[RESOLVED] uptime to image using GD

[DeathfireD]

Hi I happen to find a snippet of how to make a windows uptime page. Well iv been trying to add it to an image using GD but have no luck. Mostly becuse iv been trying to work with unix based scripts on a windows box. So heres the windows uptime code all I need help with is getting it to display on an image of my choice.

<?php
if (!dl("php_w32api.dll")) {
  echo "Unable to load php_w32api.dll";
  exit;
}

$api = new win32;
$api->registerfunction("bool QueryPerformanceCounter (float &lpPerformanceCount) From kernel32.dll");
$api->registerfunction("bool QueryPerformanceFrequency (float &lpPerformanceFrequency) From kernel32.dll");

$api->QueryPerformanceCounter($a);
$api->QueryPerformanceFrequency($b);
$c = $a/$b;
$days = floor($c / 86400);
echo gmstrftime("System uptime is $days Days, %H Hr, %M Min, %S Sec<br>", $c);
?>

The image should be demenshions of 200x75 and the uptime info should be displayed on the bottom. Much thanks to anyone that can help me. Comments on how you did it would be great also since Id like to lern what your doing not just copy code and past it.

[_theworks]

Your code didnt work for me
it returns

Warning: dl() [function.dl]: Not supported in multithreaded Web servers - use extension=php_w32api.dll in your php.ini in V:\Core\htdocs\mosiac\header2.php on line 2
Unable to load php_w32api.dll

to make a image look up [man]image[/man]

<?
header("Content-type: image/png");

$image = imagecreate(200,75);

$Bg_color = imagecolorallocate($image, 255, 255, 230);
$black = imagecolorallocate($image, 255, 255, 255);

imagestring ($image,5,10,10,'Some info',$black);

imagepng($image)
?>

[DeathfireD]

_theworks wrote:

Your code didnt work for me
it returns

Warning: dl() [function.dl]: Not supported in multithreaded Web servers - use extension=php_w32api.dll in your php.ini in V:\Core\htdocs\mosiac\header2.php on line 2
Unable to load php_w32api.dll

to make a image look up [man]image[/man]

<?
header("Content-type: image/png");

$image = imagecreate(200,75);

$Bg_color = imagecolorallocate($image, 255, 255, 230);
$black = imagecolorallocate($image, 255, 255, 255);

imagestring ($image,5,10,10,'Some info',$black);

imagepng($image)
?>

That error is becuse you didnt include the php_w32api.dll in the php.ini. The error explains it all lol. Just open the php.ini and find where the list of dll's are and comment that one out. Im using php 4.9 for testing so that was already commented out for me.

PS. with the code you sent me that only makes a box. What if I changed the $image = to the path of my image? and also where 'some info' is I dont know how Id get the system uptime in there since its basicly an echo in my script.

Anyway I already looked on the php site and like I said was trying to use the GD help page. I have no success in using an existing image. See I dont wanna make an image, I wanna take an image I made then have the system uptime displayed on the bottom of it. I just dont know how to get the text over the image and to the bottom and update.

[_theworks]

That error is becuse you didnt include the php_w32api.dll in the php.ini. The error explains it all lol. Just open the php.ini and find where the list of dll's are and comment that one out. Im using php 4.9 for testing so that was already commented out for me.

acctually i don think this would work if i just 'included php_w32api.dll in the php.ini.' and i am quite aware of why it errord.

PS. with the code you sent me that only makes a box. What if I changed the $image = to the path of my image? and also where 'some info' is I dont know how Id get the system uptime in there since its basicly an echo in my script.

Thats all its sposed to do draw a box, with text in it. No you cant just change $image to your filename.

and i thought the code was obvious enuf to understand that

imagestring ($image,5,10,10,'Some info',$black); 

outputs text

Why you ACCTUALLY read the manual on the functions i have perscibed you.
you could easily output a varible

[_theworks]

ok first, i know why the code errored i was simply pointing out that you code didnt work for me. im running php5 and its not im my dll list.

