Author Topic: Allow user to specify background in URL (Read 3747 times)

camerongray · « **on:** March 09, 2010, 10:54:57 AM »

Hi,

I'm working on a website that lets you choose a background image from placing it in the URL.

For example, if the URL is http://www.mysite.com?image=http://www.imagehost.com/cat.jpg, the page background will be the image at http://www.imagehost.com/cat.jpg

I think it is possible with PHP but I can't work out how to use it.

My server supports PHP, HTML and Javascript and I'd rather not use Flash

kpac · « **Reply #1 on:** March 09, 2010, 11:00:51 AM »

Code: [Select]

<?php

$bg = $_GET['image'];

echo "
<style type=\"text/css\">
  body {
    background-image: url(\"" . $bg . "\");
  }
</style>";

?>

etc. etc....

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #2 on:** March 09, 2010, 11:02:18 AM »

something like this:

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<html><head>
<title>Image Viewer</title>
</head>
<body>
<img src="<?php
echo $_GET['image'] ?>">
</body>
</html>

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #3 on:** March 09, 2010, 11:02:35 AM »

curses
oh wait, background image. never mind, heh.

camerongray · « **Reply #4 on:** March 09, 2010, 11:19:34 AM »

Thanks - That worked

kpac · « **Reply #5 on:** March 09, 2010, 11:20:30 AM »

Which one? (please say mine...please say mine...)

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #6 on:** March 09, 2010, 11:21:45 AM »

Quote from: kpac on March 09, 2010, 11:20:30 AM

Which one? (please say mine...please say mine...)

Well I'd hope so, since your's changes the background like he wanted and mine just sorta forces in a img tag.

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