[ciapug] images

[carl-olsen at mchsi.com]

That is true, my camera exceeds the default size limit in the php.ini file, so I always have to increase those limits.

-------------- Original message from David Champion <dchampion at visionary.com>: -------------- 


> I would resize the image at upload time (using something like what Tony 
> posted). Be careful of aspect ratio - the uploader I've used (in 
> vbscript - sorry) would let you specify the vertical limit, then scale 
> to keep the aspect ratio. 
> 
> End users typically don't know / don't care about image sizes and such - 
> they'll upload full resolution images from their shiny new 7mp camera, 
> then complain when they take too long to load. 
> 
> -dc 
> 
> Dave J. Hala Jr. wrote: 
> > I'm working on a site for dog adoptions. I'd like to track some basic 
> > information about the dog along with its photo. An admin will upload a 
> > image and type in the basic information. The home page will look in the 
> > database and display the dogs bio for the all the homeless dogs. 
> > 
> > My concern is regarding the image of the dog. What I want to avoid is 
> > having to deal with a bunch of oddly sized images, etc. I'm considering 
> > putting together some criteria for the admin to use when uploading the 
> > image. I was considering forcing the image size using the height and 
> > width tags in my html. My concern is that it still leaves a lot of room 
> > for an admin to do some bad things. 
> > 
> > Anyone have any thoughts/experience on this issue? 
> > 
> > :) Dave 
> > 
> 
> 
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