Secondly,

that code i gave does more than draw a box INFACT it doesnt draw a box.
it creates an image and displays text on it what you wanted if you actually took the time to read through the image functions you would understand this.

if you want to create an image from an exsiting image you need to use imagecreatefrompng or imagecreatefromjpeg instead of imagecreate

like

<?
$image = imagecreatefrompng('myimage.png');

header("Content-type: image/png");

$black = imagecolorallocate($image, 0, 0, 0);

imagestring ($image,5,10,10,'Your Function output',$black);

imagepng($image);
imagedestroy($image);
?>

[DeathfireD]

bla never mind where just arguing over some stupid things man. I know what your code does and you know what mine does. read my PS I wrote 2 seconds after I made my post.

your code makes a light yello box with nothing in it. Thats what I see when I run it so dont yell at me ok.

From your code I see what its supposed to do. Make a box that should have text at the bottom saying "Some info" and it should be in black.

Now that thats out of the way ill repeate what I first stated in hopes that you might understand this time. I need help with putting an image of my choice on a page then taking the script I first posted and having it output the uptime on the image of my choice using GD.

I dont know what you think im trying to say but your code example was great it just dosnt help me with using a premade image and putting text on it. Since your "some info" is not displaying.

Sorry if im pissing you off, I dont mean too.

PS. I figured out why your text wasnt showing. You used White for it and not black >.< I just fixed that part.

[_theworks]

heh yeh ok im sorry i thort you wer tryin to flame me.

yeh the problem was with the colors. i didnt acctually test the code.. u get that
check my new code above should help

P.S i wasnt yelling at you just tryin to make u read the manual. i learnt how to use all the image functions from the manual u should be able to aswell

[DeathfireD]

_theworks wrote:

heh yeh ok im sorry i thort you wer tryin to flame me.

yeh the problem was with the colors. i didnt acctually test the code.. u get that
check my new code above should help

hehe cool.

Heres what iv done so far but I doubt it will work. Ill go check is after I post this.

  <?
if (!dl("php_w32api.dll")) {
  echo "Unable to load php_w32api.dll";
  exit;
}

$api = new win32;
$api->registerfunction("bool QueryPerformanceCounter (float &lpPerformanceCount) From kernel32.dll");
$api->registerfunction("bool QueryPerformanceFrequency (float &lpPerformanceFrequency) From kernel32.dll");

$api->QueryPerformanceCounter($a);
$api->QueryPerformanceFrequency($b);
$c = $a/$b;
$days = floor($c / 86400);
$output = gmstrftime("System uptime is $days Days, %H Hr, %M Min, %S Sec<br>", $c);


$image = imagecreatefrompng('myimage.png');

header("Content-type: image/png");

$black = imagecolorallocate($image, 0, 0, 0);

imagestring ($image,5,10,10,'$output',$black);

imagepng($image);
imagedestroy($image);
?>

[_theworks]

ok im not sure if this will work but it mite...

imagestring ($image,5,10,10,'$output = gmstrftime("System uptime is $days Days, %H Hr, %M Min, %S Sec<br>", $c);
',$black); 

try change it to..

 

$output =  gmstrftime("System uptime is $days Days, %H Hr, %M Min, %S Sec<br>", $c);

imagestring ($image,5,10,10,$output,$black); 

[DeathfireD]

Ok works but with small errors. Font size is simply way to big. Is there a way to change the font size? 2nd bug the system uptime is showing on the top of the image and not the bottom >.< lol

 <?
if (!dl("php_w32api.dll")) {
  echo "Unable to load php_w32api.dll";
  exit;
}

$api = new win32;
$api->registerfunction("bool QueryPerformanceCounter (float &lpPerformanceCount) From kernel32.dll");
$api->registerfunction("bool QueryPerformanceFrequency (float &lpPerformanceFrequency) From kernel32.dll");

$api->QueryPerformanceCounter($a);
$api->QueryPerformanceFrequency($b);
$c = $a/$b;
$days = floor($c / 86400);
$output = gmstrftime("System uptime is $days Days, %H Hr, %M Min, %S Sec<br>", $c);


$image = imagecreatefrompng('myimage.png');

header("Content-type: image/png");

$black = imagecolorallocate($image, 0, 0, 0);

imagestring ($image,5,10,10,$output,$black);

imagepng($image);
imagedestroy($image);
?> 

[_theworks]

Both of these errors lead to you needing to read [man]imagestring[/man]

Condisder this.....

imagestring (Resource image, Font size , xpos, ypos, string , color)

to get it to display at the bottom of the image do somthing like this...

Imagestring($image,3,0,(imagesy-5),$output,$black);

[DeathfireD]

ahhh makes sence thanks very much for your time and help. Ill get it from here