How to properly show generated svg from php?

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by domenico , in category: PHP General , 2 months ago

How to properly show generated svg from php?

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by orpha , 2 months ago

@domenico 

To properly show a generated SVG from PHP, you can use the following steps:

  1. Generate the SVG content in PHP using the appropriate functions or libraries. You can create the SVG as a string variable.
  2. Once the SVG content is generated, you can output it directly to the browser using the header() function with the appropriate content type set to 'image/svg+xml'. Add the SVG content in the response body.
  3. Here is an example code snippet to generate and display an SVG in PHP:
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<?php
// Generate SVG content
$svg = '<svg width="100" height="100"><circle cx="50" cy="50" r="40" fill="red" /></svg>';

// Set header for SVG content type
header('Content-Type: image/svg+xml');

// Output the SVG content
echo $svg;
?>


  1. Save this code in a PHP file (e.g., show-svg.php) and open it in a web browser. The SVG content will be rendered on the page.


Remember to escape any dynamic values properly to prevent XSS attacks. Also, ensure that your PHP server is configured to properly render SVG files.