Help... PHP graphics

[Walbert]

Hi,

I was was wondering if I was going the right way about this.... I need to make a map for a shopping application where the values stores in the database would be displayed on this map... Would I be right in saying that the GD library in PHP would be able to do this. If not, could you please suggest a way to do this... Map and database information extraction.

Cheers,

Bob

[ToonMariner]

The gd library wll do the images for you, simply use you regualr php logic to control the flow and hence generate the appropriate image.

A longer answer would take forever....... ;)

[obsidian]

i'm with ToonMariner on this one. you can definitely accomplish what you're after with the GD lib, but there's a LOT more to it than just a "yes" or "no" answer. to try and describe the way to go about it would take a book lol.

[Walbert]

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i'm with ToonMariner on this one. you can definitely accomplish what you're after with the GD lib, but there's a LOT more to it than just a "yes" or "no" answer. to try and describe the way to go about it would take a book lol.
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So would the GD library take the co-ordinates from a database and dispaly them.... Say I'm looking for cake, it's on isle 2, shelf 2. Can this be show on the map??

[AndyB]

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Yes ... but you'll need to read some of the GD documentation to figure out how to abstract one part of a larger image and display it.