creating images on the fly?

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creating images on the fly?

whats the meaning of "on the fly" here?

Some installations of PHP have the ability to create images on the fly. (http://www.hoboes.com/html/NetLife/PHP/CreatingImagesOntheFly.html)

2006-11-27 04:38:54 · 2 answers · asked by Hossein R 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design

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It means that the image does not exist as a file on a hard drive, but is generated dynamically instead.

2006-11-29 15:33:34 · answer #1 · answered by NC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It means that the a chunk of PHP code can create the image that is served to a web browser rather than the web server serving up a static image.

2006-11-27 04:41:35 · answer #2 · answered by st3f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