David has released another script for sale. It’s the PhpLD Photo script which is based on PhpLD and is a full featured photo gallery. Well, in my opinion, it is actually PhpLD but instead of links, it has photos which you can categorized into different sections for display. Yes, since it is based on PhpLD, you can easily convert themes for PhpLD to PhpLD Photo script but you need to ensure that they are meant for PhpLD v3.2.0.

Features of this script includes the ability to sell “higher” quality photos through Paypal, unlimited categories and files, auto-resize of large images and the creation of thumbnails for easy viewing, Search Engine Friendly URLs, Watermark protection, Sitemap (Yahoo & Google) generation, allow user comments and supports EXIF. Basically a strip down version of PhpLD but with more support for photos and images. I would expect much more impressive features since this script is by David. But alas, that’s about it. The biggest advantage is that if you are familiar with PhpLD, then PhpLD Photo shouldn’t be a problem to administrate or modify to your heart’s content.

Pricing for this script is the same as the pricing for PhpLD. It’s US$25 for a branded version and US$75 for a unbranded version. Well, I don’t think that this script is worth it. I mean, there are a lot of other photo and image galleries with way more features than this one and they are available for free. And their community is definitely more active than PhpLD Photo’s and you will be able to get help or support from other users. Sure, they may not have the Paypal system integrated, but it is really that important? How many of us sell images on the internet anyway? And with only PayPal support? How about other online payment systems out there? I have to say, this sure is disappointing. If you want to sell images or photos, it would be better to get a real payment gateway.