Technical specifications

Because there are a lot of features that don't warrant an in depth discussion in their own right, this page is intended to provide more information about the nuts and bolts of Pixaria and it's technical capabilities.

If there's something you need and you're not sure if Pixaria can do it, let me know.

Image display formats

  • JPEG
  • Adobe Flash protected JPEG
  • SVG protected JPEG

Image download formats

  • JPEG
  • PSD (Photoshop)
  • JP2 (JPEG 2000 Wavelet)
  • TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)
  • EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)

Tested limits

  • Up to 20,000 images
  • Up to 5,000 users

Supported Metadata

  • Title (IPTC)
  • Caption (IPTC)
  • Keywords (IPTC)
  • Copyright (IPTC)
  • Date and time (EXIF/IPTC)

Image import mechanisms

  • HTTP (web based) upload of multiple images up to the allowed upload limit of your PHP installation.
  • FTP upload to the Pixaria 'incoming' images directory on your web server.
  • Zip, Tar, Gzip and Tgz upload through web browser.

Payment methods

  • PayPal Instant Payment Notification
  • Cheque
  • Postal Order
  • Bank Transfer

Event logging

  • User sign in dates and times
  • User sign in e-mail address (and username)
  • User sign in IP address and hostname (if available)
  • Keywords entered in search forms
  • Attempts to access payment processing scripts
  • Image downloads

Built in user data storage

  • Address
  • Telephone
  • Fax
  • Mobile/Cell phone
  • Company name
  • Position in company
  • Business industry
  • Reason for registering
  • Frequency of publication
  • Publication circulation/distribution
  • Publication territories
  • Website address
  • Message to website owner

Minimum system requirements

  • Apache 1.3
  • PHP 4.1
  • PHP Safe Mode must be off
  • MySQL 3.23
  • GD 2.0.1

Recommended system requirements

  • Apache 2.0
  • PHP 5
  • MySQL 4.1 (for UTF-8 support)
  • GD 2.0.1
  • FreeType library with GD FreeType linkage
  • Zlib library

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