Technical details for a image converting and hosting website?

I have built a few websites, back from when the only program I had available to me was Notepad, and later on in college using DreamWeaver. However, it has been some time since I have attempted building anything other than a page for a storefront for a small business.

On the Google WebP developer page (https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/download) they have utilities for converting most images into webp format.

I am wanting to build and host a small website for friends and family, where they would be able to upload an image and be provided with the url. However, once the image is uploaded I would like it to be converted into .webp format for space and bandwidth savings, and serve the url up on a page once it has completed the upload and convert.

So my questions are:

1. Is this possible?

2. What tools would I use to call the program to convert and serve the new filename/url? (Javascript, php, etc)

3. Is there anyone looking for part-time work?

But really, if someone can generally point me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated. I can teach myself nearly anything, but when it comes to this I have no clue where to begin.

Thanks

Have you tried converting some sample images into webp? What is the target type of upload image for this site? If it is photos, you are only going to see a very marginal reduction in filesize. This reduction is unlikely to make any difference at all on the scale of regular shared hosting allotments and a small set of friends and family as uploaders. WebP is best for PNG format images and those pictures that have a lot of sharp edges and drastic color transitions. Instead of starting from a desire to use WebP, why not start from the actual requirements of your users? I'd recommend checking out an existing project like Gallery 2 or Coppermine and going from there.

CEpeep said:

Have you tried converting some sample images into webp? What is the target type of upload image for this site? If it is photos, you are only going to see a very marginal reduction in filesize. This reduction is unlikely to make any difference at all on the scale of regular shared hosting allotments and a small set of friends and family as uploaders. WebP is best for PNG format images and those pictures that have a lot of sharp edges and drastic color transitions. Instead of starting from a desire to use WebP, why not start from the actual requirements of your users? I'd recommend checking out an existing project like Gallery 2 or Coppermine and going from there.

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Thanks! I did not know of these open source alternatives.

I have converted some jpg images over to the webp format and noticed a good bit of size savings. The server will be more of a host for random images we find and want to share with each other as well as on message boards.

The layout of Gallery 2 looks something like the simple interface I would be shooting for. If at all possible I would like the home page to be a input box for the file(s) with an upload button. The image(s) are uploaded, converted, and then the user is presented with the url. I will research more into these open source solutions as I await more repsonses.