I have a requirement to allow the users to upload multiple images at once, like the way you upload photos to a photo printing website. I am looking for suggestions as to what technology and which libraries that can be used to do this. I'm guessing Flash and JavaScript.
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1...in some arbitrary way, or are you already using a CMS/framework that we should know about? – Su' Nov 28 '11 at 4:45
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I am using codeigniter. I ended up using uploadify.com – welzie Feb 13 '12 at 0:42
Personally, I have good experiences with plUpload, from the guys of TinyMCE. User experience is pretty good, considering my very non-technical user base.
If you consider paying, the MCImageManager is (IMO) a good choice (same guys).
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Plupload is good. Although I ended up using uploadify.com because it was easier to use with codeigniter (imho). Marking this as the answer because the two libraries are similar. – welzie Feb 13 '12 at 0:45
You're asking a very broad question so I'm afraid answers will be broad as well. Alot of technologies can handle this feature and there are different techniques including:
Have a single upload on the form and have the user upload a zip file which is extracted on the server (almost all server side technologies).
If you have a max amount of uploads, then have a form with that number of fields (again almost all technologies).
(MOST POPULAR) Use some client side technology like AJAX/Javascript or Flash to upload to the server.