Re: =.jpg from another URL with PHP=

John, Thank you. Such as this? ...................................... <HTML> <HEAD> <BODY> This is a test. <BR> <IMG SRC="http://localhost/Map.php"> </BODY> </HTML> .......................................... The output now has both the map and the text. However - being a novice - I'm not sure of: > 1. You're not sending an image/jpg header() in your image file. The > browser won't know what kind of data it's receiving. and > 3. Why not just set a *cron* script to run a program to copy the image to > your machine every X minutes. Then you can just reference it like any > other image. With the setup you have now, you're going to be using a lot > more resources because the PHP script will have to go and read that URL > and make the image with every request. .......................... Many thanks for your time, TR .......................... John W. Holmes wrote in message > Two things: > > 1. You're not sending an image/jpg header() in your image file. The > browser won't know what kind of data it's receiving. > > 2. You need to reference your image in the <img> tag through a web > server, that way the PHP code is parsed. <img > src=http://www.yourdomain.com/make_image.php> or even just a > relative > URL to the file > <img src="images/make_image.php"> > > okay, one more: > > 3. Why not just set a cron script to run a program to copy the image to > your machine every X minutes. Then you can just reference it like any > other image. With the setup you have now, you're going to be using a lot > more resources because the PHP script will have to go and read that URL > and make the image with every request. > > and one more, just because: > > 4. I hope you're not violating any copyrights. > > ---John Holmes...