How to capture the screen shot of the webpage

[architact]

Hello, I am assigned with the task of cloning digg.com, I am doing quite well except one issue, I want the user to enter a link in a text field and then I want the take a screen shot of that url (like digg.com). Please help me with what libraries should I use.

Thanks

[network18]

see if this is useful for you -

<?php echo "<img src="http://thumbnails.alexa.com/image_server.cgi?size=large&url=$siteurl">"; ?>

[dreamlove]

<?php
$im = imagegrabscreen();
imagepng($im, "myscreenshot.png");
?>

php5.2.2 gd5.2.2

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imagegrabscreen

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.2)

imagegrabscreen — Captures the whole screen

HAVE A LOOK :
http://cn.php.net/manual/en/function.imagegrabscreen.php

[abid-90]

imagegrabescreen() just take screen of current window. but if we want to take holw web page screen short... then what is the php scrpt???

any bdy can reply this quiestio?????????????????

[pritaeas]

Define "whole web page".

[Nuwandesilva]

hey guys i have the same problem.but i need to capture the selected area of the web page.I need some php solution.can some one please to help me solve this prolem

[pritaeas]

http://php.net/manual/en/function.imagegrabwindow.php

[Nuwandesilva]

actualy i saw that method in php manual.but i realy want is select some area of any web page and capture that area as image.imagegrabwindow mathod load the web page and give the entire page as the image.

[pritaeas]

How would you select a specific area in server-side code ?