asselman