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Customizable and well-documented community (~ Flickr)

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:57 am
by Multiplexor
Hello,

is there a state of the art PHP software, which can serve as basis to build a community similar to Flickr?

The software should offer the following functions:
- a user system (authentication, password recovery...)
- a messaging system such that users can communicate with each other without revealing their email address
- users should be able to rate the items and to create comments

The software should be well documented and have an active community, such that I can extend its functionality - without re-inventing the wheel.

Which PHP script/software matches my needs?

Re: Customizable and well-documented community (~ Flickr)

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:44 am
by Theory?
Drupal?

You're asking a relatively vague question. There is so much software out there that will do exactly what you want and then some.

Re: Customizable and well-documented community (~ Flickr)

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:10 pm
by Multiplexor
Can you please list the software you know in addition to Drupal, so I can review and compare them myself? This way I might also become more concrete...

Re: Customizable and well-documented community (~ Flickr)

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:53 pm
by matthijs
Have you done any research your self?

To be honest I don't think there's a ready-made package with which you can make a "flickr" like site. Flickr is a huge site with loads of functionality, on which dozens of developers have worked a long time to develop.

There are scripts which might do certain parts/functions of the system. But then the problem is to integrate them. Maybe that's so difficult that it's better to build it your self.

Re: Customizable and well-documented community (~ Flickr)

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:56 pm
by omniuni
You could try gallery:
http://gallery.menalto.com/

Re: Customizable and well-documented community (~ Flickr)

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:53 pm
by alex.barylski
State of the art? In what way, letting users private message isn't exactly 'new'. :P

Joomla probably has components you can drop in and start a similar site. The fact of the matter is, custom built, when done right, is the best way to go for Flickr copy-cats.

Re: Customizable and well-documented community (~ Flickr)

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:56 pm
by Multiplexor
I have already done research myself. To be specific, I know about the frameworks and libraries like CakePHP, eZ-Components, Symfony, Zend. I also know about community software XOOPS and Comuna. I am overwhelmed by the amount of software available. I can certainly read reviews, and I have done that, but now I see myself having two options: I can choose one particular software and start working through their tutorials and documentations to possibly find out a week later, that it is not right for me. Or I can initiate a conversation with experienced people who might help me. And, here I am :-)

My situation is this: I already have a database with items. These items are organized in a particular way, which is also already implemented. Now, I would like to envelop the whole thing in a community, but not like facebook but rather like flickr, where the items (flickr: photos) are the things the community is about. As mentioned earlier, the basic thing is the user authentication and sessions - I would reinvent the wheel programming it myself...

Now my question is, with what software library/framework/community would you work to accomplish my task?