Re: Using Image/GD functions to transform images stored in database

On Sunday 14 September 2003 01:12, weston@leary.csoft.net wrote: > I'm new to the GD/Image functions with PHP, and I'm trying to use them > to manipulate jpeg images that I've stored in a MySQL database > (specifically, creating thumbnails). The thing I can't tell from reading > the documentation is how to use these image functions to operate on > image data -- it looks like you get a GD image resource in each case > by specifying a file name, not by passing image data directly. While I > can see how that's convenient for the common case, I can't figure out > how to make this work without writing the image out to a file (and since > I'm already taking a bit of a performance hit by reading the image out > a database, that seems like the wrong thing to do). Can anyone elaborate? imagecreatefromstring() -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * ------------------------------------------ Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general ------------------------------------------ /* The wise shepherd never trusts his flock to a smiling wolf. */