#38, #39: EXIF data is now stored base64-encoded in the database to prevent issues with raw characters coming off some cameras. EXIF data is no longer replaced on analysis - allowing rotated images to maintain the data.

app/Http/Controllers/Gallery/PhotoController.php

@@ -149,9 +149,11 @@ class PhotoController extends Controller
         $photo = PhotoController::loadPhotoByAlbumAndFilename($album, $photoFilename);
         $this->authorizeForUser($this->getUser(), 'changeMetadata', $photo);
 
+        $exifData = print_r(unserialize(base64_decode($photo->raw_exif_data)), true);
+
         return Theme::render('gallery.photo_exif', [
             'album' => $album,
-            'exif_data' => print_r(unserialize($photo->raw_exif_data), true),
+            'exif_data' => $exifData,
             'photo' => $photo
         ]);
     }

app/Services/PhotoService.php

@@ -70,7 +70,12 @@ class PhotoService
             // Read the Exif data
             $exifData = @exif_read_data($photoFile);
             $isExifDataFound = ($exifData !== false && is_array($exifData));
-            $this->photo->raw_exif_data = $isExifDataFound ? serialize($exifData) : '';
+
+            if (is_null($this->photo->raw_exif_data))
+            {
+                $this->photo->raw_exif_data = $isExifDataFound ? base64_encode(serialize($exifData)) : '';
+            }
+
             $angleToRotate = 0;
 
             // If Exif data contains an Orientation, ensure we rotate the original image as such

database/migrations/2017_09_15_141905_add_photo_exif_data_column.php

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class AddPhotoExifDataColumn extends Migration
     {
         Schema::table('photos', function (Blueprint $table)
         {
-            $table->longText('raw_exif_data');
+            $table->longText('raw_exif_data')->nullable(true);
         });
     }
 

resources/lang/en/navigation.php

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ return [
         'edit_group' => 'Edit group',
         'edit_storage' => 'Edit storage location',
         'edit_user' => 'Edit user',
+        'exif_data' => 'Exif Data',
         'groups' => 'Groups',
         'home' => 'Gallery',
         'labels' => 'Labels',

resources/views/themes/base/admin/album_metadata.blade.php

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
                             <form action="{{ route('albums.metadataPost', [$album->id]) }}" method="POST">
                                 {{ csrf_field() }}
                                 <a href="{{ route('admin.metadataUpgrade', ['id' => $album->id]) }}" class="btn btn-link">@lang('forms.cancel_action')</a>
-                                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-check"></i> @lang('forms.continue_action')</button>
+                                <button id="submit-button" type="submit" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-check"></i> @lang('forms.continue_action')</button>
                             </form>
                         </div>
                         </pdiv>
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@
 @push('scripts')
     <script type="text/javascript">
         $(document).ready(function() {
-            $('form').submit(function() {
-                $('button[type=submit]').prop('disabled', true);
+            $('#submit-button').click(function() {
+                $(this).prop('disabled', true);
+                $(this).closest('form').submit();
             });
         });
     </script>

resources/views/themes/base/gallery/photo_exif.blade.php

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     @foreach ($album->albumParentTree() as $parentAlbum)
         <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ $parentAlbum->url() }}">{{ $parentAlbum->name }}</a></li>
     @endforeach
-    <li class="breadcrumb-item active">{{ $photo->name }}</li>
+    <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ $photo->url() }}">{{ $photo->name }}</a></li>
+    <li class="breadcrumb-item active">@lang('navigation.breadcrumb.exif_data')</li>
 @endsection
 
 @section('content')
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@
             <div class="col content-body">
                 <p class="text-center"><img src="{{ $photo->thumbnailUrl('fullsize') }}" alt="" class="img-thumbnail mb-4"/></p>
 
-                <pre>{{ $exif_data }}</pre>
+                <pre>{!! $exif_data !!}</pre>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>