I wanted to feature the Dilbert cartoon of the day on my web portal, because I enjoy the comic strip.  It's one of the few comics I actually laugh out loud at.  Perhaps its the dry office humour that reminds me of the daily grind, or maybe it's the way the characters often say what I would want to say, if I didn't have a heart.

Whatever it is, I wanted to find a PHP snippit to allow me to add Dilbert's daily cartoon to my site.

But I couldn't find one.

So I made one.

Version 1.1:  Loads the Dilbert comic of the day from dilbert.com.  Resizes it, proportionally to a user-set size (see the PHP file code for user variables).  Supports image output formats JPG, GIF and PNG.  Uses the GD library, and CURL rather than file().  This means, it is compatible with web hosts such as Dreamhost, and because you install it using a simple <img> tag, you can add it to ANY web site, be it a blog, Joomla, or whatever!

LIVE SAMPLE:

NOTE:

If you're a little better versed, try using an .htaccess file to prevent others from leaching your bandwidth.  For those brilliant enough to know what I'm talking about, I've included an example .htaccess file.  ONLY upload the .htaccess file if you know what you're doing.  Otherwise, ONLY upload dilbert.php.

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PLANNED FOR FUTURE RELEASE:
If anyone implements these changes, please send me your changes and I'll update the official release. Thanks!

• Cache on local webserver to cut down on bandwidth / GD access on high-traffic sites.