[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 (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 just make them wait for the server side code to crunch?

 Thanks again group!!!
 - NorthBayShane

 -Original Message-
 From: Philip Hallstrom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
 Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 12:56 PM
 To: Shane
 Cc: php
 Subject: Re: Thumbnails from mySQL binary data


 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 how to make thumbnails from existing images already sitting in a 
directory, but how can I get a scaled image to be made directly from the binary data 
in my DB.
 
  Your guidance or advice would be most helpful and TRULY appreciated.
 
  As always, my final functions will be posted for all.
  Thanks in advance my friends!!!
 
  - NorthBayShane
 
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RE: [PHP] RE: Thumbnails from mySQL binary data

2002-06-12 Thread John Holmes 

Make it when it's uploaded. Then you make just one user wait on the
server, instead of the multitude of users just viewing pages...

---John Holmes...

 -Original Message-
 From: Shane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
 Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 4:10 PM
 To: Philip Hallstrom
 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 file is uploaded,
or
 do you think it is wiser just to  make a thumbnail when the user
requests
 it, and just make them wait for the server side code to crunch?
 
 Thanks again group!!!
 - NorthBayShane
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Philip Hallstrom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
 Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 12:56 PM
 To: Shane
 Cc: php
 Subject: Re: Thumbnails from mySQL binary data
 
 
 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 how to make thumbnails from existing images already
 sitting in a directory, but how can I get a scaled image to be made
 directly from the binary data in my DB.
 
  Your guidance or advice would be most helpful and TRULY appreciated.
 
  As always, my final functions will be posted for all.
  Thanks in advance my friends!!!
 
  - NorthBayShane
 
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