Total Newbie needs help creating simple

Anon

Hi =)

I'm a total php newbie but i'm moving to a server that allows it and I wanted to start to learn it.

Anyway, I wanted to start with a simple page to display pictures. For example you'd just place a link..

And it'd bring up a generic page with that picture in the middle. Looks pretty easy like you can just capture the filename and echo an <img> line with it in there.

So I'm guessing I just create an html page and then where I want the picture put:

<?php
$picture = ; //however you extract the name from the url
echo("<img src=$picture>\n");
?>

Or something like that...

Any help is appreciated =) I'm sorry if this is simple hehe. Just want to build this page.

Thanks,
Zalk

Anon

I dont really get it but here:

<a href=pictures.php?picture=dog.jpg>A dog</a>
This will assign $picture to dog.bmp in picture.php

Anon

Ahh cool that's exactly what I needed hehe.

Thanks =)

Anon

Consider using image manipulating functions in php... Go to php.net and check their functions reference for images...