Why not use a bash CGI script for this? Use this as a starting point http://www.intuitive.com/wicked/showscript.cgi?073-photoalbum.cgi I recommend you check out that book too, it's a lot of fun. Excerpts from Technomage's message of Fri Jul 16 18:59:36 -0700 2010: > here's what I'd like to do: > 1. create individual html files for each picture (number not important) > 2. have each html file display the current image with an href to the > next in order image in the directory > 3. have the first html file linked from inside index.html (such that it > shows the first image) > 4. when the last image in the directory is reached, that html file has > an href that refers to that current image > > can I get a little help here? the bash scripting tutorials are lacking > on some points. > now, what I have is very incomplete and I am not sure how to proceed here: > > ****** bash script ******* > #!/bin/bash > #create the index.html file with the type, header and title > touch index.html > echo "Content-type: text/html" >> index.html > echo "" >> index.html > echo "picture display shell > script" >> index.html > > # read the directory with the picture files > for i in *.jpg > do > # this is the part I need to fill in (vreate the individual html files > from each listed jpg image > # write those files, then create the finished index.html that links in > the first file. > > done > # close html file body and final type tag > echo "" >> index.html --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss