diff --git a/include/constants.php b/include/constants.php
index c874205b7..32cac3031 100644
--- a/include/constants.php
+++ b/include/constants.php
@@ -73,4 +73,5 @@ define('USER_MAIL_NOTIFICATION_TABLE', $prefixeTable.'user_mail_notification');
 define('TAGS_TABLE', $prefixeTable.'tags');
 define('IMAGE_TAG_TABLE', $prefixeTable.'image_tag');
 define('PLUGINS_TABLE', $prefixeTable.'plugins');
+define('WEB_SERVICES_ACCESS_TABLE', $prefixeTable.'ws_access');
 ?>
diff --git a/web_service.php b/web_service.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8146e43b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web_service.php
@@ -0,0 +1,487 @@
+<?php
+// +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+// | PhpWebGallery - a PHP based picture gallery                           |
+// | Copyright (C) 2002-2003 Pierrick LE GALL - pierrick@phpwebgallery.net |
+// | Copyright (C) 2003-2006 PhpWebGallery Team - http://phpwebgallery.net |
+// +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+// | branch        : BSF (Best So Far)
+// | file          : $RCSfile$
+// | last update   : $Date: 2006-12-15 23:16:37 +0200 (ven., 15 dec. 2006) $
+// | last modifier : $Author: vdigital $
+// | revision      : $Revision: 1658 $
+// +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+// | This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  |
+// | it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  |
+// | the Free Software Foundation                                          |
+// |                                                                       |
+// | This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but   |
+// | WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of            |
+// | MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU      |
+// | General Public License for more details.                              |
+// |                                                                       |
+// | You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     |
+// | along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software           |
+// | Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, |
+// | USA.                                                                  |
+// +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+define('PHPWG_ROOT_PATH','./');
+include_once( PHPWG_ROOT_PATH.'include/common.inc.php' );
+
+if((!defined("PHPWG_ROOT_PATH")) or (!$conf['allow_web_services']))
+{
+  die('Hacking attempt!');
+}
+
+// Full call syntax sample:
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// web_service.php?key=123456789012
+// &pos=5&acc=cat/23,25-32&req=landscape&lim=5&tpl=myxml
+
+// &pos=is position defined by caller to substring, see key below, (default 0)
+// key=substr(md5(partner_id),&pos,12)
+// &acc=cat/23,25-35 or list/1-125,136,141-162 or tag/27,45,54-55 
+//      (the specified access list will be respected 
+//       ONLY if access is not specified in web_services access table)
+// req=any request (except if limited to a specific one in ws access table)
+// lim=number (returned picture count and limited it self by ws access table)
+
+// the tpl file must exist in ./template/"default template"/xml/
+// tpl=myxml (xml/myxml.tpl will be used, by default: xml/default.tpl)
+
+// All are facultative EXCEPT key
+// 
+
+// Check call process (Keyed call)
+//
+if (!isset($_get['key'])) 
+{
+  die('Hacking attempt!');
+}
+if ( strlen($_get['key']) < 12 )
+{
+  die('Invalid key (Length issue)!');
+}
+
+// Is service active (Temporary it could be inactive / Online parameter)
+//
+$query = '
+SELECT value FROM '.CONFIG_TABLE.'
+WHERE param = \'ws_status\'
+;';
+$active = mysql_fetch_array(pwg_query($query));
+if ($active='false')
+{
+  die('Web service is temporary inactive');
+}
+
+// Look for partner_key
+//
+$key = $_get['key'];
+$key = ( strlen($key) > 20 ) ? substr($key,0,20) : $key;
+$len = strlen($key);
+&hash = 0;
+if (isset($_get['pos']))
+{
+  $hash = (!is_numeric($hash)) ? 0 : $_get['pos'];
+  $hash = (int) $hash;
+  $hash = $hash % 12; 
+}
+$query = '
+SELECT *
+  FROM '.WEB_SERVICES_ACCESS_TABLE.'
+;';
+$result = pwg_query($query);
+
+while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
+{
+  if ( substr( md5($row['name']),$hash,$len) == $key )
+  {
+    $len = 0;
+    continue;
+  }
+}
+if ( $len > 0 )
+{
+  die('Invalid key!');
+}
+// $def = Web service already defined partner access
+$def = $row;
+//
+// Now, the partner will get a reply in time
+//
+$stat_id = 'Web Service';
+if (isset($_SERVER["HTTP_REFERER"]) and
+   !eregi($_SERVER["HTTP_HOST"],$_SERVER["HTTP_REFERER"]))
+{
+  $stats_id = substr($_SERVER["HTTP_REFERER"],7);
+  $pos = strpos($stats_id,'/');
+  $stats_id = ( $pos>0 ) ? substr($stats_id,0,$pos) : $stats_id;
+}
+
+
+
+// FIXME
+
+
+// Check keywords
+//
+
+// Check requested XML template
+//
+
+// Generate query
+//
+
+// Generate XML
+//
+
+// Log it
+//
+
+
+
+
+
+//------------ Main security strategy ---------------------
+$partner_id = 'default';
+// Security considerations: HTTP_REFERER and FOPEN 
+// 1 - FOPEN doesn't update current HTTP_REFERER
+// 2 - HTTP_REFERER may be hidden/altered for lot of reasons.
+// 3 - By this process, you can log HTTP_REFERER of your partner (not yours).
+// 4 - Logging HTTP_REFERER needs declarative procedures in some countries.
+// 5 - Following those links can be considered as risky.
+// 6 - You can turn off, referer logging by $conf['ws-refback'] = false;
+// 7 - In the other hand, your partner may give his key to another web site.
+// Above all, this information is just an indication.
+// $conf['ws-refback'] : Default value is false.
+
+if (isset($_SERVER["HTTP_REFERER"]) and
+   !eregi($_SERVER["HTTP_HOST"],$_SERVER["HTTP_REFERER"]))
+{
+  $partner_id = substr($_SERVER["HTTP_REFERER"],7);
+  $pos = strpos($partner_id,'/');
+  $partner_id = ( $pos>0 ) ? substr($partner_id,0,$pos) : $partner_id;
+} 
+// $partner_id = Is used to check prohibited REFER site (but not only)
+// example: www.prohibited-access.be
+
+if ( isset($conf['ws-refback']) and $conf['ws-refback'])
+{
+  $log_id = $partner_id;
+}
+else
+{
+  $log_id = ''; // Would be set in time by process end
+}
+// $log_id = History log information
+// examples: forum.phpwebgallery.net
+//           phpwebgallery.net
+//           demo.phpwebgallery.net
+
+//
+$partner_id = strtolower($partner_id);
+// Prohibited REFER: $partner_id is compared (strtolower).
+//
+//----------------------------- Is a prohibited refer?
+if ( $partner_id !== 'default' )
+{
+  // Is Referer a prohibited site?
+  //  Compare requestor site to web service key table
+  //  Found and limit = 0 => die
+  foreach ( $conf['ws_keys'] as $key => $vkey )
+  {
+    if ( strtolower($vkey['id']) == $partner_id and $vkey['limit'] == 0 ) 
+    {
+      pwg_log( 'WS Prohibited', 'Req.:'.$type, 'From: ws_keys['.$key.']' );
+      die($lang['access_forbiden']); 
+    }
+  }
+}
+//----------------------------- Which access he will use?
+$access = check_ws_access( $conf['ws_keys'] ); 
+// given key arg is compared asis (Take care of upper/lower case).
+
+parse_str($access['force'], $force);
+// $force contains all forced arguments
+// get requested arguments and apply limits
+$force['limit'] = ( isset($access['limit']) ) ? $access['limit'] :
+        $conf['ws_limit'] ;
+$arg = force_arg_ws_limit( $force, $conf['ws_limit'] ); 
+// $arg contains all retain query arguments
+
+// Warning about $arg !!! Warning !!! Warning !!! Warning !!! Warning !!!
+// specially to MOD developpers :
+// FOR SECURITY REASON NEVER USE extract() AGAINST $arg
+// ( $arg is like $_GET )
+
+if ( is_numeric(isset($arg['cat'])) )
+{
+  $arg['cat']=floor($arg['cat']);
+}
+else
+{
+  unset($arg['cat']);
+}
+// AND category_id is concatenated if requested or forced
+$cat_criterion = '';
+if ( isset($arg['cat']) and ($arg['cat']) > 0 )
+{
+  $cat_criterion = ' AND ic.`category_id` ='.$arg['cat'].' ';
+}
+//-------------------------------------------- SQL Query statement building
+// Has to be tested against a LARGE configuration 
+// for performance consideration
+// and maybe rewrite in some cases.
+
+// All below has to be check to respect code writing rule convention
+
+
+
+$query='
+  SELECT DISTINCT (i.`id`),
+         i.`path` , i.`file` , i.`date_available` ,
+         i.`date_creation`, i.`tn_ext` , i.`name` ,
+         i.`filesize` , i.`storage_category_id` , i.`average_rate`,
+         i.`comment` , i.`author` , i.`hit` ,i.`width` ,
+         i.`height`
+     FROM `'.IMAGES_TABLE.'` AS i
+     INNER JOIN `'.IMAGE_CATEGORY_TABLE.'` 
+           AS ic ON i.`id` = ic.`image_id`
+     INNER JOIN `'.CATEGORIES_TABLE.'` 
+           AS c ON c.`id` = ic.`category_id`
+     WHERE c.`status` = \'public\'
+       AND i.`width` > 0 
+       AND i.`height` > 0
+       AND i.`representative_ext` IS NULL 
+       '.$cat_criterion.'
