Download Image from URL and Upload it

[MasterK]

Ok, I have been googling for the last 1/2 hour trying to figure this out, Most likely I'm just not searching for the right thing.

 

Here is what I want to do.

 

I want to have a Text box which somebody will paste a URL into. The URL will be a PHP Image (Example)

 

Now I want it to download that image as a JPEG to my Website, and name it that last 6 numbers of the URL (for the Example about it would be 185950.jpeg)

 

Then I want it to redownload, and name it every 20minutes

 

I just need pointed in the right direction here, because my Google searches are turning up nothing at all 

 

Thanks

[Garethp]

I believe GD2 can download and save the images

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=gd2+tutorial&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g1g-m1

 

For the first 6 letters, use

http://php.net/manual/en/function.substr.php

 

Remaing

http://php.net/manual/en/function.rename.php

 

The every 20 minutes part is called a Cron job

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ei=93zmSprxNIWCkAWy8IjKBg&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&ved=0CAYQBSgA&q=cron+job&spell=1

[MasterK]

Ok, So I was frustrated and before anybody had replied, I figured eh, What the heck, Imma try something crazy! and it WORKED!

 

Here is what I am talking about.

 

$url = "http://photo.playerdex.com/trainercard.php?ID=";

$ourFileName = "$str.jpeg";
$ourFileHandle = fopen($ourFileName, 'w')
fclose($ourFileHandle);


$link = $url.$str;
$source = file_get_contents($link);
$myFile = "images/tc/$ourFileName";
$fh = fopen($myFile, 'w')
fwrite($fh, $source);
fclose($fh);

 

I did not think this would work, But I thought I would try it anyways, and it works! This might not be surprising to many people, but I was surprised.

 

Now I just need to get the Cronjob setup, I need to figure out how to make it update all the images that have been created.. 

[dreamwest]

Now I just need to get the Cronjob setup, I need to figure out how to make it update all the images that have been created..  

 

Continually update an image that hasnt changed?? I thought i was bored :-\

[MasterK]

Now I just need to get the Cronjob setup, I need to figure out how to make it update all the images that have been created..  

 

Continually update an image that hasnt changed?? I thought i was bored :-\

 

lol?

 

Who said it didn't change? Not I...

 

The image is generated from a Database based on your current team in the game, It updates quite often