Hi
Given a URL I want the snapshot of that page as an image. Something
like
How do I achieve this in PHP?
-- Mahesh
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Hi
Given a URL I want the snapshot of that page as an image. Something
like
How do I achieve this in PHP?
-- Mahesh
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Re: How to create a snapshot of a URL in PHP?
"BG Mahesh" <mahesh@mahesh. comwrote:You can't, at least not with PHP on its own, unless you spend monthsGiven a URL I want the snapshot of that page as an image. Something
like
ttp://google.com
>
How do I achieve this in PHP?
developing an HTML renderer.
How about scripting a web browser? You can install Mozilla on the
server, and your PHP program can ask it to render the page, print it to
PostScript, and then use ImageMagick to convert that to the image format
of your choice.
miguel
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Re: How to create a snapshot of a URL in PHP?
Miguel Cruz wrote:Hi Miguel. I'm not the OP, but would you please elaborate on how you"BG Mahesh" <mahesh@mahesh. comwrote:>Given a URL I want the snapshot of that page as an image. Something
like
ttp://google.com
How do I achieve this in PHP?
You can't, at least not with PHP on its own, unless you spend months
developing an HTML renderer.
>
How about scripting a web browser? You can install Mozilla on the
server, and your PHP program can ask it to render the page, print it to
would get Mozilla to do this?
One possible approach is with a GreaseMonkey type of solution. But can
you use GM with javascript turned off? I have not investigated this.
I think one should have javascript turned off in deciding what,
exactly, to render, else you can run the javascript into a hole with an
alert.
One could also bring up Mozilla/FF directly with a page, but then I
don't know how to programatically direct it.
With IE ($ie=new COM("InternetEx plorer.Applicat ion")) one can bring up
an instance of IE and load a page
($ie->Navigate2("htt p://www.myFavoriteD omain.com")), but I haven't
tried saving saving this (and it doesn't show me an option to save as
an image).
That is, in neither FF nor IE do I see the option to save the page as a
Postscript page or anything I would construe as an image. Where do I
look for this?
Csaba Gabor from Vienna
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Re: How to create a snapshot of a URL in PHP?
"Csaba Gabor" <danswer@gmail. comwrote:Sounds like you're using Windows. Unfortunately I'm probably not theMiguel Cruz wrote:>>How about scripting a web browser? You can install Mozilla on the
>server, and your PHP program can ask it to render the page, print it
Hi Miguel. I'm not the OP, but would you please elaborate on how you
would get Mozilla to do this?
best person to help you, as I'm using a Mac. With AppleScript it's
pretty trivial to do this, then just invoke the AppleScript with PHP.
Some possible leads for the platform-impaired to check out:
miguel
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Re: How to create a snapshot of a URL in PHP?
On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 05:22:37 +0800, Miguel Cruz wrote:Another option may be to use the Firefox extension Page SaverSounds like you're using Windows. Unfortunately I'm probably not the
best person to help you, as I'm using a Mac. With AppleScript it's
pretty trivial to do this, then just invoke the AppleScript with PHP.
<http://pearlcrescent.c om/products/pagesaver/>, which apparently has some
command-line options to generate a PNG from a URL. I've only used the
in-browser options, myself, but it seems to produce pretty good output.
Not affiliated with them, may blow up in your face, insert your favourite
disclaimer here. :)
Adam
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