RE: [PHP] Automatically creating an image of another website

Hamid

Thanks for the reply. I was told that using html2ps and ps2gif via php
pipes (if that's the right word) would let php go to a site and "browse" the
page, print it off as postscript and then convert the postscript file to a
gif. not sure if that is possible which is why I posted to the list. Any
suggestions would be appreciated! :)

Ade

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hamid Hossain [mailto:hamidhossain@hotmail.com]
> Sent: 14 July 2003 18:05
> To: adrian@justcompete.com
> Subject: Re: [php] Automatically creating an image of another website
>
>
>
> using GD functions you will be able to create images from the scratch or
> from other images, but not a screenshot. PHP cannot take a screen shot of
> the browser window!!
>
> It's the first time I here about this.
>
> I will check the upcoming comments maybe I will gain more info !!!
>
> Regards,
> Hamid Hossain
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Adrian Teasdale" <adrian@justcompete.com>
> Reply-To: <adrian@justcompete.com>
> To: <php-general@lists.php.net>
> Subject: [php] Automatically creating an image of another website
> Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 17:33:20 +0100
>
> I would like to be able to point PHP to a URL and for it to create an
> "image" (like a screenshot) of that website. We are putting together a
> "useful links" section for a client and to have this facility would be
> great. Anyone done this sort of thing before? Any ideas would be very
> useful
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Ade
>
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On Tuesday 15 July 2003 02:57, Adrian Teasdale wrote:

> Thanks for the reply. I was told that using html2ps and ps2gif via php
> pipes (if that's the right word) would let php go to a site and "browse"
> the page, print it off as postscript and then convert the postscript file
> to a gif. not sure if that is possible which is why I posted to the list.
> Any suggestions would be appreciated! :)

In theory that would work. But in practice the output from html2ps is very
primitive and ugly to boot. Don't expect anything resembling a screenshot of
a browser rendered page.

NB html2ps may have improved in the months since I last tried it so try it and
judge for yourself.

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OK, thanks for this suggestion Jason. I'll try it and see and then see if I
can find any alternative

Best regards

Adrian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Wong [mailto:php-general@gremlins.biz]
> Sent: 14 July 2003 20:34
> To: php-general@lists.php.net
> Subject: Re: [php] Automatically creating an image of another website
>
>
> On Tuesday 15 July 2003 02:57, Adrian Teasdale wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the reply. I was told that using html2ps and ps2gif via php
> > pipes (if that's the right word) would let php go to a site and "browse"
> > the page, print it off as postscript and then convert the
> postscript file
> > to a gif. not sure if that is possible which is why I posted
> to the list.
> > Any suggestions would be appreciated! :)
>
> In theory that would work. But in practice the output from
> html2ps is very
> primitive and ugly to boot. Don't expect anything resembling a
> screenshot of
> a browser rendered page.
>
> NB html2ps may have improved in the months since I last tried it
> so try it and
> judge for yourself.
>
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> Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz
> Open Source Software Systems Integrators
> * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development *
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