is this script okay???

[parklife105]

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Hi, I'll try and explain this as best as I can.

• I have a bit of free webspace which actually allows php and has an sql database. I have a million dollar/pixel website script that I have installed successfully etc etc. (I know please stop laughing)

However, there is one major flaw; the grid which should be displayed on the first page simply won't appear - I'm stuck with a red cross i.e. image won't display.

The image is created through a file called grid.php which is called by index.php (which is split into two includes files.)

I have limited experience of php and need someone to tell me if there is:

1. Anything wrong with the grid.php file
2. If there's an incompatibility with .gif files (which I read about the tag -> imagecreatetruecolor) - and if so how do I modify the code to create the image in another format (if that makes any sense).
3. is the free webspace banner interfering?

The website is http://mikede.100webspace.net/milscript1/

grid.php. index.php, style.css and header.inc.php are attached as text files for your perusal.

Thanks ever so much for your help!!!

[tsinka]

Hi,

the url you posted doesn't work because there are "too many connections" MySQL errors.

Besides that the part of the grid.php script that creates the grid itself is ok so it looks like the grid_array part of the script has a problem. What happens if you request the grid.php script directly (not as image within html code) ? Do you get any php warnings or errors ?

Thomas

[parklife105]

Hi, just noticed that the site won't come up (was fine earlier so I'm sure I'll be able to sort it)

In regards to my grid.php problem though - I have tried going to domain/grid.php on its own and just receive a totally blank page.

Strangely, there is another grid called mini_grid.php which displays on the buy pixel page - this too won't load?

Thanks for your help,

ps what do you mean about the array side of it? (sorry!)

[tsinka]

I meant that part:

$grid_array = grid_array();

if ($grid_array) {

foreach ($grid_array as $value) {

    $value = explode('|',$value);

    switch ($value[5]) {
    	case 'P':
    		$used_block =  imagecreatefromgif($cfg['upload_path'].$value[4]);
    		imagecopyresampled($grid,$used_block,$value[0],$value[1],0,0,$value[2],$value[3],$value[2],$value[3]);
        break;
    }
}
}

Add the following lines on top of the script:

error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors','On');

and check if you get any warnings or errors. Please post the code that declares the function grid_array().

[parklife105]

Feel free to tell me if I'm talking rubbish but could it be that I have the script installed on a server with bundled GD version 2.0.15 when according to http://www.phpfreaks.com/phpmanual/page/function.imagecreatefromgif.html the imagecreatefromgif needs version 2.0.28

???

[tsinka]

Yes, that could be. Create a test script that uses function_exists to check if that function exists at all.

[parklife105]

error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors','On');

I tried pasting this into the script but wasn't sure where I should put it, could you post the grid.php with that in it for me as a text file or somthing?

Also, If I call up grid.php on its own I get

ÿØÿà

Not sure if this means anything.

[parklife105]

It says it is available with the exists function. I pasted:

<?php
if (function_exists('imap_open')) {
echo "IMAP functions are available.<br />\n";
} else {
echo "IMAP functions are not available.<br />\n";
}
?>

(I know I'm not lookin for IMAP but it works anyway as a 'true' )

[parklife105]

What do you mean by the code that declares function grid array?

[parklife105]

Although that says it exists I'm pretty sure I've seen a demo site working that has the newer GD version and I might try a different host with the newer one to see.

Thanks for your help, if you have any ideas I'm still very interested - I have to log off now, thanks!!!!