hmm I don't think this solution will work for me.
I don't think my hosting will allow me to run iexplore. I have come across another solution that uses the SnapCasa API, but I'm having trouble understanding how to implement it in my site. Maybe someone here can shed some light on this.
<?php
ini_set("display_errors", "on");
error_reporting(E_ALL);
define("CODE", "1234"); // depend on what is "User Code" when you register with snapcasa.com
define("LOCATION", "http://www.myserver.com/php/images"); // Location to store the thumbnail
define("SIZE", "S"); // size of the thumbnail: T, S, M, L
function generate_site($url)
{
$name = str_replace(".", "", $url);
$thumb = LOCATION.$name.'.jpg';
$request_for ='http://snapcasa.com/Get.aspx?code='.CODE.'&size='.SIZE.'&url=http://'.$url;
copy($request_for, $thumb);
}
echo "<h3>This is a test of the SnapCasa API<h3>";
generate_site("www.google.com");
?>
There must be a simpler way to get user generated thumbnail images! ???