Aniruddha,
PHP can do many things with pictures in two ways:
First, you can use the GD library, go to:
http://php.net/manual/en/ref.image.php
to look at the possibilities.
Second, you can use shell commands exec() to run a program called Imagemajik that will do many things to your images also. Anyone have comment on the prefered of the two?
Lastly, you need to go to a beginners tutorial on how to set up php on your system. The good thing about php is that it is not a full commitment. Once you start down the php path, forever will it NOT dominate your destiny. hehe, um, anyways, enough Yoda. Point is..php is light enough that you can try it out, if you don't like working with it..you can remove it and no worries. You haven't made any sacrifices. Go to www.php.net to get started!
Aniruddha Deshpande wrote:
Iam asked to develop an application which does the following:
It resides on server. It takes request from client. The request will be to produce an image with effects such as shadowing, emboss, transperancy etc. Iam was advised by my friends that php suits for this kind of applications. SINCE IAM NEW TO WEB PROGRAMMING HELP ME IN DESIDING WHETHER CHOOSING PHP WILL BE EFFECTIVE AND IF YES HOW TO START WITH. ARE THERE ANY LIBRARIES AVAILABLE WHICH PROVIDE ABOVE EFFECTS? IF PHP DOES NOT SUIT PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE ALTERNATIVE.
