FusionCharts PHP Wrapper

What is FusionCharts PHP wrapper?

The FusionCharts PHP server-side wrapper lets you create charts in your PHP website without writing any JavaScript code.

How does this wrapper work?

Conventionally, FusionCharts Suite XT uses JavaScript and HTML to generate charts in the browser. The PHP wrapper lets you generate the required JavaScript and HTML code as a string on the server. This string is then used to render charts on a browser page.

Version

1.0

Requirements

PHP 5 or higher

Installation

• Download the PHP wrapper package
• Unzip the archive and move to "wrappers 2/php-wrapper/" to get the main class file "fusioncharts.php"
• Include "fusioncharts.php" in your project(Check the usage guide for details).
• Start using the methods and classes available under the FusionCharts.Charts namespace to generate charts in your project..

Note : FusionCharts JS libraries should already be installed within your project in order to work with this wrapper.

Usage Guide

Installing FusionCharts JS libraries in your page where you want to display FusionCharts

There are two ways you can install FusionCharts JS libray in your project

• Using FusionCharts CDN
• Using library files placed in the folder of your project

Using FusionCharts CDN

Write a script tag in the section of the page where you want to add the source of the FusionCharts library link from the official CDN:

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.fusioncharts.com/code/latest/fusioncharts.js"></script>

Using library files placed in a folder of your project

You can download the trial version of FusionCharts.

Assuming you have the FusionCharts library placed inside the folder "fusioncharts" in your project, now write a script tag in the section of the page where you add the src of FusionCharts libary link from local folder

<script type="text/javascript" src="fusioncharts/fusioncharts.js"></script>

Now, you are ready to prepare the chart using our PHP-wrapper.

Using the wrapper

Step 1:

Include the wrapper file (fusioncharts.php) to your PHP page:

    include("fusioncharts.php");

Step 2:

Create the chart object with needed info as shown below. For details about the constructor and it's parameters check constructor parameters

    $columnChart = new FusionCharts(
			"column2d", 
			"ex1" , 
			"600", 
			"400", 
			"chart-1", 
			"json", 
			'{  
			   "chart":
			   {  
				  "caption":"Harry\'s SuperMart",
				  "subCaption":"Top 5 stores in last month by revenue",
				  "numberPrefix":"$",
				  "theme":"ocean"
			   },
			   "data":
			   [  
				  {  
					 "label":"Bakersfield Central",
					 "value":"880000"
				  },
				  {  
					 "label":"Garden Groove harbour",
					 "value":"730000"
				  },
				  {  
					 "label":"Los Angeles Topanga",
					 "value":"590000"
				  },
				  {  
					 "label":"Compton-Rancho Dom",
					 "value":"520000"
				  },
				  {  
					 "label":"Daly City Serramonte",
					 "value":"330000"
				  }
			   ]
		}');

Step 3:

Add a chart container div with provided id

<div id="chart1"></div>

Step 4:

Render the chart

$columnChart->render();

Constructor parameters:

Following parameters can be used in a constructor in the order they are described. Some parameters are optional. This function assumes that you've already included the FusionCharts JavaScript library to your page.

Parameter	Type	Description
chartType	String	The type of chart that you intend to plot. e.g. Column3D, Column2D, Pie2D etc.
chartId	String	Id for the chart, using which it will be recognized in the HTML page. Each chart on the page should have a unique Id.
chartWidth	String	Intended width for the chart (in pixels). e.g. 400
chartHeight	String	Intended height for the chart (in pixels). e.g. 300
containerId	String	The id of the chart container. e.g. chart-1
dataFormat	String	Type of data used to render the chart. e.g. json, jsonurl, xml, xmlurl
dataSource	String	Actual data for the chart. e.g. {"chart":{},"data":[{"label":"Jan","value":"420000"}]}

Methods under Chart class

Render

Public method to generate html code for rendering chart. This function assumes that you've already included the FusionCharts JavaScript library to your page.

License

FUSIONCHARTS:

Copyright (c) FusionCharts Technologies LLP
License Information at http://www.fusioncharts.com/license