PHP Advanced for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickPro Guide

Additional Libraries

When installing PHP you have to consider what other features you would like to be able to use, such as image creation, XML, or encryption. Downloading and installing the appropriate libraries so they can be included in your PHP configuration can save you needless recompiling at a later date. With that in mind, a list of common libraries to use with PHP:

• GD, www.boutell.com/gd, for creating images (Figure C.5)

  Figure C.5. The GD Graphics Library is a common add-on to most PHP installations, allowing for the generation of images on the fly.

  

• The JPEG library for making JPEG-formatted images, available from the Independent JPEG ...