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LaTeX through php

Post by MarK (CZ) »

Hi everyone :)

I'm doing a math forum and it would be very useful if people could write formulas in Image.
Problem is, my hosting provider told me that they don't allow people to use any executables which aren't somehow safely done through php (that probably means extensions).
So I cannot use LaTeX+ImageMagick / mimeTeX directly.
I've found some math formula editors which require just GD library but their syntax is pretty different from LaTeX :(

Does anyone know any possible solution?
Thanks in advance! :)
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Post by Ambush Commander »

If you don't mind relying on an external service, you might be able to find another website to do the generating for you (if all else fails, maybe even Wikipedia).
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Post by MarK (CZ) »

yeah I've also thought about that...
I just kind of don't want to be "stealing" someone else's server work...
On the other hand, this forum services just one university class and doesn't have thousands of LaTeX queries every day...

Anyway, if someone comes up with another idea, please just post :)
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Post by feyd »

I've plans to, time allowing at some point, write my own implementation requiring nothing more than GD for use in the DNA project.

I can't even begin to project when this will happen, however.
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Keep us informed! :)
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