26287Interactive Maps with PHPhttp://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/pablo19990729.php3First of all I tried to use Server Side Maps, but I found that they need a Perl script with too many lines of code. So I came to phpbuilder and found an article from Rasmus Lerdorf : Creating Dynamic Images with PHP that shows how useful PHP and the GD library could be for that purpose. Thanx Rasmus!PHP > Tips and Tutorials > Image ManipulationOct 15, 2006
Often, tutorials covering the GD libraries and it's available functions in PHP will show how to overlay text onto images, manipulate images (resize, flip, rotate, etc) or how to dynamicly generate charts or graphs from numerical data. I have not seen many demonstrating how to combine images (or moreso, placing a transparent forground image over a background image).
You will need PHP and GD Graphics Library library installed. To see if you have gd installed on your server, create a file named info.php, plece the following content in it:
In this article we will learn how to create Poll Bar Image through PHP GD Functions.I tried to replace the conventional poll result bar with PHP GD
In which I use Gradient Spacers and Image Icon, and Combine into One Image.
PHP-GTK is an extension to PHP that enables you to develop stand alone GUI applications. These applications can run on multiple platforms. With PHP-GTK you can utilize the power of PHP using a graphical desktop application like interface. You can develop many useful kinds of database enabled desktop applications with the PHP-GTK framework.
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