What do I use for uploading and compressing pictures into my web site

[mauiexpo]

Hi everyone I am kind of new to this i have a web site that I am trying to build I need to know what application i use in order for a customer to upload a picture directly in my web site and for it to compress the size with out me having to do it.

I thank you all in advanced.

[Receptional Andy]

Hi mauiexpo, welcome to webmasterworld :)

You need to make use of a server-side scripting language like PHP, perl or ASP. Which one to use may depend on the server software hosting your site (as a general rule, (Microsoft) IIS servers are best for ASP, Apache server for PHP).

Once you've chosen a scripting language, you can then choose to have a go at writing the code yourself, or look for a pre-made option you can use.

[rocknbil]

^ ^ ^ All of which have interfaces for the open source program, ImageMagick. ImageMagick can not only resize, but it can compress, composite, save in different format, draw, and a long list of other abilities . . . . and has API's for just about any programming language.

[imagemagick.org...]