Creating an Area Chart using PHP

This article will show how to create a simple area chart using Charts 4 PHP Framework.

Step 1: Include Charts 4 PHP Library

include("../../lib/inc/chartphp_dist.php");
$p = new chartphp();

Step 2: Configure Data array

$p->data = array(
	array(
		array("Jan",348.25),
		array("Feb",338.75),
		array("Mar",395.50),
		array("Apr",330.50),
		array("May",326.80),
		array("Jun",400)),
	array(	
		array("Jan",300.25),
		array("Feb",225.75),
		array("Mar",440.50),
		array("Apr",259.50),
		array("May",350.80),
		array("Jun",360))	
	);

Step 3: Set Chart type

$p->chart_type = "area";

Step 4: Render Chart

$out = $p->render("c1");

For complete code, please visit live demo.