How would i make something using PHP like this:



To use to show my progess on a project?

Ok....I'm thinking of the poor mans way which is probably less ideal but should be functional nonetheless (at least in theory)...

PHP Code:

<?php
$intTotal = 50;
$intProgress = 44;
$intDifference = ($intTotal - $intProgress);
?>

<table width="<?php echo $intTotal; ?>">
    <tr>
        <td width="<?php echo $intProgress; ?>" bgcolor="#009900">&nbsp;</td>
        <td width="<?php echo $intDifference; ?>" bgcolor="#FF0000">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
</table>

Something about that just feels awkward though, perhaps someone will point it out.

Try this:

PHP Code:

<?php
$intTotal = 50;
$intProgress = 44;
$intDifference = ($intTotal - $intProgress);
echo "capacity: <img src='green.jpg' width='$intProgress' height='20' border='0'>";
if ($intDifference != 0) {
     echo "<img src='red.jpg' width='$intDifference' height='20' border='0'>";
}
echo " $intProgress/$intTotal";
?>

You'll need to make two small one pixel wide jpgs, one red and one green, to make this work. You can even bevel the edges of the jpgs if you want to. The 'if' checks to make sure you haven't reached capacity as you can't have an image that is 0 pixels wide. Of course, if you haven't started the project and $intProgress = 0, then you will need a similar test for the first image.

Hope that works for you.