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$res = mysql_query($qry);
while ($row = mysql_fetch_object($res)) {
$dimic = GetImageSize($row->imagepath);
switch ($dimic[img_TYPE]) {
case 1:
$tmpimg = ImageCreateFromGif($row->imagepath);
break;
case 2:
$tmpimg =?; ImageCreateFromJpeg($row->imagepath);
break;
case 3:
$tmpimg = ImageCreateFromPng($row->imagepath);
break;
}
$x = ($row->x - $map->extent->minx) * $mapscale;
$y = $mapdim[img_HEIGHT] - (($row->y - $map->extent->miny) * $mapscale);
@ImageCopy ($mapimg, $tmpimg, $x, $y, 0, 0, $dimic[img_WIDTH], $dimic[img_HEIGHT]);
} ;
// SAVE THE NEW IMAGE ON THE OLD ONE
switch ($mapdim[img_TYPE]) {
case 1:
ImageGif($mapimg, $mapim
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In this example I have used the map of the Itasca demo of the Mapserver.
I have done only small changes to the map file.
The Itasca demo has (into the html file) the parameters of the path where to store the images:
IMAGEPATH "set in index.html"
IMAGEURL "set in index.html"
I have changed them as fixed path
IMAGEPATH "/tmp/ms_tmp/"
IMAGEURL "/ms_tmp/"
Than I have set as STATUS ON several layers for a better map.
The Database
The positions and the images paths that have to be shown on the map are stored into a table of a database in MySql.
I have created a new database named "mapexample" and a new table "weather":
CREATE TABLE weather (
id bigint(20) NOT NULL auto_increment,
imagepath varchar(255) default NULL,
x double(16,4) default NULL,
y double(16,4) default NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (id)
)
and than I have inserted into the table the positions of the weather images and the path of every icon:
INSERT INTO `weather` VALUES (1, '/data/weather/icons/sunny.gif', 478107.0000, 5250301.0000);
INSERT INTO `weather` VALUES (2, ''/data/weather/icons/cloudy.gif', 408107.0000, 5220301.0000);
INSERT INTO `weather` VALUES (3, ''/data/weather/icons/storm.gif', 468107.0000, 5270301.0000);
INSERT INTO `weather` VALUES (4, ''/data/weather/icons/variable.gif', 408107.0000, 5310301.0000);
It is not necessary for the images to be stored into a directory visible from the web, because are taken directly by the script and then merged with the map.
The PHPMapscript code
Here is the code I have used for generating the map:
define("img_WIDTH", 0);
define("img_HEIGHT", 1);
define("img_TYPE", 2);
// CONFIGURATION OF MYSQL ACCESS
$MyHost = "localhost";
$MyLogin = "root";
$MyPassword = "";
$MyDatabase = "mapexample";
$mappath = "D:/data/web";
$scale_to_showicons = 1000000; // SCALE LIMIT TO START TO SHOW THE ICONS ON THE MAP
function AddImagesToMap($mapurl)
{
global $MyHost, $MyLogin, $MyPassword, $MyDatabase, $scale_to_showicons, $map, $mappath;
// CONNECT TO DATABASE
@mysql_connect($MyHost, $MyLogin, $MyPassword);
@mysql_select_db($MyDatabase);
// IF the scale is small enougth to show the images on the map?
