ChartMancer

ChartMancer class automates the generation of graphs based on data provided in an array. It utilizes the GD library to create visually appealing charts, allowing developers to easily visualize and display data trends. With ChartMancer, you can customize various aspects of the graph, such as colors, labels, and other chart properties, providing a versatile tool for data representation in PHP applications.

Description

• Minimalistic
• Generates bar charts based on simple array datasets
• Automatically adjusts chart properties to fit data
• Outputs charts into browser or saves into files
• Easy customizable

Requirements

• PHP >=5.3 (PHP 7.4, 8.2, 8.3 is also compatible)
• GD Library
• Mbstring extension

Usage

Minimal example

$cm=new ChartMancer();

$data=array('Mon'=>8,'Tue'=>4,'Wed'=>7,'Thu'=>3,'Fri'=>6,'Sat'=>4,'Sun'=>0);

$cm->renderChart($data);

Nested data example

    $data = array();
    for ($i = 0; $i <= 249; $i++) {
        $data[$i] = array(rand(0, 129), rand(0, 79), rand(0, 54), rand(0, 4));
    }

$cm=new ChartMancer();
$cm->renderChart($data);

Large dataset with custom palette

$legend=array('Total','Disk 1','Disk 2','Disk 3','Disk 4','Disk 5','Disk 6');
$chartMancer->setDebug(true);
$chartMancer->setDrawFirstColumn(true);
$chartMancer->setChartLegend($legend);
$chartMancer->setPalette('0-M-G!!!');
$chartMancer->setChartTitle('Disks IO');
$chartMancer->setChartYaxisName('w/s');

$chartMancer->renderChart($data);

Acid trip example

Practical usage examples

Full class description

can be found here

Installation

The recommended method of installing this library is via Composer

Terminal

composer require chartmancer/chartmancer

License

MIT