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+1  Q: 

What is the best package for generating dynamic graphs with PHP?

I have a strong need to start implementing database driven graphs on a couple of projects and the only library I have really played with is PEAR's Image_Graph. On the surface this seems fairly limited and like it may not be the best solution. I am going to need to generate both bar/pie charts, nothing overly fancy for the first cut.

Does anybody have any strong feelings about any of the image/graph libraries out there for PHP? Whether you like GD/Imagick/Image_Graph, please give a couple reasons as to why you feel this way.

Thanks!

  • Nicholas
+3  A: 

pChart: http://pchart.sourceforge.net/

I've personally used this, it works great.

Luca Matteis  2009-02-13 17:19:33
Great thanks for the quick reply, I am checking it out now!
Nicholas Kreidberg  2009-02-13 17:31:06
Great package Luca, I have already got pie charts rendering to both screen/file using data from a table in PostgreSQL. Thank you again!
Nicholas Kreidberg  2009-02-13 18:24:52
Just as a follow-up, pChart is a great package but I have found that FusionCharts (http://www.fusioncharts.com/) is by far and away superior. Substantially better performance and much "prettier" graphs.
Nicholas Kreidberg  2009-10-15 23:04:07
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I've used jpGraph - seems decent enough if a bit "old school".

kguest  2010-09-17 16:54:33

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