if ($scale_to_showicons > $map->scale) {
// PATH WHERE TO FIND THE MAP IMAGE GENERATED BY MAPSERVER
$mapimagepath = $mappath . $mapurl;
$mapdim = GetImageSize($mapimagepath);
$coords_map_width = $map->extent->maxx - $map->extent->minx;
$mapscale = $mapdim[img_WIDTH] / $coords_map_width;
switch ($mapdim[img_TYPE]) {
case 1:
$mapimg = ImageCreateFromGif($mapimagepath);
break;
case 2:
$mapimg = ImageCreateFromJpeg($mapimagepath);
break;
case 3:
$mapimg = ImageCreateFromPng($mapimagepath);
break;
} ;
$qry .= "select * from weather where x > '" . $map->extent->minx . "' AND x < '" . $map->extent->maxx . "'
AND y > '" . $map->extent->miny . "' AND y < '" . $map->extent->maxy . "'";
$res = mysql_query($qry);
while ($row = mysql_fetch_object($res)) {
$dimic = GetImageSize($row->imagepath);
switch ($dimic[img_TYPE]) {
case 1:
$tmpimg = ImageCreateFromGif($row->imagepath);
break;
case 2:
$tmpimg =?; ImageCreateFromJpeg($row->imagepath);
break;
case 3:
$tmpimg = ImageCreateFromPng($row->imagepath);
break;
}
$x = ($row->x - $map->extent->minx) * $mapscale;
$y = $mapdim[img_HEIGHT] - (($row->y - $map->extent->miny) * $mapscale);
@ImageCopy ($mapimg, $tmpimg, $x, $y, 0, 0, $dimic[img_WIDTH], $dimic[img_HEIGHT]);
} ;
// SAVE THE NEW IMAGE ON THE OLD ONE
switch ($mapdim[img_TYPE]) {
case 1:
ImageGif($mapimg, $mapima
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NULL,x double(16,4) default NULL,
y double(16,4) default NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (id)
)
and than I have inserted into the table the positions of the weather images and the path of every icon:
INSERT INTO `weather` VALUES (1, '/data/weather/icons/sunny.gif', 478107.0000, 5250301.0000);
INSERT INTO `weather` VALUES (2, ''/data/weather/icons/cloudy.gif', 408107.0000, 5220301.0000);
INSERT INTO `weather` VALUES (3, ''/data/weather/icons/storm.gif', 468107.0000, 5270301.0000);
INSERT INTO `weather` VALUES (4, ''/data/weather/icons/variable.gif', 408107.0000, 5310301.0000);
It is not necessary for the images to be stored into a directory visible from the web, because are taken directly by the script and then merged with the map.
The PHPMapscript code
Here is the code I have used for generating the map:
define("img_WIDTH", 0);
define("img_HEIGHT", 1);
define("img_TYPE", 2);
// CONFIGURATION OF MYSQL ACCESS
$MyHost = "localhost";
$MyLogin = "root";
$MyPassword = "";
$MyDatabase = "mapexample";
$mappath = "D:/data/web";
$scale_to_showicons = 1000000; // SCALE LIMIT TO START TO SHOW THE ICONS ON THE MAP
function AddImagesToMap($mapurl)
{
global $MyHost, $MyLogin, $MyPassword, $MyDatabase, $scale_to_showicons, $map, $mappath;
// CONNECT TO DATABASE
@mysql_connect($MyHost, $MyLogin, $MyPassword);
@mysql_select_db($MyDatabase);
// IF the scale is small enougth to show the images on the map?
