[PHP] Uptime Project - Custom Image Generator

[BxBoy]

a couple of people have been asking about the script, so that they can host it themselves.. so here it is.

it works right off the bat, but you might want to customize it to your liking..

here's how it would look like (unmodified):

here's how it could look like (modified):

Requirements:

A host/server that supports PHP + GD Image Libaries

Enjoy, and feel free to ask any questions.

script.php

[Tim Dorr Veteran]

Did you base that on my sig source originally?

Looks a lot like the format of my code :D (not that I care, mind you :) )

[BxBoy]

Did you base that on my sig source originally?

Looks a lot like the format of my code :D (not that I care, mind you :) )

Nope. But any resemblence is purely coincidental. :)

[snippet1]

If only I knew PHP - then I'd be able to make a VBScript generator :/. Anyhoo - can you give some details, I might be able to add that to my list of automation-to-do.

[[ timko ]]

Thanks for the script BxBoy... I haven't touched PHP since 2001 when I did my own SQL+PHP backed website... ah the good ol' days :)

[Butsy]

Thx for releasing it, few questions:

- Anything need to be chmoded?

- Do you need to create uptime.dat or will it fwrite one?

- I've uploaded it, changed my UID etc - But it just creates the 500 x 300 PNG saying "Can't write to file". Am I missing something?

Edit: n/m - chmoded uptime.dat to 777 and it works. Now to sort out some skins ^_^

[BxBoy]

If only I knew PHP - then I'd be able to make a VBScript generator :/. Anyhoo - can you give some details, I might be able to add that to my list of automation-to-do.

What sort of details do you need? hit me up on MSN.

Thanks for the script BxBoy... I haven't touched PHP since 2001 when I did my own SQL+PHP backed website... ah the good ol' days

yea, I want to switch to a mySQL database, I think that is more effecient than using files to store the data. :yes:

Edit: n/m - chmoded uptime.dat to 777 and it works. Now to sort out some skins ^_^

Looks great.

[Butsy]

Just making a load babe skins and a rotation script :p

Never done much with GD, mind sharing how to make it use a TTF font?

[BxBoy]

Never done much with GD, mind sharing how to make it use a TTF font?

sure, replace the imagestring function with the imagettftext function..

example:

imagettftext($im, 11, 0, 227, 20, $black, "lucon.ttf", $xml[username]);

^^^ imagettftext(image, font size, angle, x-coor, y-coor, color, font file, variable/string/text)

[Butsy]

Brilliant, thanks :]

[[ timko ]]

Brilliant, thanks :]

Plus you're gonna need the actual ttf file in the same folder as the script itself (or at least reference to the folder containing it) :)

[Butsy]

Yah, got it covered - Working on a small control panel to change fonts/data coords etc :)

[[ timko ]]

Just a starter for me at the moment, only integrated it into my current RigSig in the bottom right hand corner :)

[[ timko ]]

Got it on random between the MacOS Panther and Reluna Olive now (may need to do a force refresh [ CTRL + F5 ] on the thread before you see the change)

[Butsy]

Another quick question - Each time it's called, does it try to get new data? I noticed it killed alot of my bandwidth so I was just wondering :)

[mikey]

i think it uses like 200 bytes of bandwidth because it gets it from a cache...

[matt74441]

I know the question was answered above, but how do I change the font? I want to use Verdana, the same as in my sig.

[uniacid]

heres how I did it on my custom script

imagettftext($im, 7.3, 0, 190, 30, $black, "fonts/dungeon.TTF",
 date("M j h:i:s A"));