Image gallery system with search engine using php - php

Question

I am trying to make an image gallery system with keywords.
Each image has a .php file with a few variables:
$keywords = 'Keywords that describe the image';
$src = 'directory path leading to the image';
$other = 'any specific remarks about the image';
the files of each image are stored in a directory called imageinfo.
How can I get all the images listed in the files in the directory imageinfo to display in one .phpfile? They all have the same variable names. Can I make a search engine system to search the files?
This is very hard to explain, and I understand if you don't understand - feel free to grab a diet coke and come and write your problems in the comments!

Answer 1

Try this:
(you have to fille the right imageinfo folder in)
<?php
// Folder with all the Info PHP files
$infodir = __DIR__ .'/imageinfo/';
// read Folder contens
$files = scandir( $infodir );
// Array to store all image infos
$allimages = array();
// loop, file for file
foreach ($files as $file) {
// . and .. are in the array of files, but we don't need them
if( $file != '..' && $file != '.' ){
//path to actual Image Info file
$thisfile = $infodir.'/'.$file;
//Check if file exists
if( is_file( $thisfile ) ){
//parse file
include( $thisfile );
//add vars to Array
$allimages[] = array(
'keywords' => $keywords,
'src' => $src,
'other '=> $other
);
}
}
}
//Output Data of all files
echo '<pre>';
print_r( $allimages );
echo '<pre>';
//show images in browser
foreach ($allimages as $image ) {
echo '<div class="img">';
echo '<img src="'.$image['src'].'" title="" alt="" >';
echo '<br />';
echo $image['keywords'];
echo '<br />';
echo $image['other'];
echo '</div>';
}
?>