if ($scale_to_showicons > $map->scale) {
// PATH WHERE TO FIND THE MAP IMAGE GENERATED BY MAPSERVER
$mapimagepath = $mappath . $mapurl;
$mapdim = GetImageSize($mapimagepath);
$coords_map_width = $map->extent->maxx - $map->extent->minx;
$mapscale = $mapdim[img_WIDTH] / $coords_map_width;
switch ($mapdim[img_TYPE]) {
case 1:
$mapimg = ImageCreateFromGif($mapimagepath);
break;
case 2:
$mapimg = ImageCreateFromJpeg($mapimagepath);
break;
case 3:
$mapimg = ImageCreateFromPng($mapimagepath);
break;
} ;
$qry .= "select * from weather where x > '" . $map->extent->minx . "' AND x < '" . $map->extent->maxx . "'
AND y > '" . $map->extent->miny . "' AND y < '" . $map->extent->maxy . "'";
$res = mysql_query($qry);
while ($row = mysql_fetch_object($res)) {
$dimic = GetImageSize($row->imagepath);
switch ($dimic[img_TYPE]) {
case 1:
$tmpimg = ImageCreateFromGif($row->imagepath);
break;
case 2:
$tmpimg =?; ImageCreateFromJpeg($row->imagepath);
break;
case 3:
$tmpimg = ImageCreateFromPng($row->imagepath);
break;
}
$x = ($row->x - $map->extent->minx) * $mapscale;
$y = $mapdim[img_HEIGHT] - (($row->y - $map->extent->miny) * $mapscale);
@ImageCopy ($mapimg, $tmpimg, $x, $y, 0, 0, $dimic[img_WIDTH], $dimic[img_HEIGHT]);
} ;
// SAVE THE NEW IMAGE ON THE OLD ONE
switch ($mapdim[img_TYPE]) {
case 1:
ImageGif($mapimg, $mapim
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b>The PHPMapscript code
Here is the code I have used for generating the map:
define("img_WIDTH", 0);
define("img_HEIGHT", 1);
define("img_TYPE", 2);
// CONFIGURATION OF MYSQL ACCESS
$MyHost = "localhost";
$MyLogin = "root";
$MyPassword = "";
$MyDatabase = "mapexample";
$mappath = "D:/data/web";
$scale_to_showicons = 1000000; // SCALE LIMIT TO START TO SHOW THE ICONS ON THE MAP
function AddImagesToMap($mapurl)
{
global $MyHost, $MyLogin, $MyPassword, $MyDatabase, $scale_to_showicons, $map, $mappath;
// CONNECT TO DATABASE
@mysql_connect($MyHost, $MyLogin, $MyPassword);
@mysql_select_db($MyDatabase);
// IF the scale is small enougth to show the images on the map?
if ($scale_to_showicons > $map->scale) {
// PATH WHERE TO FIND THE MAP IMAGE GENERATED BY MAPSERVER
$mapimagepath = $mappath . $mapurl;
$mapdim = GetImageSize($mapimagepath);
$coords_map_width = $map->extent->maxx - $map->extent->minx;
$mapscale = $mapdim[img_WIDTH] / $coords_map_width;
switch ($mapdim[img_TYPE]) {
case 1:
$mapimg = ImageCreateFromGif($mapimagepath);
break;
case 2:
$mapimg = ImageCreateFromJpeg($mapimagepath);
break;
case 3:
$mapimg = ImageCreateFromPng($mapimagepath);
break;
} ;
$qry .= "select * from weather where x > '" . $map->extent->minx . "' AND x < '" . $map->extent->maxx . "'
AND y > '" . $map->extent->miny . "' AND y < '" . $map->extent->maxy . "'";
$res = mysql_query($qry);
while ($row = mysql_fetch_object($res)) {
$dimic = GetImageSize($row->imagepath);
switch ($dimic[img_TYPE]) {
case 1:
$tmpimg = ImageCreateFromGif($row->imagepath);
break;
case 2:
$tmpimg =?; ImageCreateFromJpeg($row->imagepath);
break;
case 3:
$tmpimg = ImageCreateFromPng($row->imagepath);
break;
}
$x = ($row->x - $map->extent->minx) * $mapscale;
$y = $mapdim[img_HEIGHT] - (($row->y - $map->extent->miny) * $mapscale);
@ImageCopy ($mapimg, $tmpimg, $x, $y, 0, 0, $dimic[img_WIDTH], $dimic[img_HEIGHT]);
} ;
// SAVE THE NEW IMAGE ON THE OLD ONE
switch ($mapdim[img_TYPE]) {
case 1:
ImageGif($mapimg, $mapim