+       AND c.`id` NOT IN ('.$user['forbidden_categories'].') ';
+
+//     AND c.`agreed_ws` = \'true\' (Obsolete specification replaced by force)
+
+$list = ( isset($arg['list']) ) ? $arg['list'] : '';
+$type = $arg['type'];
+switch($type) 
+{
+  case ($type === 'random' or $type === 'listcat'):     /* Random order */
+    $query .= ' ORDER BY RAND() DESC ';
+    break;
+  case ($type === 'list'):             /* list on MBt & z0rglub request */
+    $query .= ' AND i.`id` IN ('.$list.') ';
+    break;
+  case $type === 'maxviewed':             /* hit > 0 and hit desc order */
+    $query .= ' AND  i.`hit` > 0
+                ORDER BY i.`hit` DESC, RAND() DESC ';
+    break;
+  case $type === 'recent':        /* recent = Date_available desc order */
+    $query .= ' ORDER BY i.`date_available` DESC, RAND() DESC ';
+    break;
+  case $type === 'highrated':            /* avg_rate > 0 and desc order */
+// French Joke : Cette requete s'appelle officieusement l' "ail_gratte"
+    $query .= ' AND  i.`average_rate` > 0
+                ORDER BY i.`average_rate` DESC, RAND() DESC ';
+    break;
+  case $type === 'oldest':                  /* Date_available asc order */
+    $query .= ' ORDER BY i.`date_available` ASC, RAND() DESC ';
+    break;
+  case $type === 'lessviewed':                         /* hit asc order */
+// French Joke : Cette requete s'appelle officieusement la "lessive"
+    $query .= ' ORDER BY i.`hit` ASC, RAND() DESC ';
+    break;
+  case $type === 'lowrated':                      /* avg_rate asc order */
+    $query .= ' AND  i.`average_rate` IS NOT NULL
+                ORDER BY i.`average_rate` ASC, RAND() DESC ';
+    break;
+  case $type === 'undescribed':                  /* description missing */
+// US/UK Joke : This request is unofficially named 'indiscribable' horror
+    $query .= ' AND  i.`comment` IS NULL
+                ORDER BY RAND() DESC ';
+    break;
+  case $type === 'unnamed':                         /* new name missing */
+    $query .= ' AND  i.`comment` IS NULL
+                ORDER BY RAND() DESC ';
+    break;
+  case $type === 'portraits':     /* width < height (portrait oriented) */
+    $query .= ' AND  `width` < (`height` * 0.95)
+                ORDER BY RAND() DESC ';
+    break;
+  case $type === 'landscapes':   /* width > height (landscape oriented) */
+    $query .= ' AND `width` > (`height` * 1.05)
+                ORDER BY RAND() DESC ';
+    break;
+  case $type === 'squares':             /* width ~ height (square form) */
+    $query .= ' AND  `width` BETWEEN (`height` * 0.95) 
+                                 AND (`height` * 1.05)
+                ORDER BY RAND() DESC ';
+    break;
+  default:                                     /* Just say: Goodbye !!! */
+    die($lang['access_forbiden']); 
+} /* End switch */
+$query .= ' LIMIT 0 , '.$arg['limit'].';';
+$result = pwg_query( $query );
+$attributes = array( 'width', 'height', 'author', 'date_creation',
+                    'date_available', 'hit', 'filesize');
+$xml = '<items> ';
+$hr_nbr = 0; $ns_nbr = 0; $tn_nbr = 0;
+if ( $log_id == '')
+{
+  foreach ( $conf['ws_keys'] as $key => $vkey )
+  {
+    if ( $vkey['id'] == $access['id'] ) 
+    {
+      $log_id = 'R:#'.$key; 
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}
+while ( $row = mysql_fetch_array( $result ) )
+{
+  $tn_nbr++;
+  $item = '<item ';
+  $path = strtolower(strtok($_SERVER['SERVER_PROTOCOL'],
+    '/')).'://'.$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].substr($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'],0,-16).
