I have searched and have read several topics on private galleries, other folders, etc. But none seemed to be what I am looking for. This is really 2 questions in a way.
1. Is there a way to divide an album folder up, instead of ALL 3 size images going into 1 userpics folder; is there a way for there to be a thumbs folder, normal folder and then just the fullsize images would be left in the main userpics 1000X folder. I plan on have hundreds of images. And if I have 500 images and 3 sizes, that is 1500 images in 1 folder and will look very messes with 3 sizes in 1 folder.
2. I would prefer to ftp upload and store private images in a non-web readable folder that can only be called up via Coppermine by logged in users of specific groups, etc. The only privacy method I have seen listed is the .htaccess method redirect to prevent absolute URL acccess. The .htaccess method isn't a terrible way to go. But I really need to have Coppermine use a different file structure layout to really use the .htaccess method the way I want to.
Any ideas, comments, or suggestions on these 2 situations?
Actually, I would rather just use an .htaccess method to protect private images. But I need to find a better way to have Coppermine handle the file structure. With 1 user, such as myself, I need to have both private and public galleries. They need to be stored in 2 or more seprate folders. So I can have multiple private galleries that do not share rights. Then I would like a thumbs and normal size image folders in each main gallery folder. All for 1 user. If that makes sense. Before I go changing a lot of code, I wanted to post and see if this mod has already been tried before, etc.
you, as gallery admin, should use FTP-upload and batch add. You can easily set up any folder structure using this method, and add .htaccess protection if you need it. Refer to the documentation for details.