Re: Importing a GIF image and making it transparent

G'day Chris Yep i did, with this code $id = ImageCreateFromGif("http://mirror.bom.gov.au/radar/IDR503.gif"); I get this error :< Warning: imagecreatefromgif: Sockets are not supported for image type 'GIF' in /home/httpd/html/bsch/temp/monkey.php on line 5 Brick wall #9080982093848934 - but i guess that makes the end result just that little bit better :-) BTW - can anyone recommend a good GD install tutorial? If i can't run this script on my website i'll install PHP and GD and run it from my computer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Lambert" <chris@php.net> To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 8:45 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] Importing a GIF image and making it transparent > Did you use quotes around the URL when trying to access the image? > > /* Chris Lambert, CTO - chris@whitecrown.net > WhiteCrown Networks - More Than White Hats > Web Application Security - www.whitecrown.net > */ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ben Quinn <benquinn@optushome.com.au> > To: <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 6:09 AM > Subject: Re: [PHP] Importing a GIF image and making it transparent > > > | > | Thanks to those who replied, i finally worked it out - the script has been > | pasted below just incase anyone is sifting through the list archives > looking > | for the same thing. One thing though, my server doesn't allow me to open > a > | GIF file through HTTP - ie this doesn't work > | > | $image = ImageCreateFromGif(http://www.severname.com/image.gif); > | > | Does anyone know of a server/hosting company that will allow me to do > this? > | > | > | The script: > | > | <? > | > | $id = ImageCreateFromGif("image.gif"); > | > | $trans = imagecolorexact($id, 120, 100, 90); > | > | imagecolortransparent($id, $trans); > | > | ImageGIF($id,"newimage.gif"); > | > | echo "done"; > | > | ?> > | > | > | > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "Chris Lambert" <chris@php.net> > | To: "Ben Quinn" <benquinn@optushome.com.au> > | Cc: <php-general@lists.php.net> > | Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 4:49 PM > | Subject: Re: [PHP] Importing a GIF image and making it transparent > | > | > | > It doesn't look like you'll be able to use GD, as GIF support was > dropped > | in > | > 1.6 and JPEG support was only added in 1.8. You'd have to experiment > with > | > ImageMagick, or another command-line tool independent of PHP. > | > > | > /* Chris Lambert, CTO - chris@whitecrown.net > | > WhiteCrown Networks - More Than White Hats > | > Web Application Security - www.whitecrown.net > | > */ > | > > | > ----- Original Message ----- > | > From: Ben Quinn <benquinn@optushome.com.au> > | > To: <php-general@lists.php.net> > | > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 2:23 AM > | > Subject: [PHP] Importing a GIF image and making it transparent > | > > | > > | > | Hi all > | > | > | > | I've been trying to make a script that imports a GIF image from an > | > external > | > | server (i have permission to do this, see below) and designates a > | certain > | > | colour transparent for some time now and i'm not having much luck. Can > | > | anyone help or provide a script that does this? > | > | > | > | The images i'm using are Australian weather radar images with a rather > | > plain > | > | brown background > | > | > | > | http://mirror.bom.gov.au/radar/IDR503.gif > | > | > | > | What i'd like to do is have an orographic map for the background, like > | > this > | > | > | > | http://www.bsch.au.com/temp/preview.jpg > | > | > | > | The radar images are available to the public and i have permission to > | make > | > | these alterations > | > | > | > | Is it possible for PHP to download a GIF image (through HTTP), > designate > | a > | > | certain colour transparent and then display the image on the screen > | > without > | > | saving the image to the server? > | > | > | > | Any help i can get with this would be much appreciated > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | -- > | > | PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > | > | To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > | > | For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > | > | To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > php-list-admin@lists.php.net > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > > | > > | > -- > | > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > | > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > | > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > | > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > | > > | > > | > | > | -- > | PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > | To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > | For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > | To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > | > | > | > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >