save as image from a url

slimjim

If you put this url within src tag it gives you a screen capture of the website.
http://www.artviper.net/screenshots/screener.php?url=http://www.somesite.com&h=45&w=60&sdx=1024&sdy=768

I want to know how to actually get the image and save to site.

I thought of using file_put_contents and get, but not knowing the image name doesnt help much.

Or does anyone know of a linux script that does what that site does ?

The-Master

So you want to know how to save that image from that site? You can use file functions for that.

Or do you want to know how to recreate this script? I know of a windows script that does this and there are a few linux ones that do this but they all need files to be installed. Search the forums. There are a lot of topics on this.

slimjim

what file functions would do this, cause I tried different things and cant do it.
So any examples to follow.
And also yeah also the script to do what that site does and for linux would be great, I googled all day on both of these things and without luck.

The-Master

Well you can use file functions but I think this way is easier:

$img = 'http://www.somwhere.com/images/image.jpg';
$img = imagecreatefromjpeg($img);
$save = 'images/image.jpg';
imagejpeg($img, $path);

I think that should work. If it doesn't you can use curl but this is easier.

This is a fairly good script. There are others. Do a search on this forum for something like "Website thumbnail" or "Website screenshot".

slimjim

Your way, your thinking you know the image name.
I do not. All there is the url.

The-Master

No. $img is the url. $save is the place that you want to save the image. What do you mean the image name?

jkurrle

ok, it looks like screener.php creates a thumbnail jpeg snapshot of a website page. So, instead of

$img = 'http://www.somwhere.com/images/image.jpg';

You would use

$img="http://www.artviper.net/screenshots/screener.php?url=www.yahoo.com";

See if that works for you.