RE: [PHP] RE: Thumbnails from mySQL binary data

2002-06-12 Thread John Holmes
llstrom > Cc: php > Subject: [PHP] RE: Thumbnails from mySQL binary data > > I have read warnings that this (imagecreatefromstring.php) is killer SLOW > simply because it is server side. Have you found this to be true? > > Would you suggest just making the thumbnail when the fil

[PHP] RE: Thumbnails from mySQL binary data

2002-06-12 Thread Philip Hallstrom
If I had the choice I would make the thumbnail when it gets uploaded using the netpbm stuff (netpbm.sourceforge.net). I've found netpbm makes *much* nicer and smaller (file size wise) thumbnails than GD. -philip On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, Shane wrote: > I have read warnings that this (imagecreatefro

[PHP] RE: Thumbnails from mySQL binary data

2002-06-12 Thread Shane
I have read warnings that this (imagecreatefromstring.php) is killer SLOW simply because it is server side. Have you found this to be true? Would you suggest just making the thumbnail when the file is uploaded, or do you think it is wiser just to make a thumbnail when the user requests it, and

[PHP] Re: Thumbnails from mySQL binary data

2002-06-12 Thread Philip Hallstrom
start with this: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.imagecreatefromstring.php On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, Shane wrote: > Greetings, I just started playing with the GD functions. (FUN!!!) And I am looking >for advice or scripts on how to turn binary data from my DB into thumbnails. > > I understand