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This is the README file for PHPlot
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Last updated for PHPlot-5.0rc3 on 2006-11-13
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The project home page is http://sourceforge.net/projects/phplot/
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OVERVIEW:
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PHPlot is a PHP class for creating scientific and business charts.
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The release documentation contains only summary information. For more
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complete information, refer to the PHPlot Reference Manual available on the
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Sourceforge project web site.
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CONTENTS:
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ChangeLog . . . . . . . . . . . Lists all changes to the sources
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LICENSE.GPL . . . . . . . . . . License file
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LICENSE.PHP_3_0 . . . . . . . . License file
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NEWS.txt . . . . . . . . . . . . Highlights changes in releases
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README.txt . . . . . . . . . . This file
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phplot.php . . . . . . . . . . The main PHPlot source file
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phplot_data.php . . . . . . . . Auxiliary and extended functions
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rgb.inc.php . . . . . . . . . . Optional extended color table
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REQUIREMENTS:
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You need a recent version of PHP: 4.3.0 or higher. You are advised to use
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the latest stable release of PHP 4. (Testing with PHP 5 is not complete
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at this time.)
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You need the GD extension to PHP either built in to PHP or loaded as a
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module. Refer to the PHP documentation for more information - see the
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Image Functions chapter in the PHP Manual.
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If you want to display PHPlot charts on a web site, you need a PHP-enabled
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web server. You can also use the PHP CLI interface without a web server.
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If you want to use TrueType fonts on your charts, you need to have TrueType
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support in GD, and some TrueType font files. PHPlot does not include any
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TrueType font files. By default, PHPlot uses a simple built-in font.
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INSTALLATION:
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Unpack the distribution. (If you are reading this file, you have probably
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already done that.)
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Installation of PHPlot simply involves copying three script files somewhere
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your PHP application scripts will be able to find them. The scripts are:
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phplot.php
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phplot_data.php
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rgb.inc.php
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(Only phplot.php is necessary for most graphs.)
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Make sure the protections on these files allow the web server to read them.
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The ideal place is a directory outside your web server document area,
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and on your PHP include path. You can add to the include path in the PHP
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configuration file; consult the PHP manual for details.
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TESTING:
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You can test your installation by creating the following two files somewhere
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in your web document area. First, the HTML file:
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------------ simpleplot.html ----------------------------
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<html>
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<head>
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<title>Hello, PHPlot!</title>
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</head>
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<body>
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<h1>PHPlot Test</h1>
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<img src="simpleplot.php">
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</body>
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</html>
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Second, in the same directory, the image file producing PHP script file.
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Depending on where you installed phplot.php, you may need to specify a path
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in the 'require' line below.
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------------ simpleplot.php -----------------------------
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<?php
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require 'phplot.php';
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$plot =& new PHPlot();
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$data = array(array('', 0, 0), array('', 1, 9));
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$plot->SetDataValues($data);
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$plot->SetDataType('data-data');
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$plot->DrawGraph();
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Access the URL to 'simpleplot.html' in your web browser. If you see a
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simple graph, you have successfully installed PHPlot. If you see no
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graph, check your web server error log for more information.
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COPYRIGHT and LICENSE:
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PHPlot is Copyright (C) 1998-2006 Afan Ottenheimer
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This is distributed with NO WARRANTY and under the terms of the GNU GPL
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and PHP licenses. If you use it - a cookie or some credit would be nice.
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You can get a copy of the GNU GPL at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
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You can get a copy of the PHP License at http://www.php.net/license.html
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See http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/phplot/ for the latest changes.
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