Tips to Protect Your Downloads or Products1. Upload robots.txt file in to your root directory and include the folder name where you set your downloads.More information on how to set robots.txt: http://www.webmasters-central.com/wp/se/robotstxt.shtml2. Set the permission of the download folder to 711 OR upload an index file to that folder. This makes that folder web inaccessible.For example create a folder named 'test'. Usually by default it will be chmoded to 755 or 777. Put some files lik
>if ($scale_to_showicons > $map->scale) {// PATH WHERE TO FIND THE MAP IMAGE GENERATED BY MAPSERVER
$mapimagepath = $mappath . $mapurl;
$mapdim = GetImageSize($mapimagepath);
$coords_map_width = $map->extent->maxx - $map->extent->minx;
$mapscale = $mapdim[img_WIDTH] / $coords_map_width;
switch ($mapdim[img_TYPE]) {
case 1:
$mapimg = ImageCreateFromGif($mapimagepath);
break;
case 2:
$mapimg = ImageCreateFromJpeg($mapimagepath);
break;
case 3:
$mapimg = ImageCreateFromPng($mapimagepath);
break;
} ;
$qry .= "select * from weather where x > '" . $map->extent->minx . "' AND x < '" . $map->extent->maxx . "'
AND y > '" . $map->extent->miny . "' AND y < '" . $map->extent->maxy . "'";
$res = mysql_query($qry);
while ($row = mysql_fetch_object($res)) {
$dimic = GetImageSize($row->imagepath);
switch ($dimic[img_TYPE]) {
case 1:
$tmpimg = ImageCreateFromGif($row->imagepath);
break;
case 2:
$tmpimg =?; ImageCreateFromJpeg($row->imagepath);
break;
case 3:
$tmpimg = ImageCreateFromPng($row->imagepath);
break;
}
$x = ($row->x - $map->extent->minx) * $mapscale;
$y = $mapdim[img_HEIGHT] - (($row->y - $map->extent->miny) * $mapscale);
@ImageCopy ($mapimg, $tmpimg, $x, $y, 0, 0, $dimic[img_WIDTH], $dimic[img_HEIGHT]);
} ;
// SAVE THE NEW IMAGE ON THE OLD ONE
switch ($mapdim[img_TYPE]) {
case 1:
ImageGif($mapimg, $mapim
How SMB Exporters Can Build and Strengthen Relationships With Overseas PartnersIt is easy for exporting SMBs to establish, build and maintain flourishing relationships with their overseas partners, be they customers, representatives, or distributors.It is all a matter of communicating on an ongoing basis. The Translation Service Provider is the cornerstone of your communication strategy which will go a long way towards earning you long-term goodwill from your overseas partners.As you are well aware, a foreign contact should be treated and served exactly in the same way as a domestic contact. For example, customers
>maxy . "'";$res = mysql_query($qry);
while ($row = mysql_fetch_object($res)) {
$dimic = GetImageSize($row->imagepath);
switch ($dimic[img_TYPE]) {
case 1:
$tmpimg = ImageCreateFromGif($row->imagepath);
break;
case 2:
$tmpimg =?; ImageCreateFromJpeg($row->imagepath);
break;
case 3:
$tmpimg = ImageCreateFromPng($row->imagepath);
break;
}
$x = ($row->x - $map->extent->minx) * $mapscale;
$y = $mapdim[img_HEIGHT] - (($row->y - $map->extent->miny) * $mapscale);
@ImageCopy ($mapimg, $tmpimg, $x, $y, 0, 0, $dimic[img_WIDTH], $dimic[img_HEIGHT]);
} ;
// SAVE THE NEW IMAGE ON THE OLD ONE
switch ($mapdim[img_TYPE]) {
case 1:
ImageGif($mapimg, $mapimagepath);
break;
case 2:
ImageJpeg($mapimg, $mapimagepath);
break;
case 3:
ImagePng($mapimg, $mapimagepath);
break;
}
} ;
} ;
$map = ms_newMapObj("itasca.map");
$img = $map->draw();
$url = $img->saveWebImage();
AddImagesToMap($url);
?>
Show Weather On Map
More info: http://www.parsec.it/tutorials/
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