Dynamic Bitmap Graphics with PHP and gd, Second Edition (Paperback)

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A picture is worth a thousand words, especially when it is used to illustrate business, financial, or scientific data. It is worth even more if you can generate it on demand and serve the latest information in the visual format. If your job requires writing PHP applications that generate bitmap images on the fly, then this book will teach you how to do it using PHP and the excellent gd library from Thomas Boutell.

Product Details

• Paperback: 52 pages
• Publisher: Jacek Artymiak; 2 edition (January 21, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 839166516X
• ISBN-13: 978-8391665169
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,698,114 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for a total beginner, August 30, 2009

By	AJS "Don'tNormallyWriteReviews" (North Eastern USA) - See all my reviews

The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is because I would have liked to see a few more examples using a wider array of the graphical gd functions. This small book really does give anyone who knows some PHP enough information to develop a very good understanding of the basic tools, entirely through examples (which I find most beneficial), needed for you to be able to develop your own dynamic charting applications within PHP.

That said, this "book" is only 32 "working pages" long, with about of 25 of those pages dedicated to generating graphics, given the price the size of the book is what I would consider very small, in fact I would really call it a pamphlet instead of a book. But if you're like I was, without even the most rudimentary understanding of PHP graphic capabilities (or any other for that matter) using gd functions then you'll find this book to be a gem.