We wanted to provide Harry with another method to share the exported charts—distributing a URL of the saved chart image. For this, we will utilize the ability of FusionCharts to send the exported chart directly to a server.
The process of exporting charts and saving them on the server involves setting up a server-side export component on your server. The client-side export component SWF and its associated JavaScript file are redundant for server-side export. The charts, after being rendered locally within a browser window, send the exported data to the server-side component, which in turn converts this data to image or PDF files. This file can be sent back to the browser for download or be saved on the server for later use.
Depending upon the supported technology of your server, you have four flavors of export component to choose from; PHP, ASP.NET, J2EE, and Ruby on Rails (RoR). The export components are located within the ExportHandlers
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