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How can I generate a screenshot of a webpage using a server-side script?

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I need a server-side script (PHP, Python) to capture a webpage to a PNG, JPG, Tiff, GIF image and resize them to a thumbnail.

What is the best way to accomplish this?

See also:

  • Web Page Screenshots with PHP?
  • How can I take a screenshot of a website with PHP and GD?
  • How might I obtain a Snapshot or Thumbnail of a web page using PHP?
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Colargol Avatar asked Apr 03 '09 13:04

Colargol

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You can probably write something similar to webkit2png, unless your server already runs Mac OS X.

UPDATE: I just saw the link to its Linux equivalent: khtml2png

See also:

  • Create screenshots of a web page using Python and QtWebKit
  • Taking automated webpage screenshots with embedded Mozilla
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Can Berk Güder Avatar answered Oct 20 '22 23:10

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