I have a blog with multiple pictures per post, I would like each picture to be rated independently by the public with a star rating system. Thus far I have not been able to find a script that has the appropriate information for implementation along with the script, just a lengthy code with no instructions. They may or may not help me it is impossible with my understanding of html etc. to know.

Are there any script(s) with instructions I can implement to help me rate each picture with the traditional left to right star system?

Try http://gr0w.com/articles/code/php_5_...using_hreview/

I downloaded the above file, unzipped it onto my desktop and took the script they said to 'install'? into the coding i guess..

<?
$rater_id=1;
$rater_item_name='Item 1';
include("rater.php");
?>

I put it into my html, saved it and nothing happened. Can anyone put instructions into the above link or link me to something that has instructions attached.

Are you using php pages or straight html pages? The php interpreter will only work if your page is php.

straight html, is there a way around this?

You need to upload both php and html files in your web host and try.