+    substr($row['path'],1);
+  if ( isset($access['pwg_n']) and $access['pwg_n'] )
+  {
+    $ns_nbr++;
+    $item .= ' src="'.$path.'"'; 
+  }
+  else
+  {
+  unset($attributes['width']);
+  unset($attributes['height']);
+  unset($attributes['filesize']);
+  }
+  foreach ( $attributes as $attribute )
+  {
+    if ( isset($row{$attribute}) )
+    {
+      $item.= ' '.$attribute.'="'.$row{$attribute}.'"';
+    }
+  }
+  if ( isset($row['comment']) ) 
+  {
+    $item .= ' description="'.$row['comment'].'"';
+  }
+  $tnsrc = get_thumbnail_src( $path, $row['tn_ext'] ); 
+  $item .= ' tnsrc="'.$tnsrc.'"';
+  $tnsize = @getimagesize($tnsrc);
+  $item .= ' tnwidth="'.$tnsize[0].'"';
+  $item .= ' tnheight="'.$tnsize[1].'"';
+  if ( isset($access['pwg_h']) and $access['pwg_h'] )
+  {  
+    $high = dirname( $path ).'/pwg_high/'.$row['file'];
+    $hrsize = @getimagesize($high);
+    if ( $hrsize[0] > 0 ) 
+    {
+      $hr_nbr++;
+      $item .= ' hrsrc="'.$high.'"';
+      $item .= ' hrwidth="'.$hrsize[0].'"';
+      $item .= ' hrheight="'.$hrsize[1].'"';
+    }
+  }
+  $xml .= $item.' />';
+  //-------------------------------------- picture ----- log informations
+//      request_type ( R:#id_requester ),  real_category_id [ request_number ],   image_file_name );
+  pwg_log( $type.'('.$log_id.')',       $row['storage_category_id'].'['.$tn_nbr.']',      $row['file'] );
+}
+$xml .= ' </items>';
+echo $xml; // Send XML
+//---------------------------------------- service ----- log informations
+$size = 'tn('.$tn_nbr.')'; // thumbnails
+if ( $ns_nbr > 0 )
+{
+  $size = '('.$ns_nbr.')'; // pictures
+}
+if  ( $hr_nbr > 0 )
+{
+  $size = 'HR('.$hr_nbr.'/'.$tn_nbr.')'; // high res.
+}
+
+//pwg_log( 'Web service',          'Req.:'.$type,                 'From:'.$log_id );
+
+
+
+
+
+
+  /*-- Web Service function
+  Which access is correct for this resquest?
+  Compare requestor key to  web service key table
+  If 'defined' => use that one
+  If not => use default access
+  If no 'defined' default => exit
+  'defined' : Obviously check period and not only defined access
+  
+  Return corresponding access (= an entry from web service key table) 
+  --*/
+function check_ws_access( $ws_keys )
+{
+  $partnr = ( isset($_GET['key']) ) ? $_GET['key'] : 'default'; 
+   
+  foreach ( $ws_keys as $key => $access )
+  {
+    if ( $access['id'] == $partnr ) 
+    {
+      break; 
+    }
+  }
+  if ( $access['id'] !== $partnr )            // Not found? =default.
+  {
+    $access = $ws_keys[0];
+    if ( $access['id'] !== 'default' )    // Check if it's really default
+    {                                     // definition
+      die($lang['access_forbiden']);      // No default access
+    }
+  }
+  // Checking Dates...
+  // Take care of that: my partner can be out of dates
+  //   but via default... Answer is NO.
+  // With out of date period, a partner can be seen as prohibited partner
+  //   if you want to authorise him/her change $conf['ws_keys']
+    
+  // Tests are done with server local time...
+  if (isset($access['end']) and date('Y-m-d H:i:s')>$access['end']) 
+  {                                            //-- Access ended?
+     die($lang['access_forbiden']);            //-- BTW prohibited     
+  }
+  if (isset($access['start']) and date('Y-m-d H:i:s')<$access['start'])
+  {                                            //-- Access started?
+    die($lang['access_forbiden']);
+  }
+  return $access;
+}
+
+  /*-- Web Sevice function
+  Force global arguments to ensure access restriction
+  ( access defined in web service key table ) 
+  Considering the default limit as well and prohibited site case
+  
+  Return overided request ( overided $_GET )
+  --*/
+function force_arg_ws_limit( $use, $default )
+{
+  if ( $use['limit'] < 1 )
+  {                                            //-- Access deny
+    die($lang['access_forbiden']);
+  }
+  $arg = $_GET;             // what is required?
+  if (!isset($arg['limit']))
+  {
+    $arg['limit']=$use['limit'];
+  }
+  if (!is_numeric($arg['limit']))
+  {
+    $arg['limit']=$use['limit'];
+  }
+  // ----------- use force arg if they are some
+  foreach ( $use as $kuse => $vuse )
+  {
+    if ( $kuse !== 'limit' )
+    {
+      $arg[$kuse] = $vuse;
+    }
+  }
+  $arg['limit'] = floor(min($arg['limit'], $use['limit']));
+  return $arg;
+}
+?>