Dynamically Generate Calendar Day/Month Image

[Ian R. Gordon]

Hello,

I am trying to figure out out how I can use PHP to dynamically generate the day and month on an image, I know I could break it up into three different images and then do it that way but, I want one solid image.

Here is an example of what I mean: http://www.pen-cei-guest-house.co.uk...gion-wales.htm

On the sidebar to the left you seen under Latest News, there is the day and month, how can i accomplish this with PHP?

[Rubble]

I would think you can do it in either GD or ImageMagick.

Get the current time, format it, put it into a variable then write it to an image.

I would think it is easyer to do in ImageMagick ( shorter anyway ) as in GD you would need to get the length of the text and work out how to center it on the image; ImageMagick all you need to do is center it. Although I suppose once you have written the code its done for everytime.

Check out the code here http://www.rubblewebs.co.uk/imagemag...o=Label_GD.jpg and http://www.rubblewebs.co.uk/imagemag...o=Label_IM.jpg

[bokehman]

Use one image as a CSS background and do the rest with HTML and CSS. Don't make an image for each; it's a waste of resources.

[Ian R. Gordon]

I was thinking of that too, I guess I could use javascript or PHP to do it...

[bokehman]

I could use javascript or PHP to do it...

You don't need either. Just HTML and CSS.

[Ian R. Gordon]

If the date changes from day to day, how do I retain the value using just HTML and CSS? I would have to use some scripting to determine the day and month.

[Tarh]

Generate the date using PHP, and echo the output into your HTML. You don't need JavaScript for anything, and the generation of the "image" should be done by the CSS.