another gnarly advanced question. Can php call an outside object (I've got a LAMP server) and get a thumbnail of a website including all the images and stuff? Thanks
can I create a thumbnail of a WEPAGE using php
If I understand your question properly, what you are really looking for is a way for php to create a thumbnail of an existing site. A quick google search gave me this site which appears to do what you need it to:
http://hasin.wordpress.com/2006/09/03/generate-thumbnail-of-any-webpage-using-php/
Hope that helps!