Re: About thumbnail functions

don't know about the other questions, but the answer to #2 should be available running phpinfo() hugh ----- Original Message ----- From: "M" <mavemus@yahoo.com.br> To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 3:43 PM Subject: [PHP] About thumbnail functions > From: "Torkil Johnsen" <torkil.johnsen@stud.hibo.no> > Subject: How do I check GD version? > To: <php-general@lists.php.net> > > Cheers all... > > This mail got rather long, so here are my 3 questions in a short > version: > 1) What is GD? (fore use with imagecopyresampled function) > 2) How can I run a function that will tell me what version of GD is > installed on my server, if any version at all? > 3) Anyone know of some good hosts out there which has got all of this > under > control? (basically people who has a clue about what they're doing) > > ==================== > > Hello Torkil > > I face same problem. I tried to make a thumbnail function by analyzing > directly string of image, but this is not single task, specially for JPG > images. I also buy my site and pay monthly, but I prefer no to trust on > GD and other features because these people who sell sites often change > PHP features and disables/enables apache / mysql / php parameters > crashing entirely my sites. Then to convince them that they should > restart disabled features pass some weeks. My customers don't want to > know about these problems. > > I still dream some clever people (and charitative one!) already > developed a function like $mythumb = > thumbnail($image,new-size,new-size) then $mythumb will carry binary > string for image (no file names of course because my images are stored > into blob fields), and I hope someday to discover these function. > > I often search for some C++ routine, so it could be translated to PHP, > but also none found. > > It appears this dream is over. I will continue to work in this problem > as longer as I can. > > Thanks > > Mig > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >