php image resizing script (PHP Thumbnailer) is not working

[neovantage]

Hey geeks,
I am using a script PHP Thumbnailer which resize image at run time. But it is not working in my case as i have integrated that script by studying it's documentation.

Here is the URL where i am using his script.
My URL

and here is the script code i am using in my application

<img src="show_image.php?file=show_image.php?file=images%2Fproducts%2F1246358928.gif" />

and the how_image.php file has the following code

<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
require_once 'lib/ThumbLib.inc.php';
$fileName = (isset($_GET['file'])) ? urldecode($_GET['file']) : null;
if ($fileName h3. null || !file_exists($fileName)){
     // handle missing images however you want... perhaps show a default image??  Up to you...
}
try{
	$thumb = PhpThumbFactory::create($fileName);
}
catch (Exception $e){
	// handle error here however you'd like
}
$thumb->resize(100, 100);
$thumb->show();
?>

and here is the URL from where i read this script help
SCRIPT HELP URL

it has heading name "Showing Images" which tells hwo to resize image dynamically.

Kindly help me to sort out my problem.


kind regards,
Mohsin Rafique

[Dormilich]

$fileName h3. null

that’s a rather strange condition… and I’m not a geek.

It would be helpful, if you could describe the error, for I don’t have ‘Bock’ to search for it at length.

and another thing, usually you handle errors when the exception is thrown and not before (that’s what the catch block is for)

[neovantage]

Sir Dormilich,
The problem is i am not getting error but it does also not showing the picture after resizing too. So what will be the problem then? Picture does exist too at that that path too.

[Dormilich]

what image? I don’t see any image worth thumbnailing.

[neovantage]

Pleas find the attached screenshot which shows the location of image not display in the page after using resizing script.

Again this is the Live URL

Also see in IE. Then you will find a cross icon image not displaying

[Dormilich]

Also see in IE. Then you will find a cross icon image not displaying

I can’t do that.

[neovantage]

Should i give you my php script....?

[Dormilich]

maybe after I can reproduce the error (which is right now the problem).

[neovantage]

Sorry it works now. it was my fault
.
My image was save with the extention *.png and it was taking it as *.gif that is why it is nto showing the image. Thank you very much "Dormilich" . I am really very grateful to you.

[Dormilich]

you may have realized it earlier, if you would have checked the catch block.

a very simple example how to use Exceptions:

try {
    $thumb = PhpThumbFactory::create($fileName);
}
catch (Exception $e) {
    // e.g. print the error message
    echo $e->getMessage();
}

of cause you don’t need to print the message, you can also let a mail script send the message to you.