Thanks Clint, it looks like I could be learning Perl now. Thanks,
Tony. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Clint Harshaw > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 1:16 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] PHP and Mysql Question > > > Tony S. Sykes wrote: > > Not so much a Mandrake question, but I collect data off of > a server and I want to show the data in a graph on the web. I > assume the best way is import the data into mysql and present > it using PHP. Does anybody do this at the moment? How easy > difficult is it to show the data in a graph. Any links are > much appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Tony. > > > > Hi Tony: > > I regularly use PHP/MySQL for my web-db work, but when it comes to > graphics, I routinely use Perl because it just seems to have a richer > library of "read-to-use" scripts. That may have changed, > however. Here's > one brief example: > > http://penguinsolutions.org/mathematics.png > > There are many good resources on the web for Perl's graphics scripts, > and one really good book to take a peek at: > > Perl Graphics Programming, 1st edition, by Shawn Wallace > http://www.penguinsolutions.org/books/bookdetail.php?book_id=2 > > This text actually is the second book related to Perl's graphics > capabilities that Wallace has done, but this one is full of > the details > you need. > > Here are some web resources: > http://www.devpapers.com/article/128 > http://forums.devshed.com/archive/t-11416 > http://linuxgazette.com/issue83/padala.html > http://www.wdvl.com/Authoring/Languages/Perl/Weave/chart1-4.html > http://gdchart.freeservers.com/gdchart/docs/pie_chart.html > http://www.devchannel.org/devtoolschannel/04/04/13/1429242.shtml > > Hope this helps, > Clint > > -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Business Computer Projects - Disclaimer -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- This message, and any associated attachment is confidential. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system, do not use or disclose the information in any way, and notify either the sender or [EMAIL PROTECTED] immediately. The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not necessarily the views of Business Computer Projects Ltd., unless specifically stated. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that emails and their attachments are virus free, it is the responsibility of the recipient(s) to verify the integrity of such emails. Business Computer Projects Ltd BCP House 151 Charles Street Stockport Cheshire SK1 3JY Tel: +44 (0)161 355-3000 Fax: +44 (0)161 355-3001 Web: http://www.bcpsoftware